What should I call my indie rock travel site?

February 24, 2008 9:42 AM

I need a good name! I'm putting together a travel website focusing mainly on indie rock/nightlife/offbeat stuff to do in different cities, aimed mainly at 20-something travellers or anyone looking for live music or more alternative venues while they're travelling. What should I call it?

It will have reviews of different venues, interviews with local bands, recommendations for restaurants, shopping, gay /lesbian venues, etc. The type of content would be similar to Bust magazine's travel guides, created through submissions (http://www.bust.com/letsgo/index.html) but more organized/consistent and more focused on live music. Any ideas? I want it to be memorable, fairly short, perhaps descriptive but it doesn't have to be.

posted by octavia to media & arts (10 comments total)

Roadie.
posted by Dizzy at 10:13 AM on February 24

sounds like a neat website. Is this geared more towards doing stuff on the cheap? I got the vibe that it would be used by people who were hitch-hiking, road-tripping, or spending a month on the road with a backpack, messenger bag and a greyhound bus pass. Backpack Almanac. Earplug. Indied (like indie, but pronounced indeed!). Ugh, now I know why I steered clear of Marketing. Good luck with the website!
posted by high0nfire at 10:16 AM on February 24

Call it Guided by Voices.
posted by ludwig_van at 11:30 AM on February 24

gogomusic.com?

ok, maybe that sux. just throwin it out there...
posted by gcat at 11:51 AM on February 24

It sounds pretty hipsterish, and hipsters love On the Road.
posted by Corduroy at 12:12 PM on February 24

Travelesque. And boy do I have a domain name for you!

Seriously though, I like some of the names above, but the problem is that all of those domains are taken.

You could go with something like RoadieNotes (Available as a .com right this moment) which would imply travel, bands and music.

If all else fails, lemme know. I have access to a large portfolio of names. They won't be dirt cheap, but depending on the name I can probably make you a deal.
posted by FlamingBore at 4:07 PM on February 24

Rocktopia?
posted by jtron at 4:44 PM on February 24

You seem to want to review the scene in various towns, correct? I recommend naming it along those lines. Scenester would be a good name, despite its negative connotations in many circles. Perhaps scenerific?
posted by willie11 at 6:13 PM on February 24

The Itinerant Indie
posted by rmless at 7:12 AM on February 25

Hey! Ho! Let's Go!
posted by slimepuppy at 9:45 AM on February 25