Austin Kiddie Limits 2010 Schedule Appears To Be Set...

I previously noted that there was one performing slot available at the 2010 edition of the Austin Kiddie Limits stage. The availability would be determined through a Sonicbids submission. Well, it appears that the winner's been selected -- go here and you can see that joining the Verve Pipe, Elizabeth Mitchell, and many more at the AKL stage will be Oklahoma City's Sugar Free Allstars. A little extra side of funk to go with the folk and rock, apparently. Full AKL 2010 schedule after the jump...

Live Video: "27" - Brian Vogan and his Good Buddies

The newest video from Brian Vogan isn't the masterpiece of "That's How a Pumpkin Grows" but rather a live video from Seattle's Labor Day weekend Bumbershoot festival. Here he is with his new band, the Good Buddies, doing the pensive counting song "27" from his new album Sing a Little Song. Brian Vogan and his Good Buddies - "27" (Live at Bumbershoot) [YouTube]

Bonus video (just in time for fall and flu season) after the jump...

Live Video: "Stay At Home Dad" - Justin Roberts

Justin Roberts played a show at Mississippi Studios in Portland, Oregon last weekend, and, against all odds, he and the Not Ready for Naptime Trio played "Stay At Home Dad." Wait, that's not unusual at all, seeing as he tours so much his motto may as well be "Hello, I Must Be Going." ... but seriously, folks, watch the video. Good rendition, and this post'll make a little more sense. Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Trio - "Stay at Home Dad" (Live in Portland, Oregon) [YouTube]

P.S. - I love "Sussudio" and always have. There, I've said it publicly.

Many Hands, Many Concerts

Many Hands: Family Music from Haiti is, for many reasons, the most intriguing and audacious release in the family music world this year, bar none. It benefits the Haitian People's Support Project and is being put together by Dean Jones on Bill Childs' new Spare the Rock Records label. One reason I say "audacious" is the list of benefit concerts. One is certainly common, two is definitely not unusual, but six (thus far)? That's, like, Live Aid territory. If you are in the areas below, you are hereby commanded (as much as a random guy on the internet can in fact command) to clear off your calendar and attend one or more of the shows below. (And, yeah, if the birdie who's been talking to me is correct, the possible special guests on the 26th are indeed pretty special...) Sunday August 15: Dog on Fleas, Grenadilla, Uncle Rock (Rosendale Theater, Rosendale, NY) Friday, August 20: Elizabeth Mitchell & Family and Frances England (Mill Valley Library, Mill Valley, CA) Saturday, August 21: Dog on Fleas, Lunch Money, Randy Kaplan, Deedle Deedle Dees (Armory, Boston, MA) Saturday, September 11, 11:00: Randy Kaplan, Johnny Bregar, and Recess Monkey (Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, OR, presented by A Child’s Time to Rock!) Saturday, September 11: Deedle Deedle Dees, Gustafer Yellowgold, Dog on Fleas (Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY) Sunday, September 26: Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem, Deedle Deedle Dees, and very special other artists TBA (Pines Theater, Look Park, Northampton, MA)

Life Is Good (Festival) Is Very, Very Good

Excellent, even. That's a festival lineup for you: Laurie Berkner Band, Dan Zanes and Friends, and They Might Be Giants. Not to mention The Sippy Cups. (Unless, of course, the "Dane Zanes & Friends" text isn't a joke and it's just a Dan Zanes tribute band.) What lineup? It's for the Life Is Good Festival 2010, a charitable event to be held Sept. 11 and 12, 2010 in suburban Boston. Here's the kids lineup. Man, if that's the kids lineup, I shudder to think what the adult stages would be. (U2, Bruce Springsteen, and Beyonce?) No details yet on ticket prices, schedule, etc.

You Cannot Slow Down Library Kids Music Festivals, You Can Only Hope to Contain Them

But really, why would you? Earlier this year it was the Tricycle Music Fest, a production of the San Francisco Public Library system. It took over from the original Tricycle Music Fest, a production of the Charlotte, Mecklenburg County library system in North Carolina. That Fest is currