Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha: Telephone Company's Panda Brain Album To Be Released Tomorrow

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Tuesday night, I compared Panda Brain, the second album from The Telephone Company, the "Chinese Democracy of the kids music genre," seeing as it's been around a long time with no sign of release. Tonight, an e-mail:
Telephone Company PANDA BRAIN! Album Release Tomorrow at ACL... That is right. After 6 years of waiting, we are releasing the "Panda Brain!" cd tomorrow. We play ACL tomorrow, Friday, at 1:30pm.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha. Will they tour Rio next? Wait and see!

Video: "If Mama Had Four Hands" - Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion (Live at Spare the Rock)

It's going to be a while before I get to see Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion perform music from the upcoming Smithsonian Folkways disk Go Waggaloo live, so I'll just have to do with the occasional YouTube video... I'm sure the audio from this recording of the duo performing for Bill at Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child will be up some Saturday morning in the near future. For now, enjoy the harmonies and the amusing lyrical imagery. Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion - "If Mama Had Four Hands" (Live at Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child) [YouTube]

Yo Gabba Gabba! Gabba!: Season Two Ends Oct. 12th-16th

In advance of the Yo Gabba Gabba! album being released on Oct. 20th comes word that Season Three the last episodes of Season Two of the TV show will debut the week of October 12th. Musical guests that week include the Roots (yes! "Lovely, Love My Family" finally gets airtime in an actual episode), MGMT, Renee Oliver, Lady Tigra, and Little Ones. And of course Biz Markie and Mark Mothersbaugh return. Beyond that, you've got Andy Samberg doing whatever it is he does. Gufffaws will ensue. Presumably. A list of episodes (all episodes are at 1 PM Eastern time) and a behind-the-scenes video featuring MGMT after the jump.

Austin Kiddie Limits 2009 Preview

In years past, I've done a much more thorough job breaking down the Austin Kiddie Limits stage at the Austin City Limits Festival. This year, you're going to have to make do with a more abbreviated post. Which doesn't mean the lineup isn't worth the effort; on the contrary, it's the most solid top-to-bottom lineup in the event's history. Anybody with a kid in tow at the festival can stop by at any given point and be guaranteed to hear something worth hearing, either some great artists for kids, or some kids doing amazing stuff. Here's the schedule -- some live YouTubery after the jump.

Video: "That's How A Pumpkin Grows" - Brian Vogan

Halloween is about a month away. This might be the perfect video, non-fright division -- two minutes of animated cuteness from Brian Vogan. "That's How A Pumpkin Grows" is off his debut Little Songs; the video's directed and illustrated by Alberto Cerriteno and animated by Fashionbudda Studio. (Vogan, incidentally, is working on his next disk; look for it early next year.) Linus would be proud. Brian Vogan - "That's How A Pumpkin Grows" [YouTube]