# Geekiest band **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 9, 2005, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geekiest-band/320759 "2005-09-09T01:45:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2005, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geekiest-band/320759/41 "2005-09-10T03:14:29Z")
Death Cab for Cutie aren’t the studliest boys around, either. I can’t find a truly geeky picture right now, but watch their recent dvd and it’ll all become very clear. ---
**Author:** ![rorty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@rorty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rorty)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2005, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geekiest-band/320759/42 "2005-09-10T03:31:24Z")
Well, the **Minutemen** were very much geeks. Making their situation all the more humorous, they were heavily involved in the 1980s American underground punk scene. Try to imagine a couple of total dorks who play weird, experimental music getting spat on and kicked by angry skinheads and punks during a raucous concert. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2005, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geekiest-band/320759/43 "2005-09-10T04:04:02Z")
I vote for [The Gothsicles](http://www.thegothsicles.com/news.html). Their lead singer wears a Nintendo Power Glove and a NES controller as a belt buckle on stage, and they do songs like “Konami Code” and “Devastator” (the latter being about Transformers). Very geeky. ---
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2005, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geekiest-band/320759/44 "2005-09-10T04:17:10Z")
Artichoke Artichoke has a dedicated theremin player that actually works at the Jet Propulsion Lab. What’s more, they have an ongoing project called 26 Scientests that is an attempt to record a song about a scientest for every letter of the alphabet. They really sound good, too. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2005, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geekiest-band/320759/45 "2005-09-10T05:19:33Z")
I think that this thread deserves mention of a nerdcore proponent. What say we give a big shout out to MC Plus+! With titles like “End of File” and “Have to Code”, he brings the programming world to life in his def rhymes. Yo yo yo, check out his album [Algorhythms](http://www.mcplusplus.com/downloads/) ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2005, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geekiest-band/320759/46 "2005-09-10T05:40:18Z")
How about [Barcelona](http://www.barcelonadc.com)? Long time ago someone sent me the song “I Know the Password to Your Shell Account” which you can (legally) download [here](http://www.barcelonadc.com/sounds). I haven’t listened to other tracks yet, but here’s a quote from a review: > [@](#): > > With lyrics about “staying up late on IRC” and a nostalgic ode to the Commodore 64, Barcelona’s songs are tailor made to keep you calm while you’re waiting for your RAM upgrade to arrive in the mail. ---
**Author:** ![lokij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@lokij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lokij)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2005, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geekiest-band/320759/47 "2005-09-10T05:49:06Z")
I present you with “The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets”. A band inspired almost entirely by H.P. Lovecraft. Geek-o-rama. :\>\> [http://www.holycow.com/thickets/](http://www.holycow.com/thickets/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geekiest-band/320759.md?page=2)