SUNSHINE COLLECTIVE “WANNA PLAY?” A tale of two halves. Graceful radio-friendly pop rock for the whole family with charm from the moment the needle drops to the closing hiss and crackle even though the stickiness of the songs fades a bit midway through. The Bear and Mouse are glued to […]
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 […]
My PlayHome is the clever, uniquely 21st century digital take on those Melissa & Doug magnet figure sets, the classic but flimsy paper dolls, and even your grandmother’s stately dollhouse, with flawlessly executed gameplay including multi-touch capacity for eager siblings and their dueling fingers. This is as close to perfect […]
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 […]
Hi all! A quick heads-up this sweaty Tuesday morning to let you know that I guest posted over on Cool Mom Tech as part of their Dads Dig This series. Check out my high-tech gadget recommendation right now on the gizmo wing of the impeccable Cool Mom Picks!
I spend the entirety of my first post for the NYC blogging giant Mommy Poppins encouraging city families to brave the July heat for the opportunity to see & hear the awe-inspiring Shine and the Moonbeams in concert this week. You’ve got three chances, across three boroughs. All three shows […]
POOCHAMUNGAS “POOCHAMUNGAS” I love self-titled songs. Not albums mind you, that’s kinda annoying, but naming a song after your band, or vice versa…well, that’s kinda badass. Poochamungas, an Americana rock-n-roll outfit from the 2nd city rocks a clean electric guitar and a jumpy piano on their canine-centric self-titled track from […]
