A band changing their name is no new thing. Ever since the The Bitch Ass Pussy Tits changed their name to The Eagles, many other smooth jazz-oriented bands followed suit. For over a decade, couple-band Neil Hagerty and Jenifer Herrema performed as Royal Trux. They did some drugs, probably painted ambiguous art together, and played some songs before splitting off to form The Howling Hex with Hagerty, and RTX with Herrema.
These reincarnations of new bands born from Royal Trux have had many releases on Drag City, and now Herrema is going through a transformation again, from RTX into the newly named (but same lineup) Black Bananas, with a Drag City release of Rad Times Xpress IV coming on January 31. In case any of that information was confusing, I suggest watching this official video that explains everything.
Basically, Jennifer Herrema is going give us some loud rock that we should appreciate. But, let me tell you — I tried and tried to resist making a joke about the band’s name in relation to a certain ethnicity’s penis size. I succeeded! I’m OK!
• Black Bananas: http://www.blackbananasband.com
• Drag City: http://www.dragcity.com
