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Pigeons Playing Pong Pong put the fun in funk

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong (Facebook.com/Sonsini Media photo)
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong (Facebook.com/Sonsini Media photo) Pigeons Playing Ping Pong (Facebook.com/Sonsini Media photo)

If you go

› Where: Songbirds Guitar Museum, 35 Station St. (South), 41 Station St. (North)› For more information: 423-531-2473MURIEL ANDERSON: VISUAL SHOW› When: 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 (N)› Admission: $20:ROCK THE ’90s USA› When: 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 (S)› Admission: $12 in advance, $15 day of showAN EVENING WITH BJ BARHAM› When: 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 (N)› Admission: $15JERRY GARCIA COVER BAND WITH WINSTON RAMBLE› When: 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 (S)› Admission: $10 in advance, $12 day of showMARTIN SEXTON› When: 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10 (N)› Admission: $25 in advance, $30 day of showPIGEONS PLAYING PING PONG WITH MUNGION› When: 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 12 (S)› Admission: $18 in advance, $20 day of show

A name like Pigeons Playing Ping Pong will get a band noticed, but they better deliver the goods then, right?

They do.

“It’s a crazy, silly name, but it has worked for us,” says drummer Alex Petropulos.

“The name itself puts out a vibe and makes people say, ‘Oh what is this?’ It’s fun.”