We’ve played a bunch from the band’s new kids’ CD, Ranky Tanky.  They came by the studio this week to record an in-studio we’ll air on January 2 (a week before they’re playing a benefit (taking place at First Churches) for Nonotuck Preschool).  Here’s a sneak preview, a great version of the Funky Meters’ “They All Ask’d For You.”  And check out the Drumship Enterprise — as you’ll hear on the show, it includes a cardboard box, a naugahyde suitcase, and all sorts of metal cans!

We’ll air this on Saturday, but why not listen to it now?

Uncle Rock Holiday In-Studio

Due to illness, we have to reschedule Danny Adlerman and Yosi’s show at Cup & Top for Tuesday, January 5, at 4:00.  It will still be free and still be great!

Lots of holiday fun this week.  Listen any time at WRSI.com!

Here’s what we played:

Segment 1
TMBG – It’s Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG – 9 Bowls of Soup (Here Come the 123s)
Martin Sexton – Holly Jolly Christmas (Family Christmas)
Wee Hairy Beasties – Yellow Snow PSA
Steve Weeks – Monkeys (Alphabet Songs II)
ID
Deedle Deedle Dees – The Brooklyn Bridge Song (History + Rock ‘n’ Roll = Deedle Deedle Dees)

Segment 2
New Standards – O Tannenbaum (Candy Cane)
Caspar Babypants – $9.99 (More Please!)
ID/prep to rock
Jingle Punx – Mele Kalikmimaka (Coal)
Leevees – How Do You Spell Chauunnuukkaaahhh?
Los Lobos – Heigh-Ho (Los Lobos Goes Disney)
ID

Segment 3
ID
Suburbs – Cows (In Combo)
Key Wilde & Mr Clarke – Big Pet Pig (Rise & Shine)
Milkshake – Shake It Up! (Great Day)
AudraRox – I Can Do It By Myself! (I Can Do It By Myself!)
ID/book time with Ella (Peter & the Starcatchers)
Lunch Money – I Love My Library (Dizzy)
Dean Jones – Roncando (feat. Uncle Rock) (Rock Paper Scissors)
Yosi & the Superdads – I Have a Little Dreidel (…and a Happy New Year) (Cup & Top on Tuesday after school – 4:00)
ID

Segment 4
ScribbleMonster – Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
ID
Bob Dylan – Must Be Santa (Christmas in the Heart)
Sufjan Stevens – The Friendly Beasts (See You on the Moon)
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem – It’s a Big World
Renee & Jeremy – It Makes You Feel Good
Readeez – When I Dance (Songeez)
ID

Segment 5
Suburbs – Rattle My Bones
Clementown – Kansas City Octopus (Polkabats and Octopus Slacks)
Uncle Rock – Too Many Presents (live) (Express Your Elf)
The Come Ons – More (Holiday Hootenanny)
Marcy Gregoire – Spittin’ Seeds (Spring) (this afternoon at 4 at Thornes, tomorrow at Barts, next Wednesday at Cup & Top)

Segment 6
Asylum Street Spankers – You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch (A Christmas Spanking)
Of Montreal – Brush Brush Brush (Yo Gabba Gabba)
Sippy Cups – My Loose Tooth (The Time Machine)
Shins – They’ll Soon Discover
Danielle Sansone – Too Much Coffee (Two Flowers)
ID
They Might Be Giants – Solid Liquid Gas (Here Comes Science)
TMBG – Spare the Rock

This week, Ella talked about the Peter Pan prequel, Peter and the Starcatchers.  You can find it at an independent online bookstore (and support the show) by following this link:

Shop Indie Bookstores

Hilltown Families can hook you up with a four-pack of tickets to They Might Be Giants’s family matinee on New Years Eve at the Calvin.

Remember, the family four-pack special is only for advance tickets, so if you don’t win ’em, you should buy ’em soon.

Lord only knows how this came out without me noticing, but it’s on its way now and you’ll hear it soon.