Continuing with the 2nd round…(4) Mr. Oscat moves on to face (5) Bari Koral Family Rock Band. An interesting matchup of two lower seeded acts that scored nice upsets in round 1. I couldn’t find any Bari Koral kid’s stuff on youtube, but here is Mr. Oscat’s “Ducks in a […]
Welcome to round two of the OWTK Kid’s Music Tournament. Thanks to all who voted during round one (over 300 total votes!). We are down to 6 bands and their newest albums now. Stardust Lullaby flat out spanked Brady Rymer in what many consider to be the most shocking upset […]
Wow was this one close! The Harmonica Pocket edged out Johnette Downing’s Dixieland Jazz for Children by a slim margin to advance into round two. HP’s opponent will be announced in the coming days.Before we say goodbye to Johnette, check out this neat video of her performing and being interviewed […]
My gang saw Brady Rymer and The Little Band That Could yesterday morning at World Cafe Live in Philly and came away more than impressed. The Mrs. and I turned to each other after the final chord stopped reverberating and said “that was the best kid’s show we’ve ever seen”. […]
While I write a lot about kiddie rock these days, my true undying passion is for independent rock and roll. I often credit The Afghan Whigs, June of ’44, Fugazi, Built to Spill and Silkworm along with scores of other lesser known acts, for shaping much of who I am […]
Today we head back to the Singin’ in the Rain Region for the #1 seed’s first round game. Brady Rymer, one of the star’s of the kid’s music scene, is taking on an upstart double disc set of lullabies from Gene and Cher Kosner. (1) Brady Rymer “Here Comes Brady […]
Late on Thursday, OWTK will begin a Children’s Music Review Tournament that will last for a couple weeks. I have compiled a field of twelve new/newish releases that will be pitted against each other along with brief reviews and a song or video sample (if available) of each. Oh, there’s […]
So there’s this Dad in Atlanta who, with the help of his sons, has been pumping out good old fashion rock and roll for the kiddie set for nearly a decade. John Boydston is his name and Daddy-A-Go-Go is his musical moniker. John’s story is an interesting (and inspiring) one […]
