Holy smokes, the Meltdown was fun.

Wanna do it again next year?  Saturday, March 30.

(And yes, even though we’re moving away, the Meltdown will continue, I’m pretty certain.)

Thanks to all of the artists, authors, illustrators, vendors, bouncing people, librarians, fencers, gymnasts, circus arts people, radio sales people…everyone.  You all rock.

Pictures to come.

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It’s Meltdown Saturday!  What are you doing reading this?  Get to JFK!

Listen any time you like at our page at WRSI.com!

Segment 1
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
ID
TMBG – My Brother the Ape
NRBQ – Animal Life
Frances England – Animal Inside You
ID
Nields – With Catlike Tread
Elizabeth Mitchell – Mr. Rabbit
ID
Paul Westerberg – Mr. Rabbit

Segment 2
ID
v/a – Felt Around the World (handaid.org)
Recess Monkey – Fiddlehead Fern
ID/prep to rock
TMBG – Don’t Spare the Rock!
Ellen & Matt – Playground
ScribbleMonster – Just Happy To Be Me
ID

Segment 3
CandyBand – Down By The Bay
Cloud Cult – Help
ID
School for the Dead – Superhero
Paper Moon – Your Attitude Towards Cuttlefish
ID
Alastair Moock & Friends – Ladybugs’ Picnic

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster – Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
ID
Deedle Deedle Dees – The Golem
Hey Dango – You Can Be
ID
Ratboy Jr. – Are We There Yet
Robbi K & Friends – Favorite Things
ID

Segment 5
Paul Simon – Under African Skies
ID
Jose Conde – Cumbamba
Rodrigo y Gabriela – Diablo Rojo
ID
Grenadilla – Oh Sing a Song to the Sun

Segment 6
Royal Order of Chords & Keys – Don’t Throw the Doll Into the Potty
Phineas McBoof – Are You Awesome?
ID
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo – Hula Hoop Soup
Us 3 – Cantaloop
ID
TMBG – Lazyhead and Sleepybones
TMBG – Spare the Rock

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All the details are at RiverMeltdown.com.  Short version: you wanna be there.  Amazing music, authors, activities, vendors, fun!  Download the whole program here (PDF)

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We’ve got the final matchup in the Ella Jenkins region right here, everyone.  Will Todd McHatton’s “I Think I’m a Bunny” (seeded #6) take out our friend from the Sun, Gustafer Yellowgold, and his “Pancake Smackdown”?  Watch ’em both and vote:

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Listen any time you like at our page at WRSI.com!

Segment 1
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
ID
TMBG – The House at the Top of the Tree
Simon & Garfunkel – At the Zoo
Gustafer Yellowgold – Four Leaved Clover
ID
Laura Veirs – Jamaica Farewell
Guy Davis – I Will Be Your Friend
ID

Segment 2
Musical Stew – States and Capitals
Randy Kaplan – My Little Laugh
Muppets – Danny Boy
ID/prep to rock
TMBG – Don’t Spare the Rock!
Incredible Chandler Travis Catualbirdomonic – First Warm Day
Alison Faith Levy – Like a Spinning Top
ID
Deedle Deedle Dees – Growl Growl

Segment 3
Spoon – The Underdog
Rabbit! – In My Blue Jeans
ID
Ratboy Jr. – Floating Up
Justin Roberts – Never Getting Lost
Terrible Twos – Caroline
ID
Matt & Kim – Daylight

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster – Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
ID
Dan Zanes – In the Basement (with Sharon Jones)
Baby Loves Jazz Band – Whole World In His Hands
Bruce Springsteen – This Land is Your Land (Live)
Billy Bragg – The Beach is Free
ID
Royal Order of Chords & Keys – Central Park Kitty

Segment 5
Jonathan Coulton In-Studio
Princess Who Saved Herself
Mr. Fancy Pants
I’m Your Moon

Segment 6
ID
Eloise the Great – Everybody Let’s Jump
Alkaline Trio – Moving Right Along
ID
Alastair Moock & Friends – These Are My Friends
Okee Dokee Brothers – Small and Simple (with Elizabeth Mitchell)
Dramarama – What Are We Gonna Do?
ID
TMBG – What Is a Shooting Star?
TMBG – Spare the Rock

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We’re pleased to welcome you back to the Spare the Rock Cafetorium, this week featuring the brutal matchup between Rabbit! and The Pop-Ups.  Up first, Rabbit!’s “Magic”:

And here’s The Pop-Ups’ “Balloon”:

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Here’s the promo for this year’s Meltdown:

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The lineup is crazy good.  Deedle Deedle Dees, Robbi K & Friends, Ratboy Jr., Planet Z, Aric Bieganek, Alastair Moock & Friends, Brendan Taaffe, Nields, Anna Sobel Puppets, Tom Knight Puppets, Josh Gannon-Salomon Stories & Songs, Shiprock & Anchordog, Beethoven’s Wig, School for the Dead, Hey Dango.  Plus authors John Marciano, Lisa Yee, Eric Wight, Jeff Mack, and Heidi Stemple & Jane Yolen!

Saturday, March 31, 2012.  10-4.  JFK Middle School.  Rock.

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