LEAF with Kids
We returned from our trip to Texas for Austin City Limits on Wednesday evening, spent a day of absolute craziness on Thursday (work, 4+ hours of homeschool classes, grocery shopping, library, gymnastics, unpacking, laundry, packing), and headed out again on Friday. While it made for an extremely stressful turnover, it was well worth it. Friday
Austin City Limits, Take 4
For the fourth year in a row, the girls and I have headed off to Texas for a long weekend of music at the Austin City Limits Festival. Our dual purpose has been for us to spend time with my parents and to hear great kids’ music, but this year our trip morphed into a
Photo Friday: Austin City Limits
It’s hard for me to believe it has already been a week since the first day of our three-days at Austin City Limits. In the four days since, we’ve driven back to Atlanta, unpacked and packed for today’s adventure. But, while we were there, we had a great time. Great music, friends, food, and fun!
special celebrations
As part of our 101 things project, we are taking the time to make sure we celebrate at least one “other” holiday a month. Last month, we celebrated Harry Potter’s (30th) Birthday. In August, we celebrate the fourth anniversary of our kids’ music blog/radio station Gooney Bird Kids. Not only did we replay the first
listening familiarity
Two weeks ago, I asked for music listening ideas . Last week, I mentioned having trouble finding time to listen. And, last week, I did find time to listen. While blogging, while on the treadmill, and even while working, amazingly. And learned something about myself, no less. I have known, for a long time, that
Listening Update
Last week, I asked for music listening ideas and was bombarded with wonderful suggestions! Thanks to all who contributed! I have listed to some Avett Brothers, Spoon and Vampire Weekend this week. However, I am faced with a couple of issues. Maybe my brain is too simple or I’m too crazed, but WHEN do I
Opening My Ears
Yesterday was a bit of a rollercoaster of a day for me. For a long while now, I’ve been struggling with my contribution to the “kindie rock” community. In a blog post yesterday over on gooney bird kids, I announced that I am stepping back from gbk and taking a hiatus to do some brainstorming
Robbie’s Return
Randy might love LA, but we love XM, Kids Place Live in particular. We find the hosts to be amazing folks, who love what they do and love the kids they “meet”. While Mindy is Chloe’s BFF+.5, Chloe has had a crush on Robbie Schaefer for a long time. Robbie’s a funny, sweet, talented guy
Thursday Evening in Decatur
Thursday evening I continued with my mission to get out of the house instead of sitting home doing mind-numbing tasks. We managed to get out of the house with the recycling and the library books to return, but Chloe neglected to bring shoes! While Camille searched for books and knitting patterns, Rob ran Chloe home
live in concert โ The Verve Pipe
One of our favorite CDs this year is A Family Album from The Verve Pipe. If you don’t have this CD yet, go check them out, please? We listen to many, many CDs a week, yet this CD has remained in our car for months and months and is requested again and again. The fullness
LEAF โ Day 2
We woke to a very, very windy morning. The night before, both ATMs were broken, so I didn’t want to spend the last of our cash on breakfast. Instead, the girls had hot chocolate and fruit and granola bars, which suited us all fine (Thank goodness for the coffee press gadget that came with the
LEAF โ Day 1
A crazy week, consisting of flying home from NYC, big deadlines at work, unpacking and packing. But then, Friday, midmorning, we were off again! The girls were filled with anxious anticipation over our return to LEAF. We had gone for the first time back in the fall, and they loved it. Rob, unfortunately, could join
kindiefest – industry portion!
While I have a difficult time thinking of myself as an “industry” person, the girls and I headed up to Brooklyn last weekend for the whole of kindiefest. What an amazing experience we had! I loved catching up with old friends and making lots of new ones too. The girls, Chloe in particular, were happy
music high above the streets of manhattan
all this travel to hear good music has made me fall behind on recapping the shows! On Friday afternoon in Manhattan, we headed up from lunch in Bryant Park with my cousin and found our way into 1221 Avenue of the Americas, right there in Rockefeller Center! A bit confused about what to do when
kindiefest, here we come!
Today we packed. We sure are excited. We are heading, for the fourth year in a row, to Brooklyn! Brooklyn you ask? Yep, my birthplace. But that’s not why we make our (now) annual pilgrimage. As you likely are aware, we run a kids’ music blog and streaming radio station gooney bird kids. We love
A Pizza Party in the Garden
When we left Jammin’ Java two weeks ago, I thought that we wouldn’t see Justin Roberts again until we head to Brooklyn on the last day of April for Kindiefest. When his newsletter came out this week, I realized that he would be in Knoxville while we were in Blue Ridge – a distance of
A Weekend of Justin Roberts is Just Not Enough
36 hours after escaping north Georgia, we hit the road again … back to DC. There’s just something about that city which keeps calling us back! This trip was focused on a fantastic Chicago-based k-rocker, Justin Roberts. I think after Ralph, Justin was the second k-rocker that we ever heard. We haven’t had many chances
live in concert – The Verve Pipe
We parked in our usual parking spot at Union Station, went to the bookstore and then walked up to XM to see The Verve Pipe in the Rumpus Room. The sidewalks were mostly clear, so the walk was actually quite pleasant. As we got to XM, Kenny came out the front door, so we stopped
national zoo and the singing zoologist
sunday morning, we headed to the metro station near here and jumped on a train into DC. The girls are old pros and slapping their metro cards on the gates, staying to the right and all the rest. As usual, we took the train to Cleveland Park instead of the zoo stop, because the walk
live in concert – rocknoceros
We sped our way up I-95 and then across on the ever so fun 123 from Lorton to Vienna to get to Jammin’ Java for tonight’s Rocknoceros Happy Hour! Chloe took a bit of a nap in the car and was slow to wake, but when PINK! started, she was full of bounce. Though even
GBK Gwyneth
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