A couple of things to keep in mind here: 2011 is, for the purpose of these lists, defined as 11/1/10-10/31/11 (with special exception being made for one disc, “Strange Dees, Indeed”, officially released on 11/1). I went out to 52 top songs for 2011 because I had to. In fact, […]
The annual kid’s music awards were announced yesterday on Bill Childs’ weekly Spare the Rock Spoil the Child radio program. Not familiar with the Fids & Kamily Awards? Think of them as the Grammys, with clued-in voters. The Fids & Kamily top 10 is selected by a collection of media […]
The South Carolina trio Lunch Money make some of the most adorable, quirky, and witty music for children. Their 2011 album “Original Friend” is more than great and is now a part of the early Grammy Award process. To celebrate this the band is giving it away for free. The […]
RECESS MONKEY “FLYING!” [warning: the first 276 words of this lengthy review will make it seem as though I do not like this album. this is not true. please read through to the end.] This is not Recess Monkey’s best album. Thank. Freaking. God. The Seattle trio’s 6th CD does, […]
Haven’t done this in a while! Here’s what we listened to on the way to school this morning. Again, only a 12-14 minute ride, so it’s usually just 3-4 songs. These were picked by me, save for “Baby Cloud” which was requested by Mouse. Edith Frost “If It Weren’t For […]
The girls and I drove down to Gaithersburg, MD on Tuesday to attend Robbie Schaefer’s One Voice Festival, a benefit event for his non-profit organization of the same name. In addition to narrowly losing out on a pair of silent auctions – you all were thisclose to hearing me as […]
I swear I’m not going to post these every single day. Many morning commutes to school feature a ton of repeats which would be most certainly not fun for you to read or for me to write. Today though? Totally different set of tunes than yesterday, and a good set […]
BILLY KELLY “THE FAMILY GARDEN” Billy Kelly’s children’s music has been called many things but ‘rough-around-the-edges’ has never been an adjective that had a place in the list. Until now. “The Family Garden” is a relaxed-fit effort in which Kelly allows his alt.country alter ego to seep into his pristine […]
