by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
I’m not sure my kids or I could ever pick out our favorite Justin Roberts song–there are just too many good ones from his dozen or so years as a kindie musician. So I love that he’s currently offering a handful of singles to download totally free....
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
We’ve watched OK Go’s excellent video interpretation of the Muppet Show Theme Song approximately 423 times in our home, and I adore their quirky take on a song I’ve known since childhood.But, for my download of the week, I’m stepping a little...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Even I can still remember the butterflies I’d get on those first days of school–and that was a l-o-n-g time ago as my kids are quick to point out to anyone. This week’s download of the week from one of our favorite kindie musicians, Secret Agent 23...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Picking out my favorite song from Caspar Babypants’ brand-new CD, Sing Along!, is like asking me what my favorite donut is: They are all just so goooooood. But, there is one song that I keep coming to over and over (and over) again, for its rapid-fire, silly and...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
The Hipwaders’ first CD was a quick little EP that I loved for its edgy sound. And now, with their new full-length CD, The Golden State, my favorite song pairs the sweetest lyrics with a chorus that makes me want to grab the nearest sticky hands and jump around...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Atlanta’s The Baby Grands have a laid-back sound with a beat that I like so much — it reminds me a bit of the Barenaked Ladies mixed with Jack Johnson. And now, for a limited time, it’s free. The Baby Grands are offering up their second release, The...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
If the van is rocking, we’re probably bouncing in our seats to the ska beats off of kindie-rocker Egg’s second CD, the aptly named Hard-boiled which follows their excellent indie-pop debut, Sunny Side Up. Though most of Hard-boiled rocks along with heavy...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
If you’ve you were to put on the new CD from CMP favorite Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke, Hey Pepito!, you’d immediately be transported into what can best be described as three minutes of kindie power-punk—loud and full of British brash. But since...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Of all the amazing things my kids and their friends can do, one of the most astonishing is their ability to run in screeching packs around my yard when the temperature is more suited to, say, lying in a puddle of sweat sipping icy drinks. So, in honor of the rising...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
I’m sure I’m not the only one who has grabbed a hairbrush and sang the haunting lyrics of The Verve Pipe’s The Freshmen into it. But you may be surprised to learn that this rock band from Michigan has a more playful side, as evidenced in their most...
