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Flanfire (Duggan Flanakin) is bringing LIFE to Austin music -- and telling the world how sweet it is!
Monday, January 08, 2007
Real Fathers Play Good Music! 
As their own kids (and many others) look on, Dads Who Rock! (Matt the Electrician and Nathan Hamilton here - plus Michael Fracasso and Beaver Nelson) make happy music at Opal Divine's Penn Field.
Hey, Austin dads! Here's a great tip - take your rugrats out to Opal Divine's Penn Field on Sunday afternoons (1-3 pm) to hang with the wonderful children whose fathers comprise the super group, "Pop Stars: Dads Who ROCK!" There may have been more kids than grownups in the audience on Sunday even though the guys -- Matt the Electrician, Nathan Hamilton, Michael Fracasso, and Beaver Nelson -- are singing the songs they normally sing to adults.
Now, these guys (and some substitutes, all who must be dads actively involved with their kids) have been doing the Pop Stars - Dads Who Rock! for quite a while now -- but January 7 was their very first show in what is to be a regular Sunday afternoon feature at Opal's HUGE playhouse on South Congress. When the weather warms up, the show will move to the patio, but for now the inside space is cozy and toasty -- and when the kids get done eating and paying attention to their dads, there are lots of board games for them to play.
All four of these guys are working on new recordings - Nathan noted he will be getting his full-band rock and roll CD's, "Six Black Birds," within a few days but that he also has a solo acoustic CD in the works (with Craig Ross, Patty Griffin's producer). Meanwhile, though, Nathan will be missing one or two Sundays while he is touring in The Netherlands with Chris Smither and Chris Knight.
Beaver said HIS new CD will not be out until May, but if it is as good as his past four, folks from Austin to Amsterdam will flock to pick one up. Michael said he is playing a lot of piano on his upcoming CD, which also will have a horn section (not quite Harry Connick, Jr., but Nawlins funky fo sho). Not sure when it will be available. Matt will be off to Japan in February, but you can catch one of his many January shows and pick up a copy of "One Thing Right," his new CD that is also available at Waterloo. Matt is also a contributor to the wonderful children's record, "Songs To Howl at the Moon By," along with fellow dads Bob Schneider and Jon Dee Graham and some other guys who might not be dads but who also love the little guys.
Bottom line -- Pop Stars - Dads Who Rock! is a very good excuse to go and chow down at Opal's and bring the little ones along for the party. Bring cameras and get their pictures taken with the Pop Stars! [Oh, and by the way, don't be fooled! This is NOT ROCK MUSIC (no Marshall amps here!) - but DADS who ROCK by being real fathers! Who knows? This idea might be catching!
