garage band

noun

A band that plays garage rock music.

Meanings

noungarage band (plural garage bands)

plural garage bands

  1. A band that plays garage rock music.
  2. A band that has obtained little fame or fortune, and therefore is typically relegated—at least metaphorically—to rehearsing and recording not in a rented studio or while being paid to perform on stage like more successful groups, but rather in someone's garage.
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APA

garage band. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garage%20band

MLA

“garage band.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garage%20band. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garage band,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garage%20band.

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