Does a small band of young teenagers that plays in a 2-car garage have any chance at the big time?

It could happen! It's happened before!Does a small band of young teenagers that plays in a 2-car garage have any chance at the big time?
There is a term for them, and surprise surprise bands that started out this way are called ';Garage Bands';. Wikipedia has an article that defines garage bands and says Metallica started out this way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garage_band . A few years ago I saw a show on famous bands and there were many who said they started out playing in one of their garages and then went on to perform at clubs and school dances, then when they got good enough and confidant enough, they cut a demo and sent them to as many record labels as possible, until one picked them up.





To get you inspired here's a list of bands that started out in a garage:


Original mid-1960s garage bands (primarily active from 1963-1967)


* 13th Floor Elevators


* The Barbarians


* The Bees


* The Birdwatchers


* Blues Magoos


* The Brigands


* The Brogues


* The Castaways


* Chocolate Watchband


* The Choir


* The Count 5


* The Crackerjacks


* The Dovers


* The Electric Prunes


* The Five Americans


* The Gants


* The Gestures


* The Golliwogs (The original moniker for Creedence Clearwater Revival.)


* The Great Society


* The Groupies


* The Hombres


* The Human Beinz


* The Human Expression


* The Kingsmen


* The Leaves


* The Litter


* The Luv'd Ones


* The Magic Mushrooms


* MC5


* Michael and the Messengers


* The Misunderstood


* The Mods


* The Monks


* Mouse and the Traps


* The Moving Sidewalks


* Mr. Lucky and the Gamblers


* The Music Explosion


* The Music Machine


* The Outsiders


* The Other Half


* Paul Revere %26amp; the Raiders


* The Premiers


* Question Mark and the Mysterians


* The Remains


* Richard and the Young Lions


* Sam the Sham %26amp; the Pharaohs


* The Seeds


* Shadows of Knight


* Sir Douglas Quintet


* The Sonics


* The Squires


* The Standells


* The Strangeloves


* The Swingin' Medallions


* Syndicate of Sound


* The Third Bardo


* The Trashmen


* The Ugly Dicklings


* Unrelated Segments





Later period and borderline garage bands (1967 to 1972)





* Amboy Dukes


* The Balloon Farm


* Blues Project


* Bubble Puppy


* Captain Beefheart


* The Charlatans


* The Electric Eels


* The Frost


* Jefferson Airplane


* The Lollipop Shoppe


* Love


* Lyme and Cybelle


* Max Frost and the Troopers


* Mind Garage


* The Nazz


* The Nuggets


* The People


* Sagitarius


* She


* SRC


* The Stooges


* Thor's Hammer


* The Uniques





1980s, '90s, and 2000s garage revival bands





* The 7 Shot Screamers


* 1313 Mockingbird Lane


* 1964


* The 5.6.7.8's


* The 69 Eyes


* Bantam Rooster


* The Baseball Furies


* be your own PET


* The Bellrays


* Bikeride


* Black Rebel Motorcycle Club


* The Black Keys


* Billy Childish


* The Buff Medways


* The Blue Van


* Carbon/Silicon


* The Charms


* Chikita Violenta


* Clinic


* Compulsive Gamblers


* The Creeps


* The Cynics


* The D4


* The Darkness


* Dead Moon


* Death from Above 1979


* Deja Voodoo


* The Detroit Cobras


* The Dirtbombs


* Eagles of Death Metal


* Epsilons


* The Fades


* The Fiery Furnaces


* Flying Shuttle


* The Fleshtones


* The Fuzztones


* Gas Huffer


* Girl Trouble


* The Gondoliers


* The Gories


* The Gossip


* The Greenhornes


* The Gruesomes


* Guitar Wolf


* Gun Club


* Thee Headcoats


* The Hellacopters


* The Hives


* The Horrors


* The (International) Noise Conspiracy


* Jet


* The Kills


* The Larksmen


* The Last Drive


* The Light Brigade


* Louis XIV


* Los Dynamite


* Lyres


* Mando Diao


* Magneta Lane


* Thee Michelle Gun Elephant


* Thee Mighty Caesars


* The Milkshakes


* The Miracle Workers


* Mondo Topless


* The Mooney Suzuki


* The Morlocks


* Nevada Smith


* The Mummies


* Mustang


* The Nymphs


* The Nomads


* Oblivians


* OK Go


* The Pandoras


* The Phantom Creeps


* Plan 9


* The Raconteurs


* Razorlight


* Reigning Sound


* Rocket From The Crypt


* The Second Guess


* Thee Shams


* Shrubs


* S*M*A*S*H


* The Sound Explosion


* The Stems


* The Stomachmouths


* The Strokes


* The Subways


* Surf Trio


* The U-Men


* The Von Bondies


* The Vines


* The Whigs


* The White Stripes


* Yeah Yeah Yeahs


* The Young Knives


* The Young Werewolves


* Zo茅 (band)


I know you probably have not heard of a lot of these, but as I said I saw a show on how bands got their start, and there were definitely some really big bands on that show, that started out just the way you and your friends are.





Good luck and don't give up. ; )





Happy Yahooing!Does a small band of young teenagers that plays in a 2-car garage have any chance at the big time?
sure they do - but they have to be / get good and stick with it - try out for one of those reality competition shows
Send a demo to these guys. They play all unsigned music


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Of course! Go for it, if it's what you truly want. Good luck.
only if you have the fire in your heart. never say never! remember, you have to take baby steps first.
of course! a small chance, but still a chance :)


there's always places like www.garageband.com to get your music out too. (gym class heroes started there)
Do they have talent and are they passionate about succeeding? One without the other is usually not enough. Most have to play a lot of clubs and knock on a lot of doors and never give up.
The odds are against them...but you never know...
That's how AC//DC started right here in Flemington, Melbourne.
You bet...





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