Dan Zanes has two sweet gigs lined up for this weekend in NY & NJ, and both of which will feature Father Goose! Take a break from your Christmas shopping and take the kiddos to dance with Dan at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair, NJ on Saturday the 27th or […]
Longtime Philly kiddie rockers The Cat’s Pajamas are set to film their 2nd DVD live at World Cafe Live on Saturday, December 4th – an event they’re dubbing “Movie Star Party”. The performance is part of the fine Philadelphia venue’s ongoing Peanut Butter & Jams concert series. Expect a 7-piece […]
The 2nd new song & live video pairing from the Pacific NW kid’s music collaborative effort known as Kindiependent has hit the interwebs. The 1st included Recess Monkey, Harmonica Pocket and Caspar Babypants. Sub out Caspar for Bregar (Johnny) and wham – another gem! This time about Holiday meals, elusive […]
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 right, it’s year-end list time! A couple things […]
The 2010 Fids and Kamily music awards were distributed over the weekend. Bill Childs, daughter Ella and son Liam slowly unwrapped the top 10 from 9-10am on Mr. Childs’ weekly indie kid’s radio show Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child. The list is impressive and not that dissimilar to my […]
The 2010 Fids & Kamily music awards are upon us and I’m delighted to have once again been a judge in the no-application-fee, open-to-all family music awards. The top 10 all-ages CDs of 2010 will be announced tomorrow morning on the Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child radio show. I’m […]
Nashville’s outstanding kindie-jazz outfit Coal Train Railroad needs your help. Singer Katy Bowser is all set to have child #1 and the band is all set to make their Big Apple debut (at Lincoln Center, of all places!). To make those fabulous things gel, the band has initiated a Kickstarter […]
Another Minneapolis kindie band, another amazing song, another great new video. The Bazillions deliver an eye-catching, paper-mache animated video for “Super Sonic Rocket Bike”, the standout track from their debut album “Rock-n-Roll Recess”. This tune (and the rest of the CD) is pitch-perfect twangy indie pop rock a la Matthew […]
