I’m sitting in the school drop off line this morning with the Mouse, waiting for the doors to open and for the string of cars to begin slowly rolling forward, when I turned off Sirius XMU in our Kia Sorento and turned on some Recess Monkey for us to enjoy […]
Jennifer Gasoi Throw A Penny In The Wishing Well On one hand, Throw A Penny In The Wishing Well is not the kind of album I’d expect the Bear to warm too. She is 8 1/2 after all and, well, I dunno where I’m going with that. The thing is, […]
THE BISCUIT BROTHERS “GET UP & GO” The album starts out, it would have seemed, as the funniest stuff my girls have ever heard in all their lives. The Bear & Mouse were both bonkers as my jumbled up “Get Up & Go” iTunes playlist began, confusingly, with a rousing […]
DAN ZANES “LITTLE NUT TREE” “Wonder Wheel” is the quintessential Dan Zanes song; as jubilant as a campfire sing-along, as memorable as an up-too-late Friday night with great friends, and loaded with imagery so specific in its 1st person experience yet also with an open slot for your own memories […]
POOCHAMUNGAS “POOCHAMUNGAS” I love self-titled songs. Not albums mind you, that’s kinda annoying, but naming a song after your band, or vice versa…well, that’s kinda badass. Poochamungas, an Americana rock-n-roll outfit from the 2nd city rocks a clean electric guitar and a jumpy piano on their canine-centric self-titled track from […]
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 […]
