FUNKY MAMA “SING!” The Sound: A soulful, soaring voice atop polished bluesy rock-n-roll, with just a smidge of “diva” (in the delivery, not the attitude). In the Cafeteria, They Sit With: Vocally, there’s no one in the kid’s music community that can be compared to Funky Mama. Her voice comes […]
I don’t know what stuff like this means anymore. Bands, big and small, are popping up on TV, on the shelves at Target and almost everywhere else you can stick 10 seconds of audio. Everything, it seems, is mainstream. Or, if it’s not right now, simply wait a few minutes. […]
JOANIE LEEDS “I’M A ROCK STAR” It’s rare that a CD can overcome both it’s title and it’s cover art. Joanie Leeds “I’m a Rock Star” managed to do both and proved to be a highly enjoyable listen for the Bear and myself. Go read our review of Leeds’ sophomore […]
The Deedle Deedle Dees bring something incredibly unique to the kid’s music world – brains, brawn and brilliant fun. They closed out the Meltdown festival in style with songs about Harriet Tubman, Satchel Page, Aaron Burr, Amelia Earhart and this one, “Do The Turnout” about the Amherst Girls. The bulk […]
Robert Burke Warren aka Uncle Rock graced the stage earlier in the day, lending lead vocals to “Roncando” (from Dean Jones’ “Rock Paper Scissors”) during Dog on Fleas’ set. He returned in the PM to rock the Western Massachusetts crowd. With the assistance of his son Jack on vocals, and […]
Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem had the strongest, most engaged crowd at Meltdown ’10. This wasn’t much of a surprise, as the New England-based rootsy quartet has a strong local following. Many of the adults and a lot of the kids danced and sang along to the songs from the […]
There was a metric ton of quality family music booked by Bill Childs of Spare the Rock for the 2010 Meltdown Festival. Of all the acts scheduled, I can honestly say that I was excited most to see and hear Alastair Moock. His debut kid’s album “A Cow Says Moock” […]
10:00 am is not an easy time slot for rock-n-roll. Dean Jones and his band Dog on Fleas kicked off the 2nd annual Meltdown Family Music & Book Festival 2 hours before lunchtime and if the guys and gal were still sleepy, you’d never have known it listening to ’em. […]
