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The Banana Convention

About Me

The musical equivalent of No Doubt and The Presidents of the USA having a steel cage battle, with The B-52s as the referee.The Banana Convention is a pop/rock band based out of Saginaw, Michigan. Fronted by the beautiful and talented Mighty Aftrodytee, The BC bring to the stage a cavalcade of music and fun every time they perform. Take a look at recent live videos of the band H E R E :

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Member Since: 22/11/2004
Band Website: http://www.thebananaconvention.com
Band Members: The Mighty AfroDytee
Vocals/Rhythm Guitar Oily McBride, Jr
Percussion/Vocals Fletch Bohanski
Drums/Vocals "Groovy" Palm O'Poodertoot
Bass Dr. Peter "Wang" Dong
Lead Guitar
Influences: Presidents of the United States of America, Bad Religion, David Bowie, The Monkees, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Silver Platters, Balloon Farm, Amboy Dukes
Sounds Like: Fun
Record Label: Confucius Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

LIVE ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!

Missed out on the festivities this weekend and were unable to get your copy of The BC's brand new LIVE album?? Fear not! You can now purchase our Live Album online exclusively at our website, www.Th...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:52:00 GMT

In The News...

The Banana Convention is going to have a story about us in this Thursday's edition (3/26) of The Saginaw News in the Hot Ticket section of the paper. Be sure to pick up a copy and support the paper, ...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:23:00 GMT

"Taking Back The Fun" premieres on the radio

First off, I just wanna thank everybody who came out and rocked with us this past weekend. Small's in Detroit was a blasty-blast and our 5 Year Anniversary/Shar's Birthday Bash couldn't have been any...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:21:00 GMT

A Buncha New Stuffs and Shows

I got a bunch of new videos from the last few days of shows uploaded on YouTube and we also have a lot of new pictures uploaded as well. Go search out YouTube for us to check out the videos and check...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:28:00 GMT

Final Shows of 2008

In case you've forgotten (and how could you!?), The BC is playing this weekend at White's Bar here in Saginaw, and we have some great bands joining us both nights.Friday night, December 19, the show o...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:19:00 GMT

Happy Holidays from The Banana Convention

We want to wish all our Banana-Fannas a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanza, Happy Festivus, Happy Winter Solstace, or whatever it is you celebrate this time of the year. No matter your rac...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:31:00 GMT

Girls Rock and Girls Rule

The BC return to Cincinnati, OH this Thursday night, October 9, at Dirty Jacks as a part of the Girls Rock and Girls Rule music showcase (www.girlsrockgirlsrule.com).  This is goin...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:12:00 GMT

Thanks Ray!

Our MySpace page will tribute Ray Torres for a little while. Enjoy his tunes as much as his BC bandmates have over the past year(s).Cheers Mate!
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:57:00 GMT

Special offer for our myspace friends

Planning on going to Dirt Fest next Saturday, August 2, but still don't have your tickets? Well, as a very special offer just for you - our MySpace friends - if you reply to this bulletin and need to ...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:41:00 GMT

White’s Bar, Dirt Fest, and the Warped Tour

The Banana Convention returns to White's Bar this Thursday night, July 17. We'll be performing with The Holy Gun as well as our good friends from Chicago, Coach House. Show kicks off at 10pm with The...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:56:00 GMT