There are a number of venues, big and small, across the nation booking children’s entertainment. Some host music, some theater, others dance/comedy/film/variety shows. Symphony Space in New York City (more famously known, to the Mrs and I at least, as the ‘Selected Shorts’ place…sponsored by Zabars Coffee and ZabarsCoffee.com – […]
The 2010 Celebrate Brooklyn concert series ended with an impressive, all-ages bang yesterday as two biggies of the modern kid’s music world joined forces in delighting the modest crowd gathered at the Brooklyn Bandshell in Prospect Park. It was a family affair as Elizabeth Mitchell and You Are My Flower […]
The 2010 Celebrate Brooklyn concert series has seen some impressive & diverse acts; Norah Jones, Allen Toussaint, Passion Pit, The Roots w/ Talib Kweli, Rufus Wainwright, The National, Sonic Youth, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, to name just some. The series concludes this weekend, with the season’s only family concert. […]
Elizabeth Mitchell and You are My Flower are set to release their new family album “Sunny Day” on October 5th, 2010. The band’s label, Smithsonian Folkways, is giving away a free mp3 of album track “Oh, John the Rabbit” and have posted a video for the tune. “Sunny Day” will […]
I sorta cannot believe that I haven’t written about this already, as it may be the most ambitious and worthwhile kindie music project of 2010. It also may be one of the finest. The Many Hands ‘Family Music for Haiti’ CD is a compilation featuring some of the best and […]
Chris Ballew (of The Presidents of the United States fame) is set to release his 3rd Caspar Babypants kindie album later this year. The disc, titled rather prophetically “THIS IS FUN!”, will feature a few newsworthy collaborations. Not all involve local NW talent, but never-the-less Caspar Babypants is continuing […]
Ziggy Marley and Elizabeth Mitchell performing “I Love You Too” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Monday 3/15/2010. Video below (but don’t be surprised if it’s pulled down at some point). Mitchell contributed to Marley’s Grammy winning “Family Time” album, but interestingly, not on this song. In sorta […]
