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GUSTAFER YELLOWGOLD'S

"THE TOOTH WILL SET YOU FREE" TOUR

ARRIVES IN CHICAGO!

SUN., OCT. 19 - SCHUBAS

ChiIL Mama's ChiIL Picks List for Family Friendly Fun. This show is a must see!

Disclosure: Thanks to Gustafer Yellowgold and Schubas for providing us with a review copy of the new CD. As always, all opinions are our own.

Here at ChiIL Mama we've long been fans of this charming yellow alien and his quirky, cool take on our home planet. Gustafer Yellowgold's LIVE shows are out of this world! They're a creative, multimedia extravaganza of animated screen shots and LIVE music by the multi faceted illustrator/songwriter/performer Morgan Taylor! Parents and little folk alike will be captivated and entranced by Taylor's magical melding of music and art.

"A star in the world of family entertainment." -- The Boston Globe

"Marvelously mellow, perfectly loopy ..." -- Paste Magazine

Celebrating the release of Gustafer Yellowgold's Wisdom Tooth of Wisdom, the newest installment in the award-winning series of Gustafer Yellowgold "Musical Moving Book" DVD/CD sets, Gustafer Yellowgold's "The Tooth Will Set You Free" Tour comes to Chicago for an out-of-this world, multimedia family show with full band at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 19 at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport, Chicago.

Groovy Gustafer Yellowgold is a friendly fellow who came from the Sun and landed in the Minnesota woods. Illustrator/songwriter/performer Morgan Taylor developed the Gustafer Yellowgold experience as equal parts pop rock concert and animated picture book.

This live performance will feature new songs and videos from Gustafer Yellowgold's Wisdom Tooth of Wisdom, along with plenty of fan favorites from the five previous Gustafer Yellowgold releases, as well as this year's hit single, "Cakenstein." All are filled with the one-of-a-kind Gustafer Yellowgold blend of blissful pop music, lyrical poignancy, and cartoon absurdity. The songs, by themselves, are loved by people of all ages whose taste runs to alternative pop/rock, while the video elements unfold in graphic novel fashion, revealing an ink and colored pencil fantasy world that's especially appealing to children.

Watch Gustafer Yellowgold in action on his Youtube channel HERE.

Since his creation in 2005, Gustafer Yellowgold has become an international phenomenon, headlining family family friendly venues all across the U.S., in London, and even in Seoul, Korea. Yet Gustafer is not just for kids! Gustafer Yellowgold's Show has performed as the support act for Wilco and The Polyphonic Spree, and Gustafer has been seen off-Broadway in his own productions of Gustafer Yellowgold's Mellow Sensation and Gustafer Yellowgold's Infinity Sock.

The New York Times called Gustafer Yellowgold "a cross between Yellow Submarine and Dr. Seuss." Entertainment Weekly praised, "The most infectious original songs. It's like tapping into some pleasure center in the brain, both adult and kid ... absurdly appealing." The Washington Post declared, "He's a star on stage and screen! ... The mix of catchy tunes and offbeat stories has endeared Taylor, and Gustafer, to teenagers as well." The Chicago Tribune wrote, "Gustafer Yellowgold has made kids' music so cool that teenagers and ultra-hip bands such as Wilco want to get in on the act ... a shiny blend of pop art and pop tunes."

Gustafer Yellowgold's Wisdom Tooth of Wisdom will be available online atwww.gustafer-store.net and amazon.com. An audio-only version will be available from iTunes. Pre-orders may be placed on amazon, iTunes and atwww.gustafer-store.net.

WHAT: Gustafer Yellowgold's "The Tooth Will Set You Free" Tour Comes to Chicago!

WHERE: Schubas, 3159 N. Southport, Chicago, IL 60657

WHEN: 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 19

ADMISSION: $10

INFO: 773-525-2508 or the Schubas website, HERE

Check out the Gustafer Yellowgold website at www.gustaferyellowgold.com

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Disclosure: Thanks to Gustafer Yellowgold and Schubas for providing us with a review copy of the new CD. As always, all opinions are our own.

KINDIE LAND: Laura Doherty Plays Schubas THIS Sat at 11am

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Live Family Friendly Shows 

this weekend

• Schubas' Family Series presents:
• LAURA DOHERTY & THE HEARTBEATS
• Saturday, April 05, 2014 11:00 AM | All Ages
• FREE AGES 1 & UNDER
  $8.00

Here at ChiIL Mama, Laura has long been one of our favorites. We've done TWENTY features on her since 2009! We've also given away loads of her CDs over the years, caught her for a video interview, and shot stills & videos at lots of her live shows like this one from the Kidzapalooza party at The James Hotel (VIR-very important rocker breakfast 2012).  

Click here for some of our past original Laura Doherty coverage.

