[image-1]Following a days-long spectacle that we here at the City Paper have dubbed Teck Fest, it has become clear that the city’s new mayor fully intends to live up to his first campaign promise that “There will be more live music in Charleston.”
In addition to featuring numerous live acts throughout his inauguration weekend, Mayor John Tecklenburg showcased his musical skills during a community concert and family day at Hampton Park on Saturday.
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A former student of the Berklee College of Music, the new mayor entertained supporters with a few of his favorite jazz numbers, but his performance raises the question: Is it time for John Tecklenburg to start the first municipal rock band for the city of Charleston? As the people of the Holy City await an answer, here are a few suggestions for possible band names:
Smiles Davis
John’s Addiction
Tickelback
Teck (like Beck)
Captain Teckheart
Tecko and the Bunnymen
John Tecklenburg and the Murder Junkies
Pusha T
Tecking Back Sunday
The Fabulous Tecklenbirds
Bossman John and the Tecktones
Teck Me Home Tonight
Emerson, Teck, and Palmer
Nice-T
John Mayor (with his hit single, “Your Body is a Tecklenburg”)
Teck Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
Mayortecklica
Teck N9ne