gustafer!
i wrote about the Gustafer Yellowgold show at Eddie’s Attic on our gooney bird kids blog, but I thought this photo was so cute that I wanted to share it here too. This is Chloe and “Gustafer Junior” in their matching outfits. The first time we saw “junior” he was something like three months old
ralph’s at it again
I have just heard that All Around Ralph’s World will be out on Bar/None Records on February 9, 2010. If you know us, you know we can’t wait to hear it! Last month, when we went to see Ralph’s World perform at the XM Rumpus Room and at Jammin’ Java, we were treated to two
looking for family music?
if you are a regular reader, you’ll probably already realize that I follow the “kids and family” music genre fairly closely and maintain a radio station and blog, Gooney Birk Kids (gbk for short). This weekend, the results of the Fids and Kamily Poll have been released, so if you are looking for some good
YAKMC
yet again today we headed to YAKMC (yet another kids music concert). A shorter drive than most of our concert trips — this one was only about 20-25 minutes away in midtown. We worked our way through the traffic to the Park Tavern by Piedmont park for Grand Day Out. On the bill were The
photos and videos from the weekend in DC/VA
Weekend photos: Ralph at XM: Ralph at Jammin’ Java:
favorite things
the girls and I have some favorite things. one is to go to Ralph’s World concerts. Another is to go to concerts at XM radio in Washington, DC. I went back and forth on whether to make the trip this year (we did last year, but had the added bonus of seeing Rob who was
lake eden arts festival (leaf) – day 3
During the night, it actually snowed! None stuck to the ground at the camp, so the kids were disappointed. I got up before the kids to go buy some coffee and hot chocolate for us. Once we were warmed up, we headed over to Eden Hall for buffet breakfast. The sun was shining, making breakfast
lake eden arts festival (leaf) – day 2
after a night of lots and lots of rain, we woke to the LEAF “Family Campground” noises outside our tent. We dressed quickly and headed to Eden Hall for the breakfast buffet (priced by weight). We ate on the screened porch, which was really quite cold. The grounds had gotten pretty muddy during the night,
lake eden arts festival (leaf) – day 1
friday morning started off miserably. Nothing went right. The girls and I finally got on the road at quarter to 11 — I had been hoping to leave around 9. Remembering my illness following eating at Taco Bell on our trip back from Texas a week previously, we decided to stop for lunch at Moe’s.
uncle ralph
Back in 2002, when Camille was four and Chloe was an infant, Rob was a member of eMusic.com. One night, he and Camille went searching that site for alternatives in kids’ music…we were SO tired of the drivel we had been listening to over and over. They both really liked music from a Chicago kids’
Peter Himmelman in the rumpus room
Our year in DC is coming to a close. While I doubt that it was our last Rumpus Room Concert (we had been to 3 or 4 before this year), it is our last for a while. And what fun it was! A nice crowd came out to see Peter Himmelman. I wasn’t sure if
Milkshake at Jammin’ Java
Less than a week after our last journey there, we headed back to Jammin’ Java, this time to go to the CD release party for Milkshake. Unfortunately, the UPS guy couldn’t find Lisa’s house yesterday and there were no new CDs available. Instead, Lisa gave a price break on the DVD and gave away posters
Robbie Schaefer, chloe’s bff
With Robbie’s big news this week, we knew we had to get to the Robbie Schaefer kids’ show at Jammin’ Java this morning and wish his safe travels. Robbie is heading to Uganda this evening for a wonderful kids’ music exchange. To read more, visit Robbie’s blog. The show at Jammin’ Java, though a Sunday
banjo to beatbox at wolf trap
Thanks to Facebook, I realized that Cathy and Marcy would be at Wolf Trap today, performing in their “Banjo to Beatbox” series (I think all day I wrote it backwards — apologies!). We arranged to meet there with a French coworker of mine whom we never met up with while in Nice last week. I’d
Lunch Money in the Rumpus Room
Today we were thrilled to get back to the Rumpus Room at XM in DC after over a month and see Lunch Money perform live in the XM LiVE Performance Studio! We always love to hear Lunch Money live, and while we heard a couple of the new ones in NY, we heard another couple
Brady Rymer at XM – 12 Jun 2009
Yesterday, we were excited to get back to the Rumpus Room at XM in DC and see Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could perform live in the XM LiVE Performance Studio! We’ve seen them a couple times before, once in Georgia, and love his enthusiasm, music and smile. And even cooler, Barbara came
Tuneful Tuseday โ Lucas Miller
In keeping with the nature theme for this week, I’d like to mention a great kids’ musician whose music features zoology and environmental issues. Lucas Miller, out of Austin, TX, has a great set of CDs with tracks such as “Living in Symbiosis,” “I Don’t Wanna Be Part of the Food Chain! ” and “Arribada!
Tuneful Tuesday โ Family Time!
Besides the Beach Boys, when I think “beach” and “music,” I think reggae. And we heard a lot of reggae as we walked along the boardwalk this weekend. While his latest CD Family Time is not a reggae CD per se, who doesn’t have reggae come to mind when they hear the name Ziggy Marley?
Randy Kaplan at XM
Yesterday, we were excited to get back to the Rumpus Room at XM in DC for our third time in May! It was so great to see Randy Kaplan perform live in the XM LiVE Performance Studio! We’ve seen him a couple times before, but never for a full show, and it was great! We
Tuneful Tuesday โ Catch That Train!
Reflecting on our recent trip to NYC that seemed to focus on the subway, the CD that jumps to mind is Catch That Train from Dan Zanes and Friends. Dan is a wonderful family musician who is based in Brooklyn. In fact, we actually got to chat with him for a few minutes while we
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