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Father's Day's attempt at art is little more than a tired joke worth skipping by Chris Fanning February 24, 2005 It's a Tuesday night, and I've got a ton of homework that I need to finish. But when the opportunity arises to interview the band that I've decided to write about for the upcoming week, I jump on the opportunity to get a little work out of the way so the rest of my week is free. Going on a tip from my friend Brodie, I've decided to write about a band that I hadn't had the opportunity to hear. At the time the band known as Father's Day hadn't released any recordings, but I decided to trust Brodie and his judgment. They were also preparing to release their first album on February 26 at The Trunk Space. I thought, "Maybe I can get in on this before anybody else does!" I'd be a real Woodward or Bernstein of the local music scene. Before they played I sat down with the band and conducted a short interview of the basic questions, but after realizing that every single answer has something to do with art school, stereotyping fathers and other garbage, I decided to cut the interview short and maybe get something from the music. I asked Brodie before Father's Day took the stage if this group was for real. Brodie assured me that they were a good band and I should stay until the end of the show and check out their set. After 10 minutes of their set I left, frustrated, stressed and very angry with Brodie. There's no sound that you can give Father's Day. What they do is a joke that has been done by a number of "bands" over the course of the years that I've been into the local music scene. It's a good reminder of a band my roommates used to front. It was called My First Toxic Poop and consisted of a bass that wasn't plugged in, a drummer that only had a snare and a crash cymbal and a guitar that was almost libelously out of tune. They recorded one album of 42 songs in one hour ... the same day that they decided to form this band. MFTP was fun for the people involved and entertaining for the people that were watching it, and when you're 17 years old, it's still funny. With Father's Day, there is no attempt to actually play music and I can't lead you on and let you think that something creative is happening here. To the members of the band, Douglas Patton (business dad), Sir Baldwin Pennyweather III Esq. (classy dad), Frank Brando (golf dad), Jim Jack (drunk dad), there is something funny going on here and aside from unapologetically giggling constantly at the same jokes that they make monotonously, they at least try to stay in their characters. So getting an actual answer about why they're doing what they do isn't something that I was able to do. They claim their inspirations are Jamaican synth-pop, Black Flag, R. Kelly and bands that start with the letter L. The only thing that I can assume is that they all went to art school and that this is some kind of rebellion against things that upset them, an opportunity to be silly and get into some shows for free. I don't normally like to be rough on local bands and I understand that this is just supposed to be some funny thing that they're doing, but it would be irresponsible of me to suggest that this is music. If you are the kind of person who wants to hear people yell the same things over and over while not even attempting to play the instruments that they're holding, then Father's Day is something you should look into. Also, if you're into comedy, then it's something you might want to look into. Then again, if you want to feel good about yourself as a musician, you can't be any worse than Father's Day. No matter what your reasons for going to the show are, don't say that I didn't warn you. Father's Day will be releasing their first recording Get A Haircut on February 26 at The Trunk Space with James Drive, Brodie Hubbard & the Boy Mayors and Nascar Dads. DETAILS: Father's Day CD Release w/ James Drive, Brodie Hubbard & the Boy Mayors and Nascar Dads The Trunk Space 1506 N.W. Grand Avenue, Phoenix 602.256.6006 Saturday, February 26 *ring ring ring*
"hello?" "hello is ryan there?" "this is ryan" "hey ryan this is chris from the new times. i have a question... someone submitted a show to the new times and gave your number as the contact info. the show is february 14th at the willow house with silverchair and brodie hubbard and i was wondering why is silverchair playing at a coffee house?" "silverchair is me and my keyboard" ".........oh. ok then the show should be on the new times website sometime." "thanks!" "bye" *click* Photos of Fathers Day, The Dietrichs, Treasure Mammal and Peelander-Z at The Trunk Space All Photos by Chris NJ
i went through my mega list of every show i have been to over the years and made a list of every band me and/or emily has done a show with. then i put a number next to how many times we have put them on a show.
Aladdin Posse' Andy Wiggum Angie Tanlines - 2 Art Vandalay Aurora Borealis Baby Coffin Benco Big Spender Birthday Indian - 2 Black Feet – 2 Brodie Hubbard - 3 Captain Squeegee & the Soapsuds - 2 The Caustiks Charles River Children of Hell – 4 Class Act - 7 Comebacks Danger Team 7 - 4 David Ivar-Herman Dune Debonaires Dick Cheney Experience Dietrichs – 12 Dora Maar Dreamhouse Dumb Foundation Exit Ex-Jesus Fancy Pants - 4 Fathers Day – 9 Fayuca - 2 Foot Village Friends Forever Galactic Federation of Love Goldfish Dont Bounce Haffo Hale Zukas Hammered Dr. Destructo Haunted Cologne - 4 Hey Look...A Shoe! – 2 Iggy Pop - 3 The Israelites I Voted For Kodos - 2 James Drive - 2 Jason Webley John Tavarez Kat Jones Keziah Jones Kimya Dawson Kool Shades Liquid Cheese Locking Your Car Doors – 7 Lost In Suburbia LYCD: Oldskool Mass. Hysteria Matt Embree Mismatch My Little Red Toe – 2 Nagasaki Love Bomb Nascar Dads Night Wolf - 2 Oscillating Innards Out Of Order Peelander-Z Put Down That Science Pole Putties Quem Quaeritis Radio Active Chicken Heads Rainbow Blanket Rome is Ours Ryan Noble Sandpaper Love Satori Shitouttaluck Silverchair - 2 Skattish So Fetch Spaz Kitty - 4 Strangers Six Strays Swallowing Stones Ted Dancin Machine Thanksgiving Tito Banaducci Treasure Mammal - 2 Treephort Troy's Bucket Two Drunk N' Poets Two and a Half White Guys Upsteadys Wiggums – 5 Workshirt Wonder - 7 Y.A.C.H.T. – 2 |
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