…Family Time for “Best Musical Album for Children.” Ziggy Marley was voted tops in his field at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Award ceremony over fellow nominees Jonathan Sprout (American Heroes 3), Cathy & Marcy with special guest Christylez Bacon (Banjo to Beatbox), Milkshake
This is modern folk music at its best, and some of these tunes are destined to become classics. Chris Ballew, formerly of the indie rock band The Presidents of the United States of America, delivers a debut children’s album that’s full of witty, wordy, silly, gentle, quietly acoustic new traditional tunes. Here I Am!, recorded under the guise of Caspar Babypants, is an
The fact that this album begins with the lines “Lift up your hearts with a smile, Lift up your feet with a dance, Lift up your spirits with a song, It’s family time,” speaks volumes about the tremendously warm vibes emanating from every tune on Family Time, easily landing it near the top of the list of
Billy Kelly and The Blah Blah Blahs present a super set of indie rock songs for kids on their debut CD Thank You For Joining the Happy Club. Their musical mix will remind you of Jonathan Richman, They Might Be Giants, R.E.M., and Wilco, and those influences perfectly compliment the band’s breezy, slyly humorous tunes. Billy Kelly is definitely a new force to be
Tai Shan was born in 2005 at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. The giant panda turned four last July, and now it's time for him to relocate to China. This Saturday, January 30, there will be a farewell celebration…
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That’s right, folks, time to register for KindieFest 2010, the best place out there for getting your music into the ears of industry insiders. The shindig will go down at Littlefield NYC in Brooklyn the weekend of April 30-May 2. The conference will include roundtables and live performances, including a very rare East Coast appearance by Frances
The fifth album by these three elementary school teachers from Seattle is full of ridiculously catchy songs, witty and silly lyrics, and a smidgen of fascinating scientific facts, all combining to make Field Trip some of the best kids’ music of 2009.
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Family Photograph is a remarkable collaboration between East and West Coast members of the Dreyer family, who pull together musical influences from across time and around the world to create their impressive kids’ music debut, some of the best kids’ music of 2009.
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This is modern folk music at its best, and some of these tunes are destined to become classics. Chris Ballew, formerly of the indie rock band The Presidents of the United States of America, delivers a debut children’s album that’s full of witty, wordy, silly, gentle, quietly acoustic new traditional tunes. It’s easy to see that Ballew didn’t force the songs, that he didn’t set out to write a “children’s
