KINDIE LAND: Mr. Singer & the Sharp Cookies To Release Daniel Johnston’s “Devil Town” Cover This Friday, October 11, 2019

Mr. Singer & the Sharp Cookies, Chicago’s most energetic, award-winning band for kids, are releasing a spooky single this Friday! Their cover of Daniel Johnston’s “Devil Town” is due out October 11, 2019. Keep an ear out!

Here at ChiIL Mama, we've been covering Chicago's own Mr. Singer & The Sharp Cookies since their first release waaaaay back in 2005. They're favorites of ours and we've done video interviews with the band, shot them live in concert at our weekly kindie rock series, Beat Kitchen Concerts for Kids, and teamed up with them on numerous giveaways for our readers. 

They've been playing Devil Town at rockin' Halloween shows for years. I even shot them at Beat Kitchen doing this awesome cover back in 2011. Check it out here:



Speaking of Halloween spirit and weird creatures, we're also pretty big fans of their covers of The White Stripes' Little Ghost and The Cramps Goo Goo Muck. Great tunes that are fun for all ages.






If you like “Devil Town”, be sure to check out their 2018 album, “Happy Haunted Halloween”, and keep your ears peeled for “You Rock!” their most rocking album yet. Due out in early 2020.

“Lots to like about the Sharp Cookies.  Any band with the Ramones as a major influence is way cool in our book.”  - Lou Carlozo, Chicago Tribune

“Part of being a kid in Chicago is rocking out with kindie/folk icon Mr. Singer.”- Red Tricycle

Mr. Singer & The Sharp Cookies are the husband-and-wife team of Neil and Kerry Firstenleit (“Mr. Singer” and “Kerry Appleberry”), along with dynamo drummer Michael Massett (“Marius Mustard”). The band’s rocking, electric sound has been described as “like June & Johnny Cash playing The Clash while riding unicycles through the zoo!”

Both onstage and in the studio, Mr. Singer & the Sharp Cookies specialize in fresh, positive, high-energy music at kid-friendly volumes, sneaking a little mischief, a little sweetness, and a lot of fun into their clever originals. The Sharp Cookies music salutes the ancient concept that one of the most fun things about being a kid in October is the anticipation of getting your socks scared off of you,

Albums by Mr. Singer & the Sharp Cookies include: Happy Haunted Halloween (2018) Going to a Party (2017), Bouncing Ball of Energy! (2012), and Muddy Water Beaver Dam Band (2005).

All are available wherever music is streaming, including iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Google Play, CDBaby, and more. 

Want to learn more? Check out MrSingerAndTheSharpcookies.com 

Our Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/singercookies/

Our award winning music school’s site
https://www.leithauschicago.com/

A few live videos:
Come On, Come On, Come On!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9Fke_0kmSQ

Just for Fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqQVEyaPAmc

Rudy Rockhopper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJQMZ4qBNPU

Animation
Kirei Ladybug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmgrZ6kMrdo

KINDIE LAND: NEW SINGLE FROM MOOZIKA! "MOOSE ON THE LOOSE" OUT OCTOBER 11, 2019

THERE'S A MOOSE ON THE LOOSE IN MANHATTAN!

NEW SINGLE FROM MOOZIKA!

"MOOSE ON THE LOOSE"

SET FOR RELEASE OCTOBER 11, 2019

"His original songs, like 'Moose on the Loose' ... are absurdly invigorating — everyone bops and beams. Everyone." — New York Magazine

"Gleefully existing in its own time zone, this is pretty much like nothing in kids' music that you've heard before." — Midwest Record

"The CD is like a soundtrack for a super fun playgroup music time." 

— 2019 NAPPA Award review

Beloved Brooklyn-based music educator. singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Jesse Goldman will release the first single off his 2019 NAPPA Award-winning debut family album Moove to the Moozika! on Friday, October 11.

The single, "Moose on the Loose", is one of the biggest hits from Jesse's acclaimed Moozika! music classes and the shows he performs for kids and families with his Moozika! band.

A goofy city-based adventure song, "Moose on the Loose" is the perfect tune for working the wiggles out. Relatable for city kids and wish-they-were-in-a-city kids alike, "Moose on the Loose" bring wildlife to the urban jungle in an udderly silly way.

