Mother’s Day Premiere: “Mama”– Mista Cookie Jar
Artwork by Lucas! “Mama, thank you for bringing me into this world.” Today I am proud to premiere the 8th single in Mista Cookie Jar’s song-a-month series. Appropriately titled, “Mama,” is his most...
View ArticlebatteryPOP / Zooglobble Kindie Rock Showdown!
March 11, 2015 marks the start of the Kindie Rock Showdown. Kids’ music blogging veteran, Zooglobble, has teamed up with batteryPOP, a great online resource featuring curated video content for a broad...
View ArticleNew Video: “Robot Dance” by The Pop Ups and Interview with Jacob Stein and...
We love a good game of Freeze Dance, but someone always needs to be the designated “freezer.” Not anymore! “Robot Dance,” a track from The Pop Ups’ Grammy nominated album Appetite for Construction,...
View ArticleWatch: “One Love”– 1 World Children’s Chorus Celebrating Bob Marley
Whenever I hear even the first few beats of Bob Marley’s music, I feel comforted and just happy. Em has always loved Bob Marley and I still have the t-shirt she regularly wore, from 2 to 3-years-old...
View ArticleInterview: Alison Faith Levy
Alison Faith Levy is a rock star! She has had a prolific music career in both the kids and adult genres, touring national stages with each band she has been in. Alison first entered the kids’ music...
View ArticleVideo: “The Church Usher’s Dance”– The Uncle Devin Show
Maryland-based Devin Walker recently released a video for his single, “The Church Usher’s Dance.” Walker is the man behind The Uncle Devin Show, an interactive musical experience which he describes as...
View ArticleVideo: Ratboy Jr. “The Skunk and the Robot” from Hamster Pants
Timothy Sutton (“Timmy”) and Matt Senzatimore (“Matty”) make up the Hudson Valley-based duo, Ratboy Jr. Earlier this week, they relased their third studio album, Hamster Pants, and a video to go with...
View ArticleVideo: “Town Town”– Dean Jones
Every now and then Grammy winning producer, Dean Jones of Dog on Fleas conjures up a little ditty of his own. The results are always unexpected and entertaining. One of my favorite things about Dean...
View ArticleFather’s Day countdown with Dads who ROCK! featuring Danny Weinkauf
Dads rock! Just ask my daughter who flings open the front door every evening after she hears the beeping of her daddy’s car lock. Even our Chi-weenie (chihuaha-dachsund mix) blazes right after her....
View ArticleVideo: It Takes All Kinds – Alastair Moock + Father’s Day Q&A
Alastair Moock has had a long and successful career in both the adult and children’s music worlds, the latter of which includes a Grammy nomination for Singing Our Way Through: Songs For The World’s...
View ArticleListen: “Sing A Summer Song”– Charity and the JAMband
Summer is here and with it comes summer concert time! A regular favorite and just awesome music series is one put on by the Mountain View Library in Pioneer Park under a big oak tree. The series is...
View ArticleFather’s Day Q&A with Adam Marshall of The Bazillions
The Bazillions are a Minneapolis-based kindie band that brilliantly weaves educational concepts into their songs in a fun and accessible way. Mathematical concepts and figures of speech are explained...
View ArticleSummer Songs 2015 – Free Downloadable Playlist!
Summer is all about good friends and good tunes! Regardless of where you are and what you’re doing, the following downloadable playlist will give your family plenty to sing about this summer. Thanks...
View ArticleVideo: “Lighter Than Air”– Recess Monkey + Father’s Day Q&A with Jack Forman
Recess Monkey just celebrated the release of their 12th album, Hot Air. Man, talk about prolific! Throughout the band’s kindie music career, there has always been a Beatles-esque quality to their...
View ArticleVideo: “Bile Them Cabbage”– Red Yarn
Portland-based artist, Red Yarn (aka Andy Furgeson) made his Kindie debut in 2013 with The Deep Woods. Prior to releasing The Deep Woods, Furgeson spent half a decade researching folklore and American...
View ArticleDads Who Rock! Father’s Day Q&A featuring Josh Shriber of Josh and the Jamtones
Josh and the Jamtones are a Boston-based group known for their killer live performances, and hilarious improvisational banter. Their energetic Roots rock/Reggae style is high octane for little feet,...
View ArticleDads Who Rock! Father’s Day Q&A featuring Jon Babu from Here Comes Trouble
Happy Father’s Day! I hope you’ve been enjoying my Q&A features over the past week with Dads Who Rock. It’s been fun to hear everyone’s experience and point of view and how they integrate music...
View ArticleDads Who Rock! Father’s Day Q&A featuring Keeth Monta Apgar of The Harmonica...
Keeth Monta Apgar, master songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for the Northwest-based group, The Harmonica Pocket, delivers rich vocals in harmony with his wife, Nala Walla. Recently, The Harmonica...
View ArticleDads Who Rock! Father’s Day Q&A featuring Alex Mitnick of Alex & the...
PA-based kids’ musician, Alex Mitnick of Alex & the Kaleidescope, will soon welcome a second baby into his family. When Alex became a father for the first time with his son Miles (now...
View ArticleVideo: “The Cat Came Back”– Laurie Berkner
“The Cat Came Back” is one of the classics we’ve listened to from Laurie Berkner since Emily was little. I am thrilled to see Laurie’s new video for it, which was made through YouTube Spaces. Ok so...
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