Archive for the ‘Best New Kid’s Music’ Category

Sunshine Collective – Wanna Play? Kid’s CD Mini Review

Sunshine Collective – Wanna Play? Kid’s CD Mini Review
Tweet 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

Lucky Diaz and The Family Jam Band – Oh Lucky Day! Kid’s CD Review
Tweet 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

Billy Kelly – The Family Garden Kid’s CD Review
Tweet 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

Brady Rymer – Love Me For Who I Am Kid’s CD Review
Tweet 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

Gustafer Yellowgold – Infinity Sock CD/DVD Review
Tweet 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

Cat and A Bird – CD Mini Review
Tweet 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

Nick Cope – What Colour Is Your T-Shirt? CD Review

Nick Cope – What Colour Is Your T-Shirt? CD Review
Tweet NICK COPE “WHAT COLOUR IS YOUR T-SHIRT?” The Sound: Sleepy acoustic Brit-pop In the Cafeteria, He Sits With: David Tobocman, Heidi Swedberg, John & Mark Best Moments: The deceptively catchy, pause-then-go rhythm of “As...
February 8th, 2011 | Best New Kid's Music, OWTK Kid's CD Reviews | Read More

Lunch Money – Original Friend CD Review

Lunch Money – Original Friend CD Review
Tweet “Your ideal / your image / your definition of a friend” – The Afghan Whigs “What Jail Is Like” That lyric first rattled around inside these ears some 17 years ago.  It prompted me to examine who I considered...
January 3rd, 2011 | Best New Kid's Music, OWTK Kid's CD Reviews | Read More

OWTK’s Top Kindie CDs, Songs, & Album Art of 2010

Tweet It’s that time of year again; time for turkeys to scrounge for good hiding spots (better than the ones their buddies used last year) and for the unfortunate folks who work retail to start rolling out of bed at 4:00 A.M.  That’s...
November 23rd, 2010 | Best New Kid's Music, OWTK Kid's Music News | Read More

Caspar Babypants – This Is Fun CD Mini Review

Caspar Babypants – This Is Fun CD Mini Review
Tweet CASPAR BABYPANTS “THIS IS FUN! The Sound: Sticky & delicious silver dollar pop pancakes for your ears from Presidents of the United States of America singer Chris Ballew. Best Moments: “Googly Eyes” (video below) succinctly...
November 19th, 2010 | Best New Kid's Music, OWTK Kid's CD Reviews | Read More