Infinite Jest band names

A few months ago, in response to a mailing list request, I came up with a list of band names inspired by David Foster Wallace, especially his novel Infinite Jest. I found the book to be rather resourceful in this regard. I'm not sure if the requester ever ended up picking a name, but I thought that those of you familiar with DFW might enjoy these:

  • Pemulis
  • Sacpop
  • Incandenza
  • System of the Broom
  • Snoot
  • The Feral Infants
  • Andbutso
  • Wheelchair Assassins
  • Host
  • The Great Concavity
  • Year of Glad
  • Footnote 24
  • Subjects of O
  • Foster Wallace
  • Helen and the Steeplies
  • I Am in Here
  • Found Drama
  • For All the Apparatus of the Game
  • Mario's Tripod

Feel free to use one if you like. Any more suggestions?


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Submitted by crazymonk on Fri, 05/12/2006 - 12:12pm.

i don't even play any instruments, but i might just learn so i can start "the feral infants." what could be a more perfect band name for me?

squeak!

pipsqueak | Fri, 05/12/2006 - 1:15pm

crazymonk, was it you who told me you once witnessed a re-enactment of the Eschaton chapter?

liam | Fri, 05/12/2006 - 2:23pm

David and the Foster Wallaces. they opened for Harry and the Potters a few months back.

jbg. | Fri, 05/12/2006 - 4:14pm

is that true, or a joke?

crazymonk | Fri, 05/12/2006 - 4:34pm

Hey pipsqueak, can I be in your band? I'm good at hitting the skins!

hairy little menace | Sat, 05/13/2006 - 7:05am

all true. it was a triple-bill with Saul and the Bellows.

jbg. | Sat, 05/13/2006 - 9:49am

totally. but i'm only 15. how old are you?

pipsqueak | Sat, 05/13/2006 - 10:31am

I'm ten. You can't tell my mom we're starting a band. She said she thinks rock bands are for rejects.

hairy little | Sat, 05/13/2006 - 12:32pm

I've four, can I have a sax solo?

Ingen Angiven | Sat, 05/13/2006 - 1:51pm

This is the weirdest thread of comments ever.

crazymonk | Sat, 05/13/2006 - 3:40pm

Dude, you started it.

Jesse | Sat, 05/13/2006 - 7:40pm

PS. I would go see a show with Saul and the Bellows.

Although I'd much prefer to see a show starring my favorite of all writer themed bands: Jesus and the Christs.

Actually, that would be a good name for a band.

Yeah, yeah, I know he didn't write it.

Ingen Angiven | Sat, 05/13/2006 - 9:43pm

Snake and the Planes.

jbg. | Mon, 05/15/2006 - 8:55am

You can check out my band Incandenza, which I started in September of last year:

http://myspace.com/incandenz (an individual had already taken the "incandenza" address)

Chris | Tue, 08/22/2006 - 11:48am

How about the No-endings? Or I guess we could just call it The Sopranos.

Anonymous | Wed, 02/11/2009 - 1:01pm
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