HOPE HARRIS “COUSINS JAMBOREE” There’s a little bit of Nashville in the title track of Hope Harris’ first non-lullaby family album. The song, an energetic celebration of spending time with all the special people in your life, showcases Harris’ joyful, Grand Ole Opry-quality voice which soars to the rafters while […]
It took a half of a century + 3 more years, but this country’s finest family-friendly music festival got even more family-friendly and in the process, even more finer. LEGO Duplo (yay!) and Late July Organic Snacks (yum!) took the plunge as inaugural sponsors of a Kids Zone at the […]
I was not enthused by their Quad stage set on Saturday, but the Freelance Whales nailed it in the LEGO Duplo Kids Zone tent with the vocal assistance of the sublime PS22 Chorus on “Generator (First Floor)”. Enjoy: And, Oh. My. God. Watch the PS22 Chorus kill on Adele’s “Rolling […]
Much to our surprise, and merriment, the Mrs. and I were treated to a hefty dose Pete Seeger at the 2011 Newport Folk Fest. Surprise because he wasn’t advertised as a performer at this year’s fest. Merriment because, well, it’s Pete Freakin’ Seeger! We heard him not once, not twice, […]
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Alastair Moock. In early 2010, he released his wonderful debut kid’s album “A Cow Says Moock” and now later this year comes the follow up, “These Are My Friends”. The disc’s teaser video (below) provides ideal examples of Moock’s throaty, blues-man voice […]
THE DIGGITY DUDES “WHO’S THE LINE LEADER” from the band’s 2010 album “My Science Project“ I don’t know of another song in the kid’s music oeuvre so explicitly about being either line leader or door holder, yet these are two absolutely crucial topics in the life of a 1st and […]
The only thing better than great indie kid’s music is great indie kid’s music for free. And now, for reasons known only to them, you can obtain the entire full length sophomore album from Hotlanta’s indie rockers The Baby Grands 100% for free. There are some amazingly good tunes on […]
The girls and I drove down to Gaithersburg, MD on Tuesday to attend Robbie Schaefer’s One Voice Festival, a benefit event for his non-profit organization of the same name. In addition to narrowly losing out on a pair of silent auctions – you all were thisclose to hearing me as […]
