THE FUZZY LEMONS “ROUGH AND TUMBLE” A little bit sea shanty, a whole lotta fun. The Fuzzy Lemons’ ode to boyhood (albeit a stereotypical one) is a superb romp a la Dean Jones/Felice Brothers “Rock Paper Scissors”. Having only two girls, “Rough and Tumble” (video below) shouldn’t be so enjoyable […]
I reviewed PASTA!, the outstanding puppet musical from Brooklyn kindie duo The Pop Ups, earlier this year after seeing a performance during one of their NYC runs. It’s outlandish, hilarious, impressive and pretty much every other positive adjective one can sling. Now, it’s out West! That’s right, Jacob, Justin, their […]
At this point, you probably know the Recess Monkey back story. At least I hope you do, because you won’t learn that the trio are early childhood educators at a progressive Seattle school or that they’re managed by a monkey named MayMo. You also won’t read a word about their […]
How very timely of Mr. Kelly. It’s Flag Day, peeps! “That Old American Flag” is the most serious of Kelly’s videos even if it involves early 80’s hairdos, polyester clothing, and a unicycle. It’s a great song and every great song deserves a great video. The tune appears on Kelly’s […]
“eXTeNdeD pLaYdATe”, Alexandra and the Good Batch‘s 2010 caps-lock crazy debut album was overlooked by many in the kindie world. What they, and you, missed was an energetic, creative album (gorgeous looking too) with several terrific songs. I love the dancehall-ready “I said, ‘Mom!’”, the emotion depth of the ballad […]
A faux speakeasy. Little girls in pearls and dressed to the 9’s. Young lads in fine hats, playing cards, and spitting antique phrases. On opening 75-seconds of sorta narrative. This might be my favorite kid’s music video ever, for one of my favorite kid’s songs ever (from the album “Beautiful […]
A Dan Zanes & Friends concert is always a high-quality event and today’s outdoor amusement park setting did nothing but aid the insta-party vibe Zanes goes for and achieves at a remarkable rate. Like the 2nd Justin Roberts show we saw at Sesame Place last month, the 11:30am Zanes set […]
If you’re a kid’s musician set to make a video in 2011, god bless ya. Between The Pop Ups, The Okee Dokee Brothers, Princess Katie & Racer Steve, and Renee & Jeremy (and those are just the ones within the past month!) the bar has been set so damn high…I […]