Nominated for "best Chicago kids act of 2012" in Time Out Magazine, Chicago’s pop-sweetheart Laura Doherty & The Heartbeats return to Schubas to perform songs from her new children's CD "In a Heartbeat", chock full of tunes that acoustically rock your kid's world with her signature breezy folk-pop sound! 

This CD is a follow-up to her award-winning "Kids in the City" (2009) and Shining Like a Star" (2011) records. "In a Heartbeat" brings characters alive in such songs as "Jazzasaurus"--the baby dinosaur, as well as "Domingo the Flamingo", and much more! Richard Milne of Chicago's WXRT Radio says "Laura is a pro in the world of children's music!"

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KINDIE LAND: Win Brunch for 4 at Harmony Grill & 4 Tickets to Poochamungas at Schubas 3/23 #giveaway

• Poochamungas

Saturday 03/23/2013 3:00 PM at Schubas

• All Ages
• $8.00 (FREE AGES 2 & UNDER)

ChiIL out with ChiIL Mama and Schubas Family Series.   Click the Rafflecopter link below for your shot at brunch for 4 at Harmony Grill AND 4 free tickets to Poochamungas kids' show!!

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Born out of the Old Town School of Folk Music then fledging musician John Joyce went to take some harmonica classes and ended up taking a bunch of guitar lessons. After meeting a bunch of interested musicians (Don, Alton and Pete), mastering 3 chords, writing some lyrics that amused his daughter, a father son drummer exchange and finally forming a band! 

The Poochamungas went on to record Mud, Mommies and Mayhem in 2010 which won a NAPPA Award and played a bunch of gigs the next few years. They are now in the studio finishing their follow up CD titled Block Party (to be released Spring 2013). Musically diverse rockin’ angst free music is their goal at every show. The Poochamungas believe that good music should know no ages and they rock out for audiences big and small. Singing, dancing and general silliness is the rule of the day when this band comes to play!

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**ChiIL Mama's also got 4 free tickets to Baby Loves Disco April & May shows at Lincoln Hall.  Click here to enter to win!**

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On Saturday, 3/23 at 3:00 PM, Schubas will host Poochamungas. 

Inspired by a friend, John started taking harmonica lessons at the age of 30 at the Old Town school of folk music. John then moved on to bass lessons which soon switched over to guitar lessons. After 8 years of playing and taking lessons he was emboldened by his mastery of three chords and started writing songs that entertained his daughter. He showed them to some friends named Pete and Shawn who helped him further develop the music. Then a band was formed by reaching out to some Old Town disciples and an instructor, a young talented pastor and a drummer who was in the right place at the right time. After a few rehearsals, a flooded out block party gig, a few more rehearsals and a successful outdoor halloween gig they headed into the studio. A year later and a few gigs behind them they have completed the CD and it is available at cdbaby.com/poochamungas. It has also won a 2010 National Parenting Publication Award! Tickets are $8, free for kids 2 and under, and are available at www.schubas.com   

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Saturday, 4/13 and 5/11, Lincoln Hall hosts Baby Loves Disco featuring Kriz Baronia. Hundreds of thousands of kids aged six months to six years, dancing their little booties off (to real disco music!) at some of the coolest clubs in the world while their parents sip cocktails, munch on organic snacks and dance along with their kids. Baby Loves Disco transforms the world’s coolest nightclubs into child-proof discos. Baby Loves Disco is an afternoon dance party featuring real music spun and mixed by real DJs blending classic disco tunes from the 70s & 80s guaranteed to get those little booties moving and grooving. The fun spills out from all corners of the club: bubble machines, egg shakers, a chill-out room (with tents, books and puzzles), diaper changing stations, a full spread of healthy snacks and dancing…LOTS of dancing. Tickets are available at www.LincolnHallChicago.com and are $15 for one, $50 for a four-ticket family pack, FREE for non-walkers. If purchasing the four ticket family pack, please note that one ticket will cover entry for four people.   

On Saturday, 5/04 at 1:00 PM and Sunday, 5/05 at 1:00 PM, Schubas will host School of Rock: A Tribute to Progressive Rock. School of Rock teaches guitar, bass, vocals, keyboards, drums and combines weekly private music lessons and group band rehearsals to prepare students to take the stage in front of live audiences in an authentic concert setting. The School of Rock Performance Program kids will play the best from Jethro Tull, Yes, Rush and other Progressive Rock bands to entertain you! Tickets are $10, free for kids 10 and under, and are available at www.schubas.com. 

On Saturday, 5/18 at 1:30 PM, Lincoln Hall will host School of Rock Naperville: The History of Punk & A Tribute to Guitar Gods and Rock Anthems w/ special guest performance by the Rock 101 class of young rockers. Students at School of Rock range from ages 3 to 17 years old. The performance-based education focuses on not what you play....but how you play it! Come see these kids rock the stage! Tickets are $5, free for kids 10 and under, and available at www.lincolnhallchicago.com.