As long as there are good band names, there will be bad band names.





More than any other assured fact - including the eventual heat death of the universe, we believe this to be true. No other time of the year reinforces this conviction than SXSW. For a few short weeks, Austin is treated to a whirlwind sojourn of bands both local and foreign. Through all of their varied differences, these hundreds of artists are united by one thing: a chosen moniker to represent their music. Some of them are good and some of them are bad. One of them, we came to find this year, had the poor judgment to settle on (out of all the permutations in the world) The Fish Police. You can probably guess which section of this they landed in.





See Do512's picks for the Best and Worst Band Names of SXSW 2018, with brief commentary, below.





By Rory Jones











(New York, NY)

I grew up with 6-Pack of Heineken Dad, but to each their own.









(Barcelona, SPAIN )

If only every music festival lineup was, as well.









(Athens, Greece)

This dude sounds heroic.









(Brisbane, Australia)

You done well, Dunwells.









(Austin, TX)

I'm on board for this, as a concept.









(Brooklyn, NY)

Shoulda spelled it with two c's but I still like it.









(TORONTO, CANADA)

Are they friendly skulls?









(LOS ANGELES, CA)

Kind of fun to say out loud.









(Austin, TX)

Always a legitimate reason to evacuate a pool.









(Bucharest, ROMANIA)

Should be Kerbey Lane's new late-night slogan.









(London, UK)

Because of the name, we have no choice but to root for her!









(Gothenburg, SWEDEN)



You just reminded me to try strawberry milk again.





(Los Angeles, CA)

WHAT KIND? WHERE?!









(Brooklyn, NY)

Actually pretty clever.









(London, UK)

There's a delicious simplicity to this one.









(Philadelphia, PA)

We'll be begging for them to return in June... Har har.









(los Angeles, CA)

Band name, Morrissey lyric, or BOTH?









(Beijing, CHINA)



I fully admit I thought this said 'Shaq' at first and that's why I added it...













(Kawasaki City, JAPAN)



Look: their name is 'Prankroom' and they're a hip-hop group from Japan. Judging by this press photo and that description, this is going to be the best/weirdest show I've ever been to.







