We can’t be there. And that sucks eggs. Because SteveSongs was one of the first kindie musicians we discovered 6+ years ago and one of the only we’ve NEVER seen live. Crazy, I know. But you and your kids can be in the crowd for PBS Kids’ Mr. Steve (although […]
Let’s just face the facts, shall we? OWTK has changed. I will continue to be family music’s toughest critic and most fearless champion (patent pending), but the long form reviews I absolutely do enjoy writing may not be in the cards going forward. At least not as often (often, lately, […]
Happy New Year, y’all! Great new music has been landing in my mailbox and inbox over the past few weeks. I play a lot of it this month, with new cuts from OWTK faves Tim and the Space Cadets, SteveSongs, Ratboy Jr, Bill Harley, Bazillions, and new artists Cat Doorman, […]
BRETT BAND FOR KIDS Self-Titled CD You gotta love an album that opens with zero pretense. Eschewing any claim of hipness, Brett Band for Kids begins with the precious demand “Hug me / ’cause I love you”. Hipster parents may cringe. For everyone else: prepare to “open up your arms […]
*This is a positive review, I swear…just hear me out… Listen, the OWTK household very much enjoys “Marvelous Day” (the CD and this new DVD, released yesterday on Rounder Records) but as refreshingly pleasant as the music is I am at times nagged by this slightly uncomfortably cheesy feeling I […]
Instead, we are at dance class. Somehow, both the Mrs. and I neglected to remember our new weekly scheduled obligation and therefore did not consider it’s timing – that being at the exact same time as the SteveSongs event a couple dozen miles away in Philly. Had we two been […]
