They got the name because they were all sharing a house in Woodstock and everyone in town called them "the band". They wanted to call the band The Crackers or The Honkies but the label wouldn't let them.

Weird Al Yankovic: "What if God Smoked Cannabis?"

Weird Al Yankovic: "What if God Smoked Cannabis?"

True story: I bought concert and plane tickets to see them in Denver after it seemed apparent they weren't going to announce any dates closer to Portland. The next morning they announced the full tour with a weekend stop in Seattle. Oh well. Bought tickets for that too.

True story: I bought concert and plane tickets to see them in Denver after it seemed apparent they weren't going to announce any dates closer to Portland. The next morning they announced the full tour with a weekend stop in Seattle. Oh well. Bought tickets for that too.

Reunion tour? Yes please! New album? FOR THE LOVE OF GOD NO

Reunion tour? Yes please! New album? FOR THE LOVE OF GOD NO

Cool, I haven't heard any of those songs. Old age complete.

Cool, I haven't heard any of those songs. Old age complete.

This would have been a killer Radiohead song. Hey Radiohead, why don't you play songs like this anymore? Remember choruses?

This would have been a killer Radiohead song. Hey Radiohead, why don't you play songs like this anymore? Remember choruses?

Space Mutiny is the first episode I show anyone.

Space Mutiny is the first episode I show anyone.

Same here. I ran as far as I could from my hickish upbringing, but now that I'm in my 30s, I suddenly find myself sentimental and nostalgic for them. Gram Parsons is a perfect gateway into "real" country (not that a southerner playing with Elvis's band isn't "real" country) and learning to like Waylon Jennings and…

Same here. I ran as far as I could from my hickish upbringing, but now that I'm in my 30s, I suddenly find myself sentimental and nostalgic for them. Gram Parsons is a perfect gateway into "real" country (not that a southerner playing with Elvis's band isn't "real" country) and learning to like Waylon Jennings and…

derp, you're talking about the ISB song, not the Emmylou album. Nothing to see here.

derp, you're talking about the ISB song, not the Emmylou album. Nothing to see here.

I feel like I'm the only person on earth who likes GP more than Grievous Angel and it's not even close.

I feel like I'm the only person on earth who likes GP more than Grievous Angel and it's not even close.

They just need a Def Comedy Jam out there to make humorous light of their differences. "You ever notice how Israelis hold grenade launchers like this, but Palestinians hold grenade launchers like *this*?"