A thousand (a grand) dollars wrapped in an identifying band from the bank.
I walked away with 9 g-bands playin' dice with the fellas.
by c-vil December 7, 2016
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N. If a blanket excuse, issued as a shrug, was a music genre. Very similar to someone presenting an unexceptional thing as being exceptional purely upon the merit that it has been presented.

Put a jam band in a garage in a suburb on a Sunday night at 10:01, someone is gonna call the cops because “c’mon guys, enough is enough, already.” But, if you post flyers, charge admission, and make the jam band loud enough—they magically stop being a noise ordinance violation in Vermont, and start being Bonnaroo.
“Dude, have you heard the latest CD of the local jam band?”

*shrug*
by caznamorac June 25, 2022
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A common phrase meaning to invest funds to yield a greater return.
Friend: Bro, I just spent $50 on chocolate bars, bout to sell them and make like $100 on them.
Friend 2: Dam bro you hustling!
Friend: I always gotta expand dah bands homie!
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Recording the sounds made when edging and sampling them into a musical track
That riff was from and edge banding session between me and my girlfriend
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Some underground or obscure band (or band obscure to the fans' larger peer group) that someone likes only because they can act elitist and sophisticated OR they can they say they like something unique different from everyone else. In bad cases, should the band break into the mainstream, they will suddenly disavow their fanship.

As a phenomenon, the term can be applied to individual artists. Most associated with genres with strong anti-authoritarian tendencies like punk, indie rock or hip hop, but can be applied to a wide range of situations, like random American fans of J-pop who really only like it because they can feel special, in contrast to true appreciators.

Sometimes associated with hipsters, or rather, their imitators.

Nevertheless everyone needs a dose of identity band sometimes. The opposite excess, where your playlist is entirely composed of songs off the top 40 lists, is a much worse sin.
It doesn't matter how massively popular Coldplay is, Arjun is self-confident enough that he doesn't have an identity band crisis for liking them.

Person 1: I liked Kid Cudi and Kanye better when they were underground.

Person 2: Please tell me you're not into that insecure identity band shit.
by galoisien February 7, 2011
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