The funk is a lot like baseball…if you play it, they will come. OK City’s masters of organ funk Sugar Free Allstars drop their new disc, “Funky Fresh and Sugar Free”, at the end of this month but have already polished off the album’s 1st video. The lead track “Rock […]
TIM AND THE SPACE CADETS “THE GREATEST PARTY EVER” The Sound: Think Jimmy Eat World, circa “Static Prevails” and “Clarity”; super polished late-90’s-style emo/indie rock, with a grade school context. In the Cafeteria, They Sit With: SteveSongs, The Jimmies, The Terrible Twos, Justin Roberts Best Moments: “Superhero” is the kind […]
The Easter Bunny, in his divine wisdom, stuffed a book into the Bear’s basket. The all-knowing hare delivered what could be considered the finest tome in the ‘loose tooth’ sub-sub-sub genre of the children’s book world. Little Rabbit’s Loose Tooth, the title of which should be fairy self-explanatory regarding the […]
THE BRAMBLE JAM “MOVE YOUR BOOTS” The Sound: Rootsy, jam band rock-n-roll In the Cafeteria, They Sit With: Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family, Jack Johnson, Dan Zanes Best Moments: Hey dads, listen up. This is just between you and me, alright? Have you ever felt incensed by the heavy-handed, mom-focused […]
Holy crap is this one trippy, and not only because of the psychedelic backgrounds and lighting used. I’m pretty sure a singing upside down face with googly-eyes is one of the oddest things I’ve ever seen on my laptop. You won’t be able to look away. It’s so engrossing in […]
For a guy who developed his kiddie repertoire inside a nursery school and honed it, reluctantly, at kid’s birthday parties, Randy Kaplan sure has come a long way in a short time. I consider Kaplan a singularly unique voice in the kindie music community. The uniqueness comes not only from […]
RHYTHM CHILD “EAT A BOWL OF CHERRIES” The Sound: Groovy, funky, rhythmic rock designed to get you up and moving. In the Cafeteria, They Sit With: Father Goose, Dan Zanes, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo Best Moments: Rhythm Child proves to be real good at several things. Most notably, they turn […]
May 9th marks the beginning of my kids concert series at the Kennett Flash in Kennett Square, PA. I’m pretty stoked. Here’s the combo poster I made for the 1st trio of gigs: In addition to the stellar music on tap, I’ve also got some cool freebies and giveaways in […]
