From now through the end of February, Steve Denyes and Brendan Kremer (aka Hullabaloo) are giving away Best of Hullabaloo, a compilation of the band’s favorite 12 tracks spanning their 4 studio albums. OWTK loved Hullabaloo’s last CD, especially the title track “High Roller” – a song that is also […]
A few weeks back, Clementown performed a special show at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MN. On stage drawing during the concert was Calef Brown, the creative force behind the books that inspired the band. Check out this live video of “Magic Electric Guitar” from that show, which includes […]
ALEXANDRA AND THE GOOD BATCH “EXTENDED PLAYDATE” The Sound: A mix of musical motifs that strays, but never too far, from it’s catchy, power-pop home. In the Cafeteria, They Sit With: Suzi Shelton, Joanie Leeds Best Moments: It’s rare that a kid’s song gets as deep and as personal as […]
Congrats to When You Reach Me! Rebecca Stead’s chapter book has won the 2010 Newberry Medal. I haven’t read the book yet, but it sounds fantastic. New York City, Time Travel – sign me up. I’m ordering my copy right now.
Congrats to The Lion & the Mouse! The retelling of an Aesop’s fable with words and gorgeous illustrations by Jerry Pinkney is the 2010 winner of the prestigious Caldecott Award. Check out past Caldecott Award winners here.
Promising new posts every Tuesday through Friday, The Laurie Berkner Band has begun blogging. Check out the blog, listen to a dozen LBB tunes and 5 of Berkner’s Pandora stations, and read about band’s highlights from the year that was (the subject of the 1st post). The New Laurie Berkner […]
Looking for something fun to do in New York City during the shortest month of the year? Well, you’re in luck ’cause there are tons of great kid’s concerts all over the city. But which one(s) to attend…what’s a family to do? Allow the Bear and I to be your […]
Starting today, and running for the next 2 weeks, CDBaby will be donating $1 to the Red Cross and to Mercy Corps for every single CD (and album download over $8.99) sold. That’s pretty impressive. It got me thinking that now, RIGHT NOW (or at some point over the next […]