Named one of the top three “Absolute Best” kids’ music classes in NYC by New York Magazine, Moozika!’s Spanish - English curriculum is powered by an ethos of expansive love and gentleness that also permeates every playful song on Moove to the Moozika! The album will be released on October 25.

“This album represents a capstone celebration of more than five years of creating vivid musical experiences for the hundreds of children who’ve participated in Moozika! classes and attended Moozika! band shows throughout Brooklyn,” says Jesse Goldman. “I want to see families rocking out to Moove to the Moozika! ‘til the cows come home and then discovering fresh new ways of making each song a living thing. Can they decorate the melodies with their own variations or even create new music inspired by the album? Moove to the Moozika! is an invitation to play!”

Jesse Goldman is passionate about using his skills as a musician, fluent Spanish speaker, music educator, and community organizer to create a more loving world. Counting Bobby McFerrin among his personal mentors, Jesse has long been active in improvised music circles in NYC, where he facilitates workshops for learning to create spontaneous a capella music. He has teamed with acclaimed artists of all stripes, from jazz/hip-hop drummer Makaya McCraven to Grammy-winning musical theater writer Ty Defoe, and his original music has been featured in venues throughout NYC, including the Queens Museum, 54 Below, the Duplex Theater, ShapeShifter Lab, and the Laurie Beechman Theater.

"Moose on the Loose" will be available at Bandcamp on October 11, 2019.

The complete Moove to the Moozika! album will be available at CDBaby, Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon, and www.Moozika.com on October 25, 2019.

For more information, please visit www.moozika.com.

Moove to the Moozika! Album Release Celebration for Kids & Families!

WHERE: Dekalb Stage, Dekalb Market Hall, 445 Albee Square West, Brooklyn, NY 11201 (Basement Level)

WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 2, 2019

ADMISSION: $15 at the door. $10 in advance for adults and children age one and older. $8.75 per person for families of four or more.

ADVANCE TICKETS: Visit Brown Paper Tickets HERE.

INFO: Visit the Dekalb Market Hall website, call 917-670-3618, or email jesse@moozika.com

FLASH GIVEAWAY: WIN 4 Tickets ($24 Value) To Beat Kitchen's Concerts For Kids at Noon 10/14/18

CHIIL MAMA'S THE PROUD PRESS SPONSOR FOR BEAT KITCHEN'S CONCERTS FOR KIDS SINCE 2010!

There's a chill in the fall air and that means it's time to jam at Concerts for Kids at Beat Kitchen every Sunday at noon (doors at 11:30am)! Food and drinks available and some of the best of Chicago's kindie (kids' indie) musicians.

ChiIL Mama's back as press sponsor and we'll be giving away a FREE family 4 pack of tickets ($24 value) for every show! Pre walkers under age 1 are free. Other kids and adults all need tickets, available in advance or at the door. Concerts are geared toward birth through 8 year olds with an adult along. 

Winners will be announced this Saturday on site and on our social media. Upcoming weeks, our concert ticket giveaways will go live on Fridays and run through midnight the following Thursday, so check back with  ChiILMama.com like we vote in Chi, IL... early and often. 

This Sunday Get Ready to Rock Out 

With Jodi & the Jigglejam Band! Wiggle, JIGGLE, & Giggle to imaginative, interactive tunes!

Get ready to rock out with Jodi Koplin's Jigglejam for their first ever Concerts for Kids appearance! Wiggle, JIGGLE, & Giggle to imaginative, interactive tunes as they rock the Beat Kitchen stage. 

Doors open at 11:30. Brunch menu with tons of kids favorites and full bar for the grown ups (with some of the best bloody marys in town). Bring your friends and tell your neighbors, kindie fans!

Jodi & the Jigglejam Band

Hosted by Jodi Koplin's Jigglejam

Sunday at 12 PM – 1 PM

Concerts for Kids: 2100 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60618

Click HERE to purchase in advance and check Ticket Availability

Enter for your chance to WIN 4 Tickets ($24 value) to Jodi & the Jigglejam Band! via ChiIL Mama.

