Please Release Me: July 2010 Edition

An update of last month's list of upcoming family music releases... The Not-Its: Time Out To Rock (July 20) Pete Seeger: Tomorrow's Children (July 27) Dream Jam Band: Leave It In The Soup (July 27 digital/Aug. 10 physical) The Okee Dokee Brothers: Take It Outside (Aug. 3) Various Artists: Many Hands: Family Music for Haiti (Aug. 10) "Doc" Dauer and others: The Body Rocks! (Aug. 17) David Tobocman: Lemonade School (mid-August) Matt Clark: Funnier Little Fella (Aug. 28) Secret Agent 23 Skidoo: Underground Playground (Aug. 31) Meredith LeVande: What Are the Odds? (Aug. 31) Billy Kelly: Is This Some Kind of Joke? (late summer) Bill Harley: The Best Candy in the Whole World (Sept. 14) Oran Etkin: Wake Up Clarinet (fall) The Boogers: Title TBA (fall) Jeremy Zmuda: Title TBA (fall) Laurie Berkner: Let’s Hear it for The Laurie Berkner Band! DVD (Sept. 28) Elizabeth Mitchell: Sunny Day (Oct. 5) Jim Cosgrove: Swimming in Noodles (Oct. 5) Maria Muldaur: Barnyard Dance: Jug Band Music for Kids (Oct. 12) Flannery Brothers The New Explorers Club (Oct. 19) Caspar Babypants: This Is Fun! (Nov. 2) Buckwheat Zydeco: Buckwheat Zydeco's Bayou Boogie (Nov. 2) Frances England: Mind of My Own (Nov. 9) Jamie Broza: I Want a Dog (Nov. 23) David Weinstone: Title TBA (November) Gustafer Yellowgold: Gustafer Yellowgold's Infinity Sock (Feb. 22, 2011) Others working on albums with potential 2010 releases? Lunch Money (Original Friend), Ella Jenkins, Big Don

Video: "13 O' Clock" - Secret Agent 23 Skidoo

Here's the second of two Secret Agent 23 Skidoo videos from his forthcoming Underground Playground album. (Here's "Chase the Rain".) Who knew that Skidoo had friends in Cirque du Soleil? This is a story/imagination song more along the lines of "Hot Lava." Secret Agent 23 Skidoo - "13 O' Clock" [YouTube]

Video: "Chase the Rain" - Secret Agent 23 Skidoo

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo's second album of kid-hop Underground Playground has a release date -- August 31st (woot!). More importantly, the songs are starting to trickle out. "Road Trip" has started to hit radio airwaves (look for it on my Live365 station this week) and he's got a couple videos out. The video for "13 O' Clock" is definitely the more interesting visually, but I love this song. For those of you who really dug "Luck." Secret Agent 23 Skidoo - "Chase the Rain" [YouTube]

Concert Recap: Randy Kaplan (Phoenix, June 2010)

RandyKaplan_CMOP_June10.jpgIt's been about a month since Randy Kaplan came through Phoenix and played a couple sets at the Children's Museum of Phoenix. As always, his storytelling was a hit with the audience. The title track (so to speak) from his new album The Kids Are All Id features words tumbling out of his mouth at a rapid speed and, as Kaplan admitted after the song, is probably more for the parents than the kids. But I like it. (And so do the kids.) Randy Kaplan - "The Kid Is All Id" [YouTube]

Video: "Trick or Treat" (Live at Kindiefest) - Justin Roberts

I know, I know, I've already showered praises upon the performance of Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players at this year's Kindiefest. But that original post only included a snippet of "Trick or Treat" and not the full song. Well, with Roberts' permission, here's the whole thing. Y'know, I probably could have spent most of the NPR review talking about this one song. It's perfect (almost too much so for purposes of this recording, as you can occasionally hear me lending vocal support), really it is. Only 3 1/2 months 'til Halloween, y'all... Justin Roberts - "Trick or Treat" (Live at Kindiefest) [YouTube]