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Trying Funny Stuff makes me want my kids music with extra Jimmies
I don't want my kids to grow up listening to lame, easy-listening music which is why The Jimmies' fun-rock songs have been on heavy rotation since we got Make Your Own Someday, their first CD, a couple of years ago. A
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Been Caught Squealing
Back in the day, sweaty dancing to live music, singing loudly and staying up too late was a given during my annual pilgrimage to the Lollapalooza music festival.
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Take a Ride on The Sippy Cups' Time Machine
They grow up so fast, I've said a million times, and while they're still little I want to introduce them to the coolest, indie-vibe music I can.
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Lullaby music gets a nice 21st century update
Now that it's still light at bedtime, my kids are bouncing off the walls when I try to tuck them under their covers at night. I need help, and I'll take it in the form of Sunflow's latest CD, Under the Stars.
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The Hipwaders Prove Size Doesn't Matter
At only 16 minutes long, The Hipwaders EP, Goodie Bag may be short but it's still the perfect little morsel of music for a quick drive across town, or to get us moving during a speed-cleanup session before company arrives.
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The Cool Mom Picks Summer Road Trip Mix Tape
I've done enough seven-hour road trips with the kids to know that the right music can eliminate the fear of "are we there yet?"
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Happy Accidents is deliberately awesome
The fact that Billy Jonas' Knock Knock song has taught my kids a bunch of jokes that are actually funny is alone worth the price of his new CD, Happy Accidents. But on top of that, Happy Accidents has loads of smart, humor-full and funky, world-music folk songs that still sound fresh months after we first stuck it into our CD player.
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No passport required for this European playground
It's already been ten years that Putumayo's eclectic playground series has been introducing families like mine to music around the globe from New Orleans, Brazil and even a multi-cultural Sesame Street. And now the new European Playground takes us on a spirited jaunt across the Atlantic.
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Recess Monkeys
The first time I heard the Recess Monkeys a few weeks back, I instantly fell in love with their unique sound and smart lyrics. This Seattle based three-man band combines kooky with clever in their new album, Field Trip, to create songs that you and your kids will be singing to long after the CD is over - at least if ours are any indication.
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Riveting. Or is it ribbiting?
I've read a few reviews that liken Ben Rudnick & Friends' new CD, A Frog Named Sam, to a kid-friendly Grateful Dead or Phish album which I guess could be a real plus for a lot of people. For me, though, who spent one blurry weekend at a Phish show and then moved on, I feel the need to assure you that this CD does not have a single 25-minute instrumental jam.
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What do I think of Bunny Clogs? More! More! More!
I think that one of my roles as a parent is to expose my kids to music that doesn't suck, so when I see one of them reaching to put on Bunny Clogs' CD, More! More! More!, I breathe a little sigh of relief that they are choosing something so unique, funky and lyrically amazing.
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