Download ‘Avon Lady’ from the New Times

skaterock — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:23:21 +0000

The Phoenix New Times is offering an exclusive download of our unreleased cover of Avon Lady by the Feederz. To get the track just click over to the Up on the Sun music blog at the New Times.

The Father Figures with Scorpion vs Tarantula

skaterock — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:11:36 +0000

A co-headlining show with the infamous Scorpion vs Tarantula. The Freaks of Nature will make their debut on this very same night. The Freaks are born out of the still smoldering ashes of The Wrong Ones (and the Killed Kids) and have honed in on their own’ stompin’ version of 60’s garage punk. You gotta see these guys.

Rips Ales and Cocktails, 3045 N 16th St. Phoenix.

Anti-Snob Music Blog Mix CD

skaterock — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:54:17 +0000

Thanks to Will at the Anti-Snob music blog for listing The Father Figures on his best of 2011 mix CD:

23. “K Is Dead” by The Father Figures (Lesson Number One)

So only one local band makes my Best of 2011 mix. The Father Figures are a power trio featuring members of Hillbilly Devilspeak, JFA, and The Voice. Bassist-turned-guitar-extraordinaire Michael Cornelius lays down some heavy Mission Of Bruma inspired chord slashing while the rhythm section of bassist/vocalist Tom Reardon and drummer Bobby Lerma are easily a less-complicated, yet still worthy version of Lally/Canty. If you only have the budget to buy one local band this year then I recommend buy The Father Figures debut CD from CDBABY.

The George and Dragon on Nov. 12.

skaterock — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:42:34 +0000

Father Figures Skateboards!

skaterock — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:17:07 +0000

The Father Figures decks are finally in stock. Get one before the limited supply is gone! Click on over to AZPX.com to order one.

JFA 30 Year Anniversary

skaterock — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:24:39 +0000

Punk legends, SkateRock pioneers, fellow skateboarders. Call them what you will, JFA are returning to Arizona on Saturday, October 15 to the Hollywood Alley to celebrate their official 30th anniversary with friends and family with a blistering set of new killer tunes, along with a whole mess of their classic songs that defined a generation of skateboarding locally and around the world.

Get your ticket now. We expect this to sell out.

JFA‘s new record, Speed of Sound totally kicks ass. Get one here. Joining in the festivities will be AZPX Records recording artists The Father Figures along with Anarchy Taco. Remember the Vandals?, these guys play Vandals songs better than the Vandals themselves. Just because. Asses of Evil will open the show featuring original JFA drummer Bam Bam and skate legend Todd Joseph on Bass. Also, we will be raffling off AZPX, JFA and FF merch to raise money for the ladies of the Roller Derby who graciously gave up this booking at Hollywood to accommodate us. Thank you, ladies!!

Tin Soldiers

skaterock — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:41:37 +0000

We are not playing a lot of shows this summer due to vacations and work but we are still practicing and writing new songs. Our goal is to have about a dozen songs to record by the end of the year. Here is a video from our practice room of one of the new songs.

3×3 Podcast – Friends

skaterock — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:16:13 +0000

In this episode we are joined by our friends Kyle from The Love Me Nots and Dames, Mark from Robot Tank and Todd from Asses of Evil. Our pals spin some songs of their own and talk about what’s going on.

Subscribe to the 3×3 Podcast using this link:

http://thefatherfigures.com/wordpress/category/3×3-podcast/feed/

The crew at the Skaterock.com world headquarters studio.

Top 8 Phoenix Album for 2011

skaterock — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 02:37:24 +0000

Lesson Number One was voted one of the 8 best local albums of 2011 “so far” by the Phoenix New Times along with our pals The Love Me Nots and The Plainfield Butchers. There are plenty of great bands in the Phoenix scene so it’s really an honor to be highlighted.

The Father Figures, Lesson Number One (AZPX Records)

Released February 2011
The Father Figures are a Phoenix supergroup, boasting former members of well-known Valley punk bands like Jodie Foster’s Army and the North Side Kings. The 13 tracks here embody the hard-and-fast formula of punk rock, but also display the band’s impressive musicianship through surf-twang guitars, tight bass lines, and spot-on drumming.

-Phoenix New Times

July 16 at the Icehouse Tavern

skaterock — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:50:44 +0000

This is our only show of the summer and it’s Michael’s and Mark Anderson’s (Robot Tank) birthdays. It’s gonna be big.

9:30 – Robot Tank
10:30 – The Father Figures
11:30 – Asses of Evil