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 **ChiIL out with ChiIL Mama for your chance to win Justin Roberts' new CD release, Recess (2 Winners) & Shine and The Moonbeams' new CD too! Enter below.**
This Summer Marks the Debut of Two Free Family Music Festivals:
Rox in Sox and Wiggle Out Loud
Just Past: Rox in Sox: Aaron Nigel Smith and a host of partners brought the first free music and books festival to the Portland area, on August 3rd.
What's cool: Donations of socks and shoes will help kids in need.
Coming Soon: Wiggle Out Loud: Chris Wiser (Boom) of the Sugar Free Allstars presents the first-ever kindie rock festival in Oklahoma on September 1. The Verve Pipe, an alternative rock band most widely known for its 1997 blockbuster hit single, “The Freshmen,” will headline.
What's cool: tons of fitness activities.
Also, check back with ChiIL Mama like we vote in Chi, IL... early and often. We'll have our photo filled recaps of our 9th year of Kidzapalooza up soon, and lots more great fall giveaways!
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Say it Three Times Fast: Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers
The new release from Trout Fishing in America!
Coming September 3, this collection of fresh tunes provides the kind of tongue-twisting, expectations-defying, and generally genre-bending good times that Trout Fishing in America is renowned for. Listen here and catch Trout live, here.
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Over the past few years, Heidi Swedberg, perhaps best known as the actress who played Susan on “Seinfeld,” has built a national reputation for her ukulele-inflected, highly interactive approach to family music-making. Amidst her ongoing weekly music classes at McCabe’s and Los Angeles schools, plus frequent national touring with the Sukey Jump Band, Heidi has produced her second album, due for national retail release on September 10th. Learn how to play the title song on the ukulele with Heidi, here!
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ChiIL Out With Justin Roberts' 'Recess'
It's been more than two years since Justin Roberts received a Grammy nomination for Jungle Gym, and now he's recently released an even more energetic (how is that possible?) set of pop tunes that he's calling Recess. As if the music weren't enough, the album package includes colorful recessed printing, a pop-up robot, and secret links to craft activities and bonus media. Listen to three songs here.
**Click the Rafflecopter link below for a chance to win. We're giving away 2 copies to our lucky readers ($15 value each)! Winners announced Labor Day.**
*A Rafflecopter giveaway-Justin Roberts' Recess
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Shine and the Moonbeams debuted on Sirius-XM's Rumpus Room earlier this month. Check out the new self-titled release that's generating happy streams of light everywhere. Shawana (aka Shine) and her band closed out NYC's Madison Square Park summer concert series on August 8th.
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Alastair Moock Gets Mega Media Attention for
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