The other night, the streets of Allston saw something rare and wonderful: two bands with “dad” in their names played down the street from one another. Dads were at Great Scott, while My Dad were at O’Brien’s. We didn’t squander this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we took advantage of this serendipity to ask them both all sorts of dad-themed questions.

Dads

What’s your favorite TV dad?

John: Walter White.

Ryan: Eric Taylor from Friday Night Lights.

Scott: Sandy Cohen from the O.C.

Favorite dad band?

John: Clapton.

Ryan: Scumbag Petty.

Scott: Scumbag Petty.

What’s your best dadvice for youngsters?

John: I don’t know if we’ve figured that out yet.

Ryan: Don’t take advice from a man named Dad.

What’s your best dad joke?

Scott: Where do you drive with your friends when your hands hurt?

…Carpool tunnel!

If you could be any dad for halloween, who would you be?

John: My own.

Scott: I’d be your dad too. Wait, Gru from Despicable Me! I changed my answer.

Ryan: The dad from The Munsters.

The best dad is ____.

John: Caring. No. Yeah, caring is a good one.

Ryan: John’s dad.

My Dad

What’s your favorite TV dad?

Dave: Frank from Always Sunny because he’s literally insane and you find out that he’s not actually the father of Dee and Dennis but he still remains on the show.

Favorite dad band?

Dave: Pygmy Lush has kids so they’re kind of a dad band now.

What’s your best dadvice for youngsters?

Dave: Don’t pick a goofy band name because you’re not going to think it’s funny after a while in all brutal honesty.

What’s your best dad joke?

Dave: A kid goes up to his dad and asks to borrow fifty dollars. The dad says “Forty dollars?! Why do you need thirty dollars I’m not giving you twenty dollars!”

My favorite method of intimidating my daughter’s prom date is…

Dave: I’ll see you in Hell!

The best dad is ____.

Dave: Supportive. I wouldn’t be playing guitar or music at all if it wasn’t for my parents. My father is also a guitarist.