The Sound: Contemporary indie pop-rock with Harry Nilsson’s “The Puppy Song” & “Spaceman” as the musical template and author William Steig as a lyrical muse. In the Cafeteria, They Sit With: David Tobocman, The Jellydots Best Moments: The meaning of “Green Eleven”...

I sorta cannot believe that I haven’t written about this already, as it may be the most ambitious and worthwhile kindie music project of 2010. It also may be one of the finest. The Many Hands ‘Family Music for Haiti’ CD is a compilation featuring some of the best and brightest, from...

THE POP UPS “OUTSIDE VOICES” The Sound: Imagine MTV circa ‘86-’87 (you know, back when they played videos) if MTV was run by a pair of awesome dads with kids ages 4-8 at home. In the Cafeteria, They Sit With: John Upchurch & Mark Greenberg, Clementown, Dog on Fleas Best...

Real quick, because I already reviewed “The Final Funktier” for the June 2010 issue of Time Out New York Kids Magazine… Photo by Kevin Fry I’m not going to keep you in suspense. Heck, if you read the TONY Kids article, you kinda already know what I think about this CD. So here...

RANDY KAPLAN “THE KIDS ARE ALL ID” The Sound: A songwriter and storyteller with a dry sense of humor, an array of voices and a knack for the sentimental. In the Cafeteria, They Sit With: Bill Harley, Peter Himmelman, Neil Brewer, Billy Kelly Best Moments: What kid hasn’t experienced...

JUSTIN ROBERTS “JUNGLE GYM” Yes, I already reviewed “Jungle Gym”, Roberts’ 7th kid’s album, in the pages of Time Out New York Kids and normally that would preclude me from reviewing it here on OWTK but I want to add a bit more length and emotion to what is, easily,...