ChiIL Out With A Playlist of FREE Downloads For Fathers Day #Free #KindieMusic

Here's one for all the cool dads 

out there in Chi, IL and beyond. 

Happy Father's Day. 

We celebrate YOU!

For every ChiIL Mama there's a ChiIL Dad, too. Honor yours whether it's your "baby daddy", you own father, or father figure in your kids' lives.  Here at ChiIL Mama we know families ROCK in many different configurations! So here's some rockin' FREE kindie tunes from our friends over at Sugar Mountain.

ChiIL Mama's own Du-Jay and Sagezilla rock Kidzapalooza 2006 & 2007

A playlist of free downloads for Father's Day

A host of top artists in family music pay tribute to dear old dad by offering fans a free song. We've compiled a list of songs celebrating familial love, growing up, feelings, and elephants. The playlist kicks off with "Love Bug," from Raffi's forthcoming album by the same name, and ends with a new version of Eric Herman's mega YouTube hit "Elephant Song." Get your tunes here. 

The free download offer will be live from Thursday afternoon, June 12th through Wednesday, June 18th. Please note that the download function does not work on the phone or tablet app; the full web version of Soundcloud is needed to download the songs, though anyone may stream them from any device at any time.

Be the family that rocks together with: "My Daddy's Record Collection" A colorful new vinyl 45 of the original Sugar Free Allstars song "My Daddy's Record Collection," plus a B-side of "Banana Pudding," is available now. Get this excellent gift for musically discerning dads, HERE. In other news, The Sugar Free Allstars are also teaming up with Crosley, selling branded record players at their many shows, including the huge family festival they produce on September 14th in Oklahoma City, Wiggle Out Loud.

More Great Sounds Arrive Soon: June 17 ~ The Secret Mountain: Simply Fantastic: An Introduction to Classical Music AND Brady Rymer: Just Say Hi! June 24 ~ Mister G: The Bossy E July 15 ~ The Not-Its! Raise Your Hand AND Raffi: Love Bug Coming in August: The Pop Ups: Appetite for Construction  AND The Whizpops! Sea Blue Sea Get Social: Check back with ChiIL Mama & ChiIL Live Shows like we vote in Chi, IL... early and often.  We have photo & video filled features, loads of great reviews and interviews, and lots of weekly giveaways--nationwide toys/games/ products and Chicago based music and theatre tickets.   Follow us on FACEBOOK and TWITTER so you don't miss out. Follow us by RSS feed (add your address in the side bar to the right) to get an easy e-mail digest and/or on social media. ChiIL Live Shows (adult)  FACEBOOK PAGE and TWITTER ChiIL Mama (family friendly) FACEBOOK PAGE and TWITTER  YOUTUBE (We have 240+ original videos on our YouTube Channel including video interviews with musicians, theatre people, parents in the arts, live show footage & more!) GOOGLE + PINTEREST INSTAGRAM

KINDIE LAND: Labor Day 3 CD Giveaway -- Justin Roberts' Recess & Shine and the Moonbeams #giveaway

New Fests, ChiIL Mama's Giveaways, Kids Music Releases and More From Our Friends at Sugar Mountain

**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. **Click here to check out loads of ChiIL Mama's original Verve Pipe coverage including live show clips!** 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! 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. Heidi Swedberg's Retro-Ukulele Style is My Cup of Tea 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!            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   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. Alastair Moock Gets Mega Media Attention for  'Singing Our Way Through... Songs for the World's Bravest Kids.' Plus, he's donating music to many families and organizations dealing with childhood cancer. **Click the Rafflecopter link below for a chance to win.   We gave one away last month, but ChiIL Mama's giving away another copy of Shine & The Moonbeams ($8.99 value) to our lucky readers!  Winners announced Labor Day.**   * A Rafflecopter giveaway-Shine & The Moonbeams CD **Click here for info on how to win a rockin' kindie family vacation to New York with Just Kidding and Symphony Space through Aug 21!!** Expect more news soon about Mister G, Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, Mr. Palindrome, The Secret Mountain and the new "Just Kidding" season at Symphony Space. News links of note: Kindiefest quits What's good... and bad...in  kids' music: A Manifesto Grammy.com on the state of kindie KidsCanGroove