Bands named after geographic regions?

[inkyatari]

The "Bands you like" thread got me thinking, what bands are named after geographic regions? Towns, states, countries, rivers, mountains, etc.

Kansas
Boston
Chicago
Champaign


ADDED:

Asia
America
Alabama
Europe
Nazareth
Flo Rida
Florida-Georgia Line
Ohio Players
Miami Sound Machine
New York Dolls
TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)
George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers
Baltimora
Georgia Satellites
The Amboy Dukes
Atlantic Starr
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Pirates Of The Mississippi
Parmalee
Trans-Siberian Orchestra

There's got to be more.  Thoughts?

EDIT:  I'll add them to the initial post as people bring them up

[7/8]

Two more: Asia and America.

[inkyatari]

I forgot

Alabama
Europe
Nazareth

[7/8]

There's also Flo Rida and Florida-Georgia Line

[Henry]

Ohio Players
Miami Sound Machine

[NWI_Irish96]

Not named for a region/city but rather for a bridge: Linkin' Bridge

[jp the roadgeek]

New York Dolls
TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)
George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers
Baltimora
Georgia Satellites
The Amboy Dukes
Atlantic Starr
Atlanta Rhythm Section

And then if you want to get into names:

John Denver
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Thelma Houston
John Hartford

[Brian556]

Tennessee Ernie Ford
Pirates Of The Mississippi

Michael Jackson (Miss, TN)
Conway Twitty (AR)
Whitney Houston (TX)

[The Nature Boy]

The band Parmalee is named after the town of Parmalee, North Carolina.

[DTComposer]

Maybe not exactly in the spirit of the thread, but: The E Street Band.

[vdeane]

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

[wxfree]

The Terrell County Bs, also known as the Terrell County Basturds.  They're based in Terrell County, Texas.  They're not exactly famous, but they draw crowds in Sanderson, where there's nothing else to do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ipsU3Haxsw

Whitney Houston (TX)

Whitney Houston shared a name with two places in Texas.

[roadman65]

Great Southern (a band that Dickey Betts used to be part of).

[HazMatt]

Beirut
Of Montreal
Tarkio (town in Montana)
The Presidents of the United States of America
Arctic Monkeys

[nexus73]

Sleater-Kinney and the Union Gap (fronted by Gary Pickett) are named after a street and a town in Washington state.

Rick

[hbelkins]

Kentucky Headhunters. Also New England, who had a minor hit in the 1970s with "Never Wanna Lose You" and their first album was produced by Paul Stanley of Kiss.

[LM117]

I saw the Route 13 Band mentioned in an article on the Eastern Shore of Virginia Network website today.

[Thing 342]

Just off the top of my head:

Berlin
Boston
Bauhaus
Chicago
Portugal. The Man
Phoenix
The Afghan Whigs

[briantroutman]

TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)

That was the title of a song. The artist was MFSB (Mother Father Sister Brother).

Now...what about the Manhattan Transfer? Not a region, but something you might find on a map.

[csw]

BOARDS OF CANADA!! Only the greatest electronic instrumental duo of all time.

[6a]

Over The Rhine is named after a neighborhood in Cincinnati.

[7/8]

My brother used to listen to The Newfound Interest in Connecticut.

[english si]

East 17 - named after the postcode area for Walthamstow.

[Stephane Dumas]

Chilliwack, named from a small BC town in the Lower Fraser Valley.
https://youtu.be/yahBtp_1jWE

[andrewkbrown]

The Scottish band Bay City Rollers got their name by randomly throwing a dart at a map of the United States. It landed near Bay City, Michigan.