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...

Photo Credit: Gwyneth Owens Butera The boys from Seattle joined forces with the Readeez man from Atlanta at yesterday’s library concert in Decatur, GA.  Word has it the A/C went out.  Fortunately for the packed room, the kindie rock went on. OWTK loves both Recess Monkey and Michael Rachap’s...

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...

What band in their right mind would make a video for the one non-musical album track on their newest album? Recess Monkey, of course! Depending on their mood, this is my girl’s favorite “song” on “The Final Funktier”.  The Bear can often be heard saying “You don’t...

The top of the Kidzapalooza lineup card is far more impressive than the top of the grown-up portion of the annual Chicago festival. I’ll take Dan Zanes (performing with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra), Recess Monkey, and The Verve Pipe over Soundgarden, Green Day and Lady Gaga any day of...

Photo Credit: Kevin Fry A phony State of the Union address, a staged moon landing, dumpster diving, and sparkly Michael Jackson gloves?  Recess Monkey’s 1st video from “The Final Funktier” has got it all. Clearly borrowing some of the same innovative technology used during the other...