How fast is the kids and family music genre growing you ask? Consider Kindiefest (formerly, the poorly named Stinkfest). In 2009, the world’s 1st and only family music conference was a 1 day affair, held in an intimate Brooklyn club called Jalopy. In 2010, the event, hell let’s just call […]
I don’t know what the characters on the wildly popular Fox TV series “24” watch when their not running from exploding buildings or getting into gunfights, but I do know this: during the “24” season premiere this coming Sunday night, Jack Bauer and his granddaughter will stumble upon a pair […]
Funky Mama is readying a new album, the follow up to 2008’s “Moo Juice”. Having seen Krista Eyler live last year, at the fabulous KC Jiggle Jam, I can attest that this Funky Mama can flat out sing. Funny enough, that’s the title of her 4th all-ages CD. Yep, the […]
BARI KORAL FAMILY ROCK BAND “ROCK AND ROLL GARDEN” The Sound: Bright, sunny pre-K rock-n-roll. In the Cafeteria, They Sit With: The Not-Its!, Milkshake, Frances England, The Jimmies Best Moments: Maybe I just have a thing for songs titled “Colors”, but Koral’s exploration of reds, blues and black, as well […]
In reaction to the massive earthquake that recently shook Haiti, kid’s musician Dre Towey is leading a fundraising effort to deliver much needed monetary support, through the non-profit Haiti Lumiere De Demain. It’s feared that more than 100,000 Haitians have died. The capital city of Port-au-Prince is reported to have […]
Mr. Rachap is expanding the Readeez palette with “I’ve Have A Nose”, his latest sub-60-second gem. Here we have a vanishing (and quickly reappearing) nose, dog (or are they rabbit?) ears and a 3rd eye – a look that, frankly, Michael pulls off rather well. Enjoy “I’ve Have A Nose”: […]
The Mrs. and I will be having a Philly-tastic musical weekend. It starts without the kids on Friday night, at the Tin Angel. The Canadian duo Dala is in town, supporting their outstanding album “Everyone is Someone”. Who’s Dala? So glad you asked…OWTK introduced you to ’em last year. We’re […]
Behind the ambitious New Year’s resolution of “Make Kids Dance”, Seattle kindie rock quintet The Not-Its! are hard at work on their sophomore album, the follow up to 2009’s terrific “We Are The Not-Its!” No album title yet, but the band is sharing some early song titles. “Skinny Ties are […]
