garage band

noun

: an amateur rock band typically holding its rehearsals in a garage and usually having only a local audience

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Livgren wrote it in Topeka, where the group formed as a garage band. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026 Still, Austin continues to be a place where food trucks go brick and mortar and garage bands get their big break. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2026 Plan to become immersed in the music here, from crafting your own synth beats to playing instruments in a makeshift garage band. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026 That was pretty much the catalog for garage bands in California. — Peter Larsen, Daily News, 19 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for garage band

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of garage band was in 1972

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“Garage band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garage%20band. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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