Coming up on the big show...

World premiere music from Recess Monkey, and it's a song that will never leave your head. Ever.

More new music from Big Bang Boom and Frances England and Ralph's World.

Plus, and this is critical, an analysis of whether Kelsey just might be a witch.

Also tomorrow, be sure to check out Aric Bieganek's CD release party at Cup & Top and the all-day birthday festivities at our sponsor Toy Box in Amherst, including a 1:00 performance by Roger Tincknell.

Nields Benefit for Safe Passage 5/18

I'll be hosting this:

Join The Riverlution as we team up with The Nields and Universal Kids to support Safe Passage. The Nields will be performing a kids' show at Universal Kids on Hawley Street in Northampton at 11am on Sunday, 5/18 to help raise money for Safe Passage. For admission, bring a piece of your child's artwork, along with a donation for Safe Passage. Anyone who comes to the concert can stay and play for free after the concert!

Tom Waits: Not Coming Here, Also Insane, Wonderfully Insane

Watch all of it:

...and shout ERA!

Here's the brand-spanking-new Deedle Deedle Dees track based on an incident in my life when I was around Ella's age, performed by half of the band (and Chris had just learned the song on the sidewalk outside Jalopy):

Update 2: Stink.

That was fun.

We had a dozen bands play at Jalopy (great hosts, they were). You can see pictures here. Here's one of them, from the crazy rocking finale with representatives from just about everyone who was left joining AudraRox on "I Like to Pretend":



Can't even see everyone there; just at a glance, I know Uncle Rock was off-camera playing piano and various other folks were strewn about the stage.

The Deedle Deedle Dees (well, the half of them who were there) did play their brand new song about my wearing a dress to elementary school. I'll try to get the song uploaded for your listening pleasure at some point.

Update: Gwyneth has a report and pictures and videos up.

Update 2: Jeff has pictures.

Playlist for 2008-05-03

We're off to Brooklyn; rock!

Thanks to Aric for coming in and chatting about his new CD, Live at the Northampton Parents Center. Find out more about the Center here.

Stream the show here:



Segment 1
TMBG - It's Spare the Rock
-Ella ID
TMBG - Dr. Worm (Severe Tire Damage)
David Tobocman - I Count to Ten
Elizabeth Mitchell - Who's My Pretty Baby (You Are My Little Bird)
Hayes Greenfield - Fiddle Dee Green (Music for a Green Planet)
Johnny Bregar - Moon
ID

Segment 2
Barenaked Ladies - Pollywog in a Bog (Snacktime)
Michelle Shocked - When I Grow Up (Short Sharp Shocked)
ID/prep to rock
Replacements - A Toe Needs a Shoe (Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash bonus material)
Justin Roberts - She's a Yellow Reflector (Pop Fly)
Big Audio Dynamite II - Rush (The Globe)

Segment 3
John Carlin - Run Around (First Time for Everything)
Trouble Hubble - I'm Pretty Sure I Can See Molecules
Mr. Ray - Number Song (Songs from the Kids' Lounge)
Bari Koral Family Rock Band - Day at the Beach (s/t)
fIREHOSE - Whisperin' While Hollerin' (fROMOHIO)
ID/book time with Ella (Adrienne Kress - Alex and the Ironic Gentleman)

Segment 4
Scribblemonster - Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
Telephone Company - Mustache (The King's Surprise?)
Gustafer Yellowgold - Beard for All Seasons (Have you Never been Yellow?)
Submarines - Fern Beard (Honeysuckle Weeks)
Mates of State - Jellyman Kelly (For the Kids 3)
Duplex - Freaky Rhesus (Ablum)
ID

Segment 5
Aric Bieganek live in-studio
Car Seat Driver
Pizza Song
Central Park Kitty
Lemonheads - Outdoor Type (Car Button Cloth)

Segment 6
Lucas Miller - Go Wild, Read! (I Was a Supa Dupa Pupa)
John Carver - Jungle Swingers (Down at the Zoo)
Lyle Lovett - Church (Joshua Judges Ruth)
Frances England - Best Friends (Family Tree)
ID
TMBG - A Shooting Star is Not a Star
TMBG - Spare the Rock

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I posted this before, but it got kinda buried quickly with all the other stuff of late, so: hey, if your kids want to be on the show, send us (show AT sparetherock DOT com) an MP3 of them saying their name(s), where you're from, and "Are you prepared to rock?" Not-great-quality is okay, so don't not do it just because you don't have a studio setup or anything like that. And if you see us around town, ask if we have the recorder with us; we often do. We got a couple of great ones at the Brady Rymer show last night...send us more!

And again, remember that if you send us your favorite spring break/spring activity and your favorite planet (or dwarf planet!), you could win the Pop Rockets' new CD!