Music Men
Wasn't this season of American Idol a nail-biter to the end? You were relieved when dark horse cutie-pie Kris Allen took the top prize away from powerhouse Adam Lambert. Yes, the guy has enormous talent, but all that screaming was starting to give you a headache. (Oh, don't feel too bad for Adam; while Kris is under contract for the next two years with Idol, Adam can get his record deal signed and make his Broadway debut -- Spamalot, anyone?) Love him or hate him, watching Lambert (and/or Simon) week after week was certainly entertaining. And it's inspiring to know that anyone (well, anyone with looks and a good singing voice) could be plucked from obscurity and catapulted into super stardom just like that (make snapping noise).
That's why there's hope for a group of six suburban, 40-something dads who play in the aptly named band, Ask Your Mom. Recent winners of the "Best Parent Band in Westchester" by Westchester Magazine (just how many parent bands are there in this county?), these Bedford-based Daddy-O's have been making beautiful rock n' roll music together for over three years. By day, these would-be rockers are a banker, lawyer, doctor, web producer, marketing exec and philanthropist. By night, they shed the suits, kiss the kids goodnight and jam together at local sold-out venues in front of sold-out crowds! (Just kidding, the shows are free.) "Ask Your Mom is a great band to be a part of because we are all friends and love music," says drummer John Trumpbour. "Of course, getting six adults in the same place at the same time for practice during the week is not that easy, but we make it happen. A week without practice is a very long week since we all have a passion for music and the bug to play out live."
Next up is O'Malley's in Mount Kisco on June 20th. So come on down to support these real guitar heroes. You never know what will come next for this band of dads. After all, last year's winner David Cook started his career in a bar too.
Click for Ask Your Mom's "concert" tour: http://askyourmom.us/
That's why there's hope for a group of six suburban, 40-something dads who play in the aptly named band, Ask Your Mom. Recent winners of the "Best Parent Band in Westchester" by Westchester Magazine (just how many parent bands are there in this county?), these Bedford-based Daddy-O's have been making beautiful rock n' roll music together for over three years. By day, these would-be rockers are a banker, lawyer, doctor, web producer, marketing exec and philanthropist. By night, they shed the suits, kiss the kids goodnight and jam together at local sold-out venues in front of sold-out crowds! (Just kidding, the shows are free.) "Ask Your Mom is a great band to be a part of because we are all friends and love music," says drummer John Trumpbour. "Of course, getting six adults in the same place at the same time for practice during the week is not that easy, but we make it happen. A week without practice is a very long week since we all have a passion for music and the bug to play out live."
Next up is O'Malley's in Mount Kisco on June 20th. So come on down to support these real guitar heroes. You never know what will come next for this band of dads. After all, last year's winner David Cook started his career in a bar too.
Click for Ask Your Mom's "concert" tour: http://askyourmom.us/
