History Main / GarageBand

* In [[http://sparkydearly.proboards.com/thread/654 this fanfic]] of the ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'' TV series, the main pups form their own rock band. This fanfic later inspired a few fan arts and other fan works.

* Marty [=McFly=]'s band The Pinheads in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', which auditions for the school dance. (The judge? Huey Lewis in a cameo.)

* ComicBook/ScottPilgrim's band [[SuperMarioBros Sex Bob-omb]]

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': the Lords of the Underworld. They only become popular when they become [[EnsembleDarkhorse Timmy]] and the Lords of the Underworld.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic, "Rock N Roll Equestrian Style'', is about the main 6 forming a rock band to perform at Canterlot.
** There are several fan arts of the main 6 as a rock band, but [[http://www.deviantart.com/art/Ponyville-s-favorite-band-299959502 this one]] matches the positions the main 6 have in the fanfic mentioned above, which seems to appropriately match their personalities (according to most user comments).

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* Marty [=McFly=]'s band The Pinheads in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', which auditions for the school dance.

** That judge? Huey Lewis in a cameo.

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* The ''WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail'' "[[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail141.html death metal]]" gave us Brainkrieg, a garage band in the ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad'' universe. They even play out of a garage in "[[http://www.homestarrunner.com/brainkriegween.html Decomposing Pumpkins]]".

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* Duane's garage band SCÄB (note the HeavyMetalUmlaut) in ''WesternAnimation/HomeMovies''. They even do a rock opera based on Creator/FranzKafka.

* [[ScottPilgrim Scott Pilgrim's]] band [[SuperMarioBros Sex Bob-omb]]

* ''Film/BillAndTed'' has [[XtremeKoolLetterz Wyld Stallyns]].

* In the TimDorsey novel ''Florida Roadkill'', there's a Satanic Rock band that practices in a storage unit. They're so bad that they have to practice with the door closed because of noise complaints from the nearby airport.

* In ''RitaRocks'', Rita, a harried but HappilyMarried mother finds a creative outlet in a garage band with her neighbor, her best friend, and her daughter's boyfriend.

* ThePartridgeFamily started out this way in their show.
* Matt from ''LizzieMcGuire'' started a garage band once for a subplot.

* ''George Lopez'' has an episode where George's son Max joins such a band as he is learning to play guitar.
* The freaks had one in ''FreaksAndGeeks'', before it fell apart.

* Jeremy has one in ''{{Zits}}''.
* Chip Flagston has a band with two of his friends in ''HiAndLois''.

* Ed Grundy's band Dross in ''TheArchers''.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' had an episode about this, apropriatly titled, "Doug's Garage Band".

* [=Deathmøle=] in ''QuestionableContent''.

TruthInTelevision, obviously, as it tends to be the largest single room in a typical suburban house that isn't in constant use by the rest of the family. (It also tends to be somewhat soundproof, which is a bonus if you're not very good.) A number of successful bands have started out as Garage Bands, with Music/{{Nirvana}} being one of the most famous in recent years. Hell, there's even a genre of music called Music/GarageRock. Not directly related to the Apple software of the same name, although many garage band members swear by it... [[CrackIsCheaper if they can afford a MacBook.]]

* The freaks had one in ''FreaksAndGeeks'', before it fell apart.

* In [[http://sparkydearly.proboards.com/thread/654 this fanfic]] of the ''OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'' TV series, the main pups form their own rock band.
** This fanfic later inspired a few fan arts and other fan works.

* The ''WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail'' "[[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail141.html death metal]]" gave us Brainkrieg, a garage band in the ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad'' universe.

* In ''Film/FreakyFriday'', Anna's band practices down in the garage and don't get a real break until the Wango Tango auditions.

TruthInTelevision, obviously, as it tends to be the largest single room in a typical suburban house that isn't in constant use by the rest of the family. (It also tends to be somewhat soundproof, which is a bonus if you're not very good.) A number of successful bands have started out as {{Garage Band}}s, with Music/{{Nirvana}} being one of the most famous in recent years. Hell, there's even a genre of music called Music/GarageRock. Not directly related to the Apple software of the same name, although many garage band members swear by it... [[CrackIsCheaper if they can afford a MacBook.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBremenAvenueExperience'' takes the animal characters from the FairyTale "Literature/TheBremenTownMusicians" and re-imagines them as a modern day FunnyAnimal GarageBand.

This trope is often played in fiction as a ragtag group of teenagers, for bonus points it may be a group of {{Emo Teen}}s, forming a band. Sometimes the band is a spur of the moment thing, started as a weekend project or to win a talent show and becomes the plot of the episode. Often the band will break up at the end of the episode. In RealLife successful bands have started out as {{Garage Band}}s, with Music/{{Nirvana}} being one such example. Hell, there's even a genre of music called Music/GarageRock. Not directly related to the Apple software of the same name, although many garage band members swear by it... [[CrackIsCheaper if they can afford a MacBook.]]

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* Marty [=McFly=]'s band in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', which auditions for the school dance.

* ''{{Degrassi}}'' has had at least one active garage band among the main characters in every version of the franchise since 1987.

This trope is often played in fiction as a ragtag group of teenagers, for bonus points it may be a group of {{Emo Teen}}s, forming a band. Sometimes the band is a spur of the moment thing, started as a weekend project or to win a talent show and becomes the plot of the episode. Often the band will break up at the end of the episode. In RealLife successful bands have started out as {{Garage Band}}s, with Music/{{Nirvana}} being one such example. Hell, there's even a genre of music called Music/GarageRock. Not (quite) related to the Apple program of the same name.

* BillAndTed has [[XtremeKoolLetterz Wyld Stallyns]].

** Brendon and his pals start a band in ''Guitarmageddon'', but they put more energy into coming up with band names than on their music.

* ''SouthPark'': the Lords of the Underworld. They only become popular when they become [[EnsembleDarkhorse Timmy]] and the Lords of the Underworld.

* ''JimmyNeutron'' has an episode where Jimmy & Co. try to start a band for a talent show.
* ''FamilyGuy'' has Chris starting a metal garage band in one episode.

* In ''GumbyAdventures'', Gumby and his friends have a rock band of their own. They practice in their barn.

* The titular characters of ''BeavisAndButthead'' started a garage band in one episode, despite only knowing how to play air guitar. They named their band "Metallica" and caused a huge riot when they didn't show up to a gig, where hundreds of people awaited [[Music/{{Metallica}} the band of the same name]].
* Duane's garage band SCÄB (note the HeavyMetalUmlaut) in ''HomeMovies''. They even do a rock opera based on Creator/FranzKafka.

* ''DarkwingDuck'': In the episode "A Revolution in Home Appliances," Gosalyn, Honker, and Tank start a garage band of sorts.

* ''{{Doug}}'' had an episode about this, apropriatly titled, "Doug's Garage Band".
* ''KickButtowski'' had the episode "Garage Banned" where Brad and his gang practised to win the Battle of the Bands, leaving Kick and Gunther to practise elsewhere.