Meltdown! The Promo.
Mar 08
Mar 08
Mar 08
We’ve got a great spring ahead in the No Nap Happy Hour series at the Iron Horse.
First up, this Sunday (March 14), Gustafer Yellowgold arrives with his moving storybook. Go here for some sampler videos, or just head to GustaferYellowgold.com.
Then next month — April 11 — Secret Agent 23 Skidoo returns to town with his positive hip-hop for the whole family. Plus, we just added local hero Mister G as an opener!
Then we’ll finish up the spring on May 16 with Grammy nominee Brady Rymer’s roots rock.
Family four-packs are available for these shows (in advance only) for just $30 via IHEG.com.
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Feb 28
I have mentioned before that I’m co-producing KindieFest, the family music conference. It’s taking place from April 30 through May 2 in Brooklyn, and includes both an industry conference and a public family music festival. I certainly hope everyone who should know about it does, but just in case, I thought I’d do a quick roundup of what it’ll include:
We’ll have an opening networking reception and a keynote address from Dan Zanes. Get your badges, have a drink, meet your fellow attendees, and hear some thoughts from one of the people most responsible for today’s independent family music scene!
We’ll have panels throughout the day. Subjects will include:
The Future of Marketing Kindie Music – From Photocopied Flyers to Social Networking
Old School Meets New School – Bridging the Gap
Distribution in 2010 and Beyond – More Ways to More Ears
Gigs and Venues – From Libraries to Festivals and Everywhere in Between
What’s the Story? – Kitchen-Counter PR vs the Big Kid Publicists
Moving Pictures – TV, DVD, Online, and More
Recording 101 – How to Make a Great Kindie Record, from Production to Packaging
And here’s some of the people you’ll hear from (alphabetically):
Andy Adelewitz (Paradigm Agency/Publicity)
Ashley Albert (The Jimmies)
Ray Andersen (Mr. Ray)
Marty Beller (They Might Be Giants; Producer)
Beth Blenz-Clucas (Sugar Mountain PR)
Rick Chertoff (Producer)
Bill Childs (Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child)
Ralph Covert (Ralph’s World)
Darren Critz (Symphony Space)
Marty Diamond (Paradigm Agency/Booking)
Danny Fisher (Tune-A-Fish Records)
Jack Forman (Recess Monkey)
Dan Gellert (Jitterbug TV)
Liz Gumbiner (Cool Mom Picks)
Bill Harley (Grammy-winning performer)
Sara Hickman (2010-11 State Musician of Texas)
Andy Blackman Hurwitz (Baby Loves…)
Tor Hyams (Grammy nominated producer, Co-Founder, Kidzapalooza)
Dean Jones (Dog on Fleas; Producer)
Mona Kayhan (Putumayo Kids)
Regina Kelland (To Market Kids, formerly Rounder Records, Kelland Consulting)
Stephanie Mayers (Putumayo Kids)
Elizabeth Mitchell (Elizabeth Mitchell & Family)
Kathy O’Connell (WXPN’s Kids’ Corner)
Panos Panay (SonicBids)
Suni Paz (Children’s Music Network Magic Penny Award recipient)
Michael Rachap (Readeez/Songeez)
Justin Roberts (Justin Roberts & the Not Ready for Naptime Players)
Kevin Salem (Little Monster Records)
Stefan Shepherd (Zooglobble.com)
Laura Sullivan (Parenting Magazine)
Mindy Thomas (XM/Sirius)
Veronica Villarreal (Koch/E1)
The day of panels will be followed by an evening of showcasing bands, networking, and fun. Featured performances will include:
Frances England
Mr. Leebot
Rocknoceros
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem
Rhythm Child
…and more, including three winners of our SonicBids submission process.
Sunday, the family music festival will have even more great acts, including:
Ralph Covert
Bill Harley
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
Recess Monkey
…and more, including two more SonicBids winners!
Everything is subject to change.
Feb 22
Great crowd at the Iron Horse on Sunday, and AudraRox brought a fantastic show, with a mix of older songs and some samples from the forthcoming record. Here’s one video; I’ll get some more up (probably mostly on our Facebook page) soon.
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The Deedle Deedle Dees played to a full house at Forbes Library this morning, with a slightly stripped-down lineup (but worry not, the full Dee experience will be at the Meltdown). Here they are playing Nellie Bly:
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