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Better Off Dad

About Me


We have now uploaded the vast majority of all 3 albums of our songs to our main website at www.betteroffdad.com
On Christmas morning, 1995, Jaimee Harris picked up her first guitar . . . and promptly dropped it. Since she was only 5 years old at the time, this transgression was easily forgiven by her father. Besides, the guitar only cost $30.
By the time Jaimee was 8, she had outgrown the toy guitar, and it was therefore replaced on Christmas morning 1998 with a Baby Taylor. Despite the diminutive name, this was a guitar she didnt drop until she was about 13, and she used it to hone her playing and writing skills.Jaimee's father (Chris) has been a performing musician for over 20 years. A lawyer by day, his passion is and will always be music. From the time he first recorded Jaimee singing backup vocals in 2002, he knew she had something special. It didnt take long before Dad was singing backups for Jaimee.As the recordings they made in their humble home studio in Waco, Texas circulated among members of the local music community, they began to get requests to play live shows. Finally, in December of 2004, Dad broke down and bought a P.A. and Better Off Dad (Featuring Jaimee Harris) was born. Playing a blend of Acoustic Pop and Folk-Rock, BODs following around Texas is small, but fiercely loyal.Since December of 2004, B.O.D. has independently recorded and released 3 full length albums (Grateful Dad/2004, Great Expectations/2005, & "Songs To Break Up To"/2007). The recordings impress people, but it is in the live setting in which Jaimees talent truly shines. Compared to the likes of Sheryl Crow and Patty Griffin, Jaimee is a 17 year old singer-songwriter with the heart of a poet and the voice of a mildly irritated angel.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 15/04/2005
Band Website: http://www.betteroffdad.com/
Band Members: Jaimee Harris: Vocals & Guitar Chris Harris: Vocals & Guitar
Influences: To highlight a few: Patty Griffin, Fleetwood Mac, Matthew Perryman Jones, The Eagles, Chris Knight, The Tastydactyls, and David Ramirez
Sounds Like: Patty Griffin, The Pierces, Sheryl Crow, Kasey Chambers...then there are people we like that we don't sound ANYTHING like...such as: Chris Knight, Fleetwood Mac, Honest Mango, Damien Rice, Ben Harper, Sheryl Crow, The Pixies, Trey Anastasio (Phish), Velvet Revolver, Wilco, Pat Green, Jack Johnson, Dashboard Confessional, Los Lonely Boys, Modest Mouse, Ryan Adams, Cake, Franz Ferdinand, The Wailers, Old 97's, Spoon, Rachel Yamagata, The Killers, Mindy Smith, Jack Ingram, Joe Ely, John Mellencamp, Bruce Robison, Kelly Willis, Steve Miller Band, Tom Petty, New Monsoon, The Pierces, Keane, Alanis Moriesette, Static-X, Trapt, Evanescence, Taking Back Sunday, Pink Floyd, Rush, Bush, 7M3, Jethro Tull, Tracy Chapman, As I Lay Dying, Simon &; Garfunkel, Coldplay, Weezer, Crossfade, K's Choice, The Eagles, U2, Green Day, Gasoline Heart, American Catapult, Ray O'Hara, Evanescence, Julie Miller, Emmy Lou Harris, the Beach Boys, Foo Fighters, AC/DC, Heart and Alvin and the Chipmonks .. width="425" height="350" .. Our drummer is hardcore. Jealous?
Record Label: Honestly Mangled Recordings - (self)

My Blog

some exciting news... and a bit of business!

Hey all,So, I've made it through a week and a half of Colorado. The landscape is absolutely breathtaking, but I'm still getting used to the cold weather (nighttime in Ft. Collins is essentially Texas ...
Posted by on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:01:00 GMT

Merchandise!

Not only can you buy "Better Off Dad" merchandise at: http://www.cafepress.com/betteroffdadYou can also buy BOD merchadise for their new album "Songs To Break Up To" here:http://www.cafepress.com/bett...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:22:00 GMT

Jaimee Got Her License Today

Looks like my days in the band are numbered...and that number is small, lol.-"Dad"
Posted by on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 02:58:00 GMT

The Road Not Taken

This is Dad...All dads are supposed to have boring stories...here's mine for the week. In 1992, my only job was music. I wasn't in school, I was married with a 2 year old daughter, and all I did was ...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Apr 2006 01:03:00 GMT

Indie Bands We Like

I will someday figure out how to find music on myspace by using some methodology that's slightly more sophisticated than "blind luck," but I stumbled across these guys and think they're great.  "...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:32:00 GMT

New Song

Jaimee wrote "Fragile" awhile back, and we recorded it sort of recently, so I added it to this page.Oh, Jaimee...I changed our page b/c I was having trouble reading the other one.
Posted by on Fri, 24 Mar 2006 01:54:00 GMT

So Nice

We were asked to fill a spot at Standard & Pours last night - Man, those are the nicest people in Dallas.  It's like they pay attention to musicians and do what they can to support them. ...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 00:00:00 GMT