Enter through noon 10/13/18. Winners will be announced this Saturday on site and on our social media. Upcoming weeks, our concert ticket giveaways will go live on Fridays and run through midnight the following Thursday, so check back with ChiILMama.com like we vote in Chi, IL... early and often. 

*Please check your dates and be sure you can make it to the show before entering. We know kids get sick and last minute things happen, so if you win and can't make it, let us know ASAP so we can choose another winner. No shows who don't let us know will be banned from winning Concerts for Kids tickets for a month.

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KINDIE LAND: SUKEY MOLLOY'S FIVE LITTLE OYSTERS ALBUM & 2 Books Out October 5th!

SUKEY MOLLOY'S

FIVE LITTLE OYSTERS!

FIFTH IN AWARD-WINNING SERIES OF CHILDREN'S ALBUMS

TO BE RELEASED

IN TANDEM WITH TWO COMPANION BOOKS IN OCTOBER

"Sukey is undeniably today's Mister Rogers."

-- Celebrity Parents Magazine

"Molloy has a strong, gentle, kindly voice, which she combines with light instrumentation to a wonderfully soothing effect."

-- Parents' Choice Award review of Sukey Molloy's I Am Sleepy!

With a bevy of awards proudly in hand, beloved children's musician Sukey Molloy puts a big smile on traditional favorites and mixes them with original songs, poetry, and a story for the October 5 release of her fifth album, Five Little Oysters!

October 5 will also see the release of two companion audio picture books by Sukey Molloy: Five Little Oysters! and The Story of Little Flame in the Arctic. Featuring colorful felt art images, these books are designed to be read while listening and singing along to Sukey's songs, courtesy of a song download link provided in each book.

There are certain songs that should be part of the childhood experience for every child. With her new album Five Little Oysters!, Sukey Molloy turns tradition upside down, shining a new light of fun, fun, fun on this classic repertoire with updated lyrics, a seemingly endless flow of irrepressibly humorous sound effects, and many delightful punctuations from the percussion department guaranteed to produce a parade of giggles. All of this hilarity is imbued with the magic of the up-close, cheery, participatory style that has become Sukey's calling card.

Joining Sukey as co-producer of Five Little Oysters! is Grammy-winner Larry Alexander (Diana Ross, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, David Bowie), who has served in this capacity for all five of Sukey's albums. Together they have created a recording for children that will surely set the standard for years to come with its graceful flow from beginning to end and a clean, clear sound that echoes first-rate production values. The musical integrity of the album, the cultural significance of the classic material, and the sweet nuances of Sukey Molloy's original lyrics and melodies present a trio of impeccable assets.

Five Little Oysters! kicks off with "It's Raining, It's Pouring," for which Sukey Molloy has adapted the lyrics to incorporate picture-perfect farm animal sounds and imagery, all set to a delightful Calypso beat. "Do Your Ears Hang Low" presents all of the little-known original verses frolicking in a carnival atmosphere. Whistles, cow moos, shuffling sandpaper blocks, cowbell, triangle, water stick, and bass drum partner with the physiologically absurd lyrics in describing almost every conceivable ear position, location, and characteristic!

Other highlights include Sukey's version of "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" (with a mighty fine fiddling interlude); "I've Been Working on the Railroad," in all its rollicking, fee-fi-fiddley-eye-oh glory; and the all-time grandfather of counting songs, "This Old Man," followed by a remarkably selfless rendition of "Simple Gifts," done here with purity and reverence, just the way it should be. Sukey concludes the album by reading her perfectly enchanting "The Story of Little Flame in the Arctic." Whether singing or speaking, Sukey Molloy's crystal-clear voice imprints a smile on every track of this beautiful album.

Sukey Molloy's award-winning body of work include the albums I Am Sleepy! with Sukey Molloy (2012; Parents' Choice Silver Award, Mom's Choice Gold Award), I Am Happy! with Sukey Molloy (2012; Creative Child CD of the Year Award, Mom's Choice Gold Award, Preferred Choice Award), I Like to Sing! with Sukey Molloy (2007; NAPPA Honors Award), Circle Songs! with Sukey Molloy (2005; Children's Music Web Award, Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award), and two Sukey's Circle! DVDs (2009 and 2010; NAPPA Honors Award, Mom's Choice Gold Award, Preferred Choice Award, NAPPA Rising Star Commendation).

The Five Little Oysters! album will be available at Amazon, iTunes, sukeymolloy.com, and at retail outlets nationwide. The Five Little Oysters! and The Story of Little Flame books will be available at Amazon, Etsy, and sukeymolloy.com.

Album Details: Five Little Oysters!
Label: PlayMove&Sing Inc.
Release Date: October 5, 2018
For ages 1 - 5
SRP: $9.99 CD or digital download
Run Time: 39 minutes

Companion Audio Picture Books:
Five Little Oysters!
Written & illustrated by Sukey Molloy
For ages 2 - 4
SRP: $17
Length: 22 pages
Publisher: PlayMove& Sing Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-5323-8123-2

The Story of Little Flame in the Arctic
Written & illustrated by Sukey Molloy
For ages 2 - 5
SRP: $17
Length: 28 pages
Publisher: PlayMove& Sing Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-5323-8124-9

Visit Sukey Molloy's website HERE
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GIVEAWAY: WIN 4 Tickets To See Little Miss Ann & Red Yarn at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music & CDs ($78 Value)

Chi IL Live Shows On Our Radar:

Little Miss Ann and Red Yarn Double Header Kids' Concert 11am Sunday, April 15th

We love it when our friends & favorites play well together, and when they introduce us to new friends too. Here at ChiIL Mama, we've interviewed Little Miss Ann, recorded her live, and partnered up on giveaways and concert features for years. We've also covered Old Town School ribbon cuttings, concerts, festivals and more. Red Yarn from Portland is new to us, and we're excited to check them out. They performed together last year at SXSW and now they're going to rock Chicago!

Chicago's Little Miss Ann, is the reigning "Queen of the Kindie Scene" in Chicago. She's a Chi, IL mom, an award winning kids musician, former public school teacher, and a veteran instructor at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music. We're jazzed she's hosting Portland folk musician "Red Yarn" for an all-ages hootenanny this Sunday. Get your tickets and bring your Little Folk, Rock Tots, and puppet lovin' progeny to Old Town School at 11am Sunday. Don't miss this!

Little Miss Ann has released five albums including her recent Parents' Choice award winning album "Keep On." Red Yarn blends puppetry and engaging folk music to engage the whole family in singing, playing and dancing along. He is celebrating the release of a new album, "Red Yarn's Old Barn."

Click here for more info and to book your tickets. Catch both in a double header family concert at Old Town School this Sunday, April 15. Chicago's Little Miss Ann and her band, with special guest Red Yarn (a popular touring folk artist from Portland, OR). 

ENTER HERE for your chance to WIN

a family 4 pack of tickets & CDs by both artists 

ENTER HERE

Open through midnight 4/12/18. Winner will be e-mailed and announced here and on ChiIL Mama's social media outlets.

Disclosure: Thanks to the bands and Old Town School of Folk Music for providing tickets and CDs for our giveaway. We've partnered up with both OTSFM and Little Miss Ann many times over the years. As always all opinions are our own.

WIN 4 Tickets To Mary Macaroni 11/15 And/Or Little Miss Ann 11/22

Concerts for Kids Presents Mary Macaroni 11/15 and Little Miss Ann 11/22 Disclosure: ChiIL Mama is elated to partner up with Beat Kitchen as press sponsor for Concerts for Kids for the 5th season. Thanks to Beat Kitchen for providing giveaway tickets for our readers. As always, all photos, videos and opinions are our own. **ENTER HERE for your chance to win a family 4 pack of tickets to Mary Macaroni at noon on Sunday November 15th.**  (All contact info stays confidential & we never spam or share. You will only be contacted if you are our weekly winner.) Get tickets in advance for $6! Mary Macaroni is a singing clowning guitar playing magician! Kids get to help Mary Macaroni with magic tricks, shake shakers and dance with scarves along with rockin’ tunes. Enjoy a fun craft with Mary Macaroni and the first 50 children through the door get a free bag of goodies from Mary Macaroni! Doors open at 11:00, and Unicoi Art Studio will be painting faces for $1! Tickets are $6 in advance through TIcketFly or $7 at the door. **ENTER HERE for your chance to win a family 4 pack of tickets to Little Miss Ann at noon on Sunday November 22nd.**  (All contact info stays confidential & we never spam or share. You will only be contacted if you are our weekly winner.) Little Miss Ann brings her ukulele and good vibes to the Beat Kitchen stage once again! One of Concerts for Kids' favorite interactive performances, Miss Ann's infectious tunes are uplifting, but down-to-earth. Her upbeat tunes will have you humming all day long. ChiIL Mama's ChiIL Picks List **All ages welcome but concerts are geared toward birth through 8 year olds. Kids under 1 are FREE.** ChiIL Mama is back as press sponsor for the 5th season of Concerts for Kids, and that means free weekly ticket giveaways, band video interviews, live show shots, band footage and more. Come ChiIL out with us at Chicago's ONLY LIVE weekly kindie music showcase. Sure the weather's still nice, but winter is coming...  Even when it's still fall gorgeous out, it rocks to spend an hour of your Sundays at Concerts for Kids, dancing with your littles and hanging with friends. Let your rock tots, punk kin and banger babies rock their squirrelies out to some of the coolest kindie (kids indie) bands from Chicago and beyond, and enjoy great food and drinks. Beat Kitchen has THE best Bloody Marys in town.  Check back with ChiIL Mama like we vote in Chi, IL... early and often. We're your resource for family friendly fun in Chi, IL and beyond with travel, arts and entertainment, product reviews and giveaways, and loads of original content including photo features. Get Social: Follow ChiIL Mama 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 get real time updates & first dibs on giveaways via social media. ChiIL Mama (family friendly) FACEBOOK PAGE and TWITTER  ChiIL Live Shows (adult)  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 Get tickets online for $6! Doors open at 11:00, and Unicoi Art Studio will be painting faces for $1! Tickets are $6 online or $7 at the door. UPCOMING CONCERTS • $6 ($7 at the door) LITTLE MISS ANN Nov 22 • 12 PM Get Tickets! Mr. Singer & the Sharp Cookies Dec 6 • 12 PM Get Tickets! Human Tim + Robot Tim Dec 13 • 12 PM Get Tickets! Laser Comedy Show! Dec 20 • 12 PM Get Tickets! Disclosure: ChiIL Mama is elated to partner up with Beat Kitchen as press sponsor for Concerts for Kids for the 5th season. Thanks to Beat Kitchen for providing giveaway tickets for our readers. As always, all photos, videos and opinions are our own.

WIN 4 Tickets to Wendy and DB 11/8 And/Or Mary Macaroni 11/15 At Noon At Beat Kitchen Concerts For Kids

Concerts for Kids Presents Wendy & DB 11/8 and Mary Macaroni 11/15 Disclosure: ChiIL Mama is elated to partner up with Beat Kitchen as press sponsor for Concerts for Kids for the 5th season. Thanks to Beat Kitchen for providing giveaway tickets for our readers. As always, all photos, videos and opinions are our own. **ENTER HERE for your chance to win a family 4 pack of tickets to Wendy & DB at noon on Sunday November 8th.**  (All contact info stays confidential & we never spam or share. You will only be contacted if you are our weekly winner.) **ENTER HERE for your chance to win a family 4 pack of tickets to Mary Macaroni at noon on Sunday November 15th.**  (All contact info stays confidential & we never spam or share. You will only be contacted if you are our weekly winner.) ChiIL Mama's ChiIL Picks List **All ages welcome but concerts are geared toward birth through 8 year olds. Kids under 1 are FREE.** ChiIL Mama is back as press sponsor for the 5th season of Concerts for Kids, and that means free weekly ticket giveaways, band video interviews, live show shots, band footage and more. Come ChiIL out with us at Chicago's ONLY LIVE weekly kindie music showcase. Sure the weather's still nice, but winter is coming...  Even when it's still fall gorgeous out, it rocks to spend an hour of your Sundays at Concerts for Kids, dancing with your littles and hanging with friends. Let your rock tots, punk kin and banger babies rock their squirrelies out to some of the coolest kindie (kids indie) bands from Chicago and beyond, and enjoy great food and drinks. Beat Kitchen has THE best Bloody Marys in town.  Check back with ChiIL Mama like we vote in Chi, IL... early and often. We're your resource for family friendly fun in Chi, IL and beyond with travel, arts and entertainment, product reviews and giveaways, and loads of original content including photo features. Get Social: Follow ChiIL Mama 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 get real time updates & first dibs on giveaways via social media. ChiIL Mama (family friendly) FACEBOOK PAGE and TWITTER  ChiIL Live Shows (adult)  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 Get tickets online for $6! Doors open at 11:00, and Unicoi Art Studio will be painting faces for $1! Tickets are $6 online or $7 at the door. UPCOMING CONCERTS • $6 ($7 at the door) WENDY & DB Nov 8 • 12 PM Get Tickets! MARY MACARONI Nov 15 • 12 PM Get Tickets! Disclosure: ChiIL Mama is elated to partner up with Beat Kitchen as press sponsor for Concerts for Kids for the 5th season. Thanks to Beat Kitchen for providing giveaway tickets for our readers. As always, all photos, videos and opinions are our own.

KINDIE LAND: ChiIL Mama's Got 2 HOT NEW CDs to Give Away To 4 Lucky Readers, FREE Downloads & Lucky Diaz in Chicago 6/20

ChiIL Mama's ChiIL Picks List:

Enter HERE for your chance to WIN "Aqui, Alla", (The newest CD by Latin Grammy Award Winners, Lucky Diaz) and/or "Just Say Hi!", (the newest CD by Brady Rymer! Brand new June 17th release.) 

Open to anyone in the US. (2 winners chosen for each)

*Click here for more info on Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band.

*Click here for more info on Brady Rymer and the Little Band that Could. 

Disclosure:  ChiIL Mama is happy to partner with kindie artists. Thanks to our friends at Sugar Mountain for the opportunity to review and host a giveaway.  As always, all opinions are our own.

Lucky Diaz and Alisha Gaddis are performing FREE at Land of Nod stores in Oakbrook and Chicago (North/Clybourn) on June 20th. Click here for details.

ChiIL Out With ChiIL Mama's Countdown to Summer Giveaways

School's out for summer, here in Chicago, and we're celebrating with LOTS of giveaways for babies through adults.  ChiIL Out with ChiIL Mama all summer long, in Chi, IL and beyond! Giveaways are open to anyone in the US.  We're listing great new giveaways through summer solstice, June 21st.

ChiIL Mama's Current Giveaways:

WIN a BABYBJÖRN Baby Carrier One (MSRP for $219.95) Silver Mesh Carrier!

WIN This Eco-Friendly Out of This World Shower Curtain: Solar System! ($43.95).

WIN a $25 Gift Card for Pet Supplies Plus

More About Lucky Diaz:

#1 Cool Kids Albums now! "Kids and grown-ups alike will gobble up the indie-pop beats."-People Magazine

Lishy Lou And Lucky Too-"An album celebrating people...who worked hard and took risks chasing their dreams."-All Things Considered, NPR

"Standout Indie-Rock for Kids”-CNN

"The Face of Kindie Music”-New York Magazine

"Better than a four leaf clover" - New York Post

"The Rolling Stones of Kids Music"- Giuliana Rancic, Style Network

"Best New Artist (Kids Music):  Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band "It's contemporary family music all dressed up in the '50s. I almost fell out of my chair when  I heard this EP for the first time. And then I did fall out of my chair  when  I heard it for the second time ." -USA Today

"Best Kids Band in Los Angeles"-CBS

"You know that feeling of walking down the street with a smile on your face and a secret song in your head that makes you feel like you’ve got one up on the world? Well, any of these five could be that song. Really.” Mindy Thomas Program Director, SIRIUS/XM’S Kids Place Live "

“...fun and hip ...Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, purveyors of indie pop-rock for families”-New York Times

"... It'll take you all of about 15 minutes to become a fan of Lucky Diaz..." - Zooglobble.com 

"Poised to blow up the kindie scene...!!!"-Time Out New York Kids

"... indie pop-rock for seriously groovin' families ..." -Chicago Tribune 

“Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band. Our top picks...Their energetic yet mellow songs are sure to fit nicely into your summer memories.”-Washington Post 

“...this LA musician voice turns a nursery rhyme into a mellow pop gem that gets just silly enough to make you remember that this one is for the kids. Worth a download for sure!”- Cool Mom Picks

More About Brady Rymer: 

Brady Rymer is one of our favorite kindie (kids' indy) musicians here at ChiIL Mama. He'll rev your kids up, calm 'em down and help them get their Ya Ya's out. These tunes are SO good you'll keep 'em playing AFTER you've dropped the kids off.

We're super stoked he'll be playing the Kidzapalooza Stage this year in the family zone of Lollapalooza. If you were lucky enough to score tickets, remember kids 10 and under are totally FREE with a paid adult admission. 

ChiIL out with ChiIL Mama and Kidzapalooza. We've been there all 3 days of EVERY year Kidzapalooza has existed. Of course there's nothing like being there, but if you can't make it in person, follow along and experience it vicariously via our coverage. We'll give you the heads up and the low down so check back with family friendly ChiIL Mama & our adult site, ChiIL Live Shows like we vote in Chi, IL... early and often!

'Just Say Hi' To a Dad Who Rocks:  BRADY RYMER "Just Say Hi is the real deal. These songs have SOUL, and The Little Band that Could sounds like they're having the time of their lives.This album is the closest you're going to get to capturing one of their live shows in a bottle." ~ Mindy Thomas, SiriusXM Kids Place Live Brady Rymer, a GRAMMY-nominated artist, returns to the family music scene with a brand-new collection of sparkly original songs on June 17th. Brady, a Long Island based father of two, recently performed at the White House, and will perform on the kids' stage at Lollapalooza in August. He's planning several other shows on the east coast this summer. Just Say Hi! is available now via Amazon.com, iTunes and other retailers. Brady Rymer (who also plays with the Laurie Berkner Band and From Good Homes) makes music with a “rock and roll heart” (New York Times).  Just Say Hi is his seventh album for families, crowd-funded by Brady's legions of fans. Every track on Just Say Hi! is an expansive and life-affirming musical experience, fueled by the joyful “Lil’ Wall of Sound.” Brady and The Little Band That Could play exuberantly with accordions, mandolin, acoustic guitar, keyboards, bass, drums, the occasional saxophone, and their friendly voices singing in harmony. The musical richness of Just Say Hi! is supported by the members of the band, which includes Odetta's musical director and players from Bruce Springsteen’s Seeger Sessions rhythm section among them. Guest vocalists include Elizabeth Mitchell, Laurie Berkner and members of Recess Monkey.

More Dads Will Rock Your Summer with New Tunes! Los Angeles based Lucky Diaz's new Aqui, Alla offers families a fiesta of fun party songs. He's currently on a 60-day national tour. We can't promise you'll cool down with this one. Viva la Pachanga!

Free Downloads:

Did you catch ChiIL Mama's Father's Day Special? Here's just over 30 minutes of rock your socks off tunes that include tracks from both of the artists were featuring here and many more!  Click HERE to check it out & get yours free.

More ChiIL Picks Coming Soon:

Brooklyn electro-acoustic pop artists The Pop Ups will release a very DIY, crafty new EP of 3 new songs on July 15th.

Mom-and-pop punk-rockers of Seattle The Not-Its! will release an anthemic album called Raise Your Hand, in July, and are planning a free preview show at the Vera Project in Seattle on June 22nd.

Get Social:

Check back with ChiIL Mama, ChiIL Travel Kids & 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. We know what rocks in Chi, IL and beyond... so come travel vicariously with us all summer long.  ChiIL out with ChiIL Mama, then get out and go places.

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Disclosure:  Once again, ChiIL Mama is happy to partner with kindie artists. Thanks to our friends at Sugar Mountain for the opportunity to review and host a giveaway.  As always, all opinions are our own.