Son of Dad has 4 members and a fanbase to match, making it the most well-known ska band in Adelaide*. Click the images to visit each member's myspace page. So here they are in no particular order (other than alphabetical)....
CRAIG aka "Colonel Manners"
Sax & Vocals
A graduate of the 'Milford Academy', Craig is by far the shyest member of Son Of Dad and often refuses to face the crowd at gigs in fear of chronic blushing. But if you think he's shy then, wait until you get a couple of beers into him - at which point Craig's rare blood disease that renders him intolerable of alcohol would require him to be rushed to the nearest hospital. After finishing up at University in the next few years, Craig plans to invest in his own franchise - "Jim's Aeronautical Engineering and gutter cleaning"
DAN aka "Powerthirst Pete "
Guitar & Vocals
Dan is a real "man's man" if you know what I mean (he's a homosexual). Currently living in Mount Barker, he travels to our gigs via the CBS (Country Blimp Service). Previous to playing upstroke guitar he was junior vice-president with Ansett Airlines and was also embroiled in a counterfeit $50 note scheme which he had cleverly set up in his garage, unfortunately this proved unsuccessful being as Dan had failed to pay any attention to the size (or indeed the colour or shape) of the $50 notes that he was attempting to duplicate, and was promptly arrested at a service station trying to pay for a full tank of petrol with a 2foot x 2foot piece of corrugated iron ("dollars" was also spelled wrong). Dan is also well-known known as a practical joker within the band, almost always carrying a live Tuna fish on hand just in case someone else happens to say "Can I borrow your tuner?". Coincidentally, Dan almost always smells of fish.
MATTHEW aka "Snidely Dick Barnaby"
Drums(z)
Standing a staggering 5'17", for a while now Matthew has been making people dance in his own unique way; by firing flaming bullets directly at the legs of crowd members. Matthew is banned from most venues in Adelaide and under investigation by both the firearms commission and the MFS. He received special mention in Farmer's Union's recent TV advertising campaign after purchasing 7,482 cartons of iced coffee in a single year. Matthew is now aiming to gain similar recognition from the pharmaceutical company from which he now buys Insulin. Matthew currently works for a successful solar-power company, and along with helping to power the nation with renewable energy, he one day hopes the harness the power of the sun for his own vengeful reasons.
TRENT aka "Crazy Dr. Beazley and his contrabulous cheese frabtraption"
Bass
Trent spent his first 3 years with the band as a stand-by caterer, usually providing us with succulent orange slices between songs, before working his way up to bass guitar maintenance supervisor. He now plays bass. He enjoys ignoring 'Fred Bassett' comic strips and likes to relax with a nice jar of marmalade. Interestingly, he is currently attempting to build a reactor that is powered entirely by cheese. It's clean, DELICIOUS energy.
*Probably not true.
Influences
Alcohol, sugar, caffiene...
Oh and probably these bands : Reel Big Fish, Big D And The Kid's Table, The Planet Smashers, Catch 22, Suburban Legends, Jeffries Fan Club, Mad Caddies, Less Than Jake, Streetlight Manifesto, Forces Of Evil, Mustard Plug
Sounds Like
Debut 5 Track EP - $5.
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T-shirts - $15 each
"Get some Dad into ya!"
(Youth L, Youth XL, Small, Medium currently Available).
Son of Dad appeared on the Adelaide music scene in 2005, exhibiting their own unique display of what they interpreted as "third-wave ska"... mincing together incriminating sound grabs from interviews with members of reel big fish, and laying them over stolen dub beats. The band since encountered several lawsuits from Reel Big Fish's label, and decided that creating music more "traditionally" fitting with the ska-reggae-punk label, would be entirely more profitable, legal, and fun.
Since then the boys have established quite a rabid fanbase, often filling to the rafters some of Adelaide's best live venues... with drunks looking for any way out of the cold, people who think there's a cover band playing inside... oh, and those who genuinely enjoy Son Of Dad's fun, offbeat and very danceable style of music.
In 2006, Son of Dad recorded their debut EP, "Just Another Ska Band" with Jay Illman from The Brews, displaying that Son of Dad was anything but that which the title sugests. The EP was met with critical non-disdain, peer acclaim, many happy punters, and local radio stations who were more than plea$ed to give our records a spin.
Yes indeed, Son of Dad have come a very long way since a heroin-addicted Sony-BMG label representative first gave the boys the idea of the world's first manufactured ska band, and they don't look to be going away any time soon... at least for as long as their contracts are binding.
If you would like to contact Son Of Dad, you can do so at: sonofdadtheband@yahoo.com.au
cheers guys! was glad to catch some of your set at the Worldsend saturday night, thought all those people dancing were gonna bust a hole in the freakin' floor. punk it!
so i dont believe ive even seen you guys since craigs started singing!! and i used to be at every show! ill will try my hardest to come thurs to support you guys, and woo a skapocolypse coming up soon...ish woohoo. x
Me and my friends can't wait til you guys are successful enough to come to America. You got fans all around the world; don't forget that when you're rich and famous.
So we were at the Bridal Expo yesterday and Dan was wearing his SOD shirt, the girl at the drink counter says "Are you going to see them in a few weeks?" and Dan said "I'm in this band" - she was all embarrassed, and so was he for wearing his own band's shirt. Advertising well worth the money :)
