Archive for the ‘Best New Kid’s Music’ Category
Todd McHatton – “Galactic Champions of Joy” Kid’s CD Review
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TODD MCHATTON “GALACTIC CHAMPIONS OF JOY”
I sloppily made out with “Sundays at the Rocket Park”, McHatton’s last album, during a torrid affair in 2010 but I want to elope in the middle of the night in Vegas with...
October 17th, 2011 | Best New Kid's Music, OWTK Kid's CD Reviews | Read More
Dan Zanes & Friends – “Little Nut Tree” Kid’s CD Review
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DAN ZANES “LITTLE NUT TREE”
“Wonder Wheel” is the quintessential Dan Zanes song; as jubilant as a campfire sing-along, as memorable as an up-too-late Friday night with great friends, and loaded with imagery so specific...
September 27th, 2011 | Best New Kid's Music, OWTK Kid's CD Reviews | Read More
Recess Monkey – “Flying!” Kid’s CD Music Review
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Photo Credit: Kevin Fry
RECESS MONKEY “FLYING!”
[warning: the first 276 words of this lengthy review will make it seem as though I do not like this album. this is not true. please read through to the end.]
This is not Recess...
September 9th, 2011 | Best New Kid's Music, OWTK Kid's CD Reviews | Read More
Caspar Babypants – “Sing Along!” Kid’s Music CD Review
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CASPAR BABYPANTS “SING ALONG!”
Babies play an integral role in the majority of Chris Ballew’s Caspar Babypants songs – both in his hand picked covers as well as his snappy originals. Having more baby references per...
August 19th, 2011 | Best New Kid's Music, OWTK Kid's CD Reviews | Read More
Sunshine Collective – Wanna Play? Kid’s CD Mini Review
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SUNSHINE COLLECTIVE “WANNA PLAY?”
A tale of two halves. Graceful radio-friendly pop rock for the whole family with charm from the moment the needle drops to the closing hiss and crackle even though the stickiness of the songs...
July 28th, 2011 | Best New Kid's Music, OWTK Kid's CD Reviews | Read More
Lucky Diaz and The Family Jam Band – Oh Lucky Day! Kid’s CD Review
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Remember the TV show Moonlighting?
The program’s male lead was, of course, Mr. John McLane, er, Bruce Willis. The female star was the uber-chic Cybil Shepherd. Throughout the dramedy’s four year run, Shepherd never appeared on...
May 12th, 2011 | Best New Kid's Music, OWTK Kid's CD Reviews | Read More
Billy Kelly – The Family Garden Kid’s CD Review
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Photo Credit: John Gardner, Lewisburg Studios
BILLY KELLY “THE FAMILY GARDEN”
Billy Kelly’s children’s music has been called many things but ‘rough-around-the-edges’ has never been an adjective that had...
April 4th, 2011 | Best New Kid's Music, Billy Kelly, OWTK Kid's CD Reviews | Read More
Brady Rymer – Love Me For Who I Am Kid’s CD Review
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Brady Rymer at the 2010 Celebrate Brooklyn Family Concert
Brady Rymer “Love Me For Who I Am”
This is the album Brady Rymer was destined to make. “Love Me For Who I Am” gives Rymer’s patented ear to ear grin, youthful...
March 31st, 2011 | Best New Kid's Music, OWTK Kid's CD Reviews | Read More
Gustafer Yellowgold – Infinity Sock CD/DVD Review
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GUSTAFER YELLOWGOLD’S “INFINITY SOCK”
Who’d of thunk that the most human character in kid’s music would be, um, not a human being at all. In the story-arced “Infinity Sock”, Morgan Taylor’s...
March 1st, 2011 | Best New Kid's Music, Gustafer Yellowgold, OWTK Kid's CD Reviews | Read More
Cat and A Bird – CD Mini Review
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CAT AND A BIRD self-titled
In the Cafeteria, They Sit With: Dan Zanes, Elizabeth Mitchell, Lucky Diaz, John and Mark
Anytime you can visualize grooving to a kid’s song in a smokey, dim-lit, back alley (& possibly underground) jazz...
February 18th, 2011 | Best New Kid's Music, OWTK Kid's CD Reviews | Read More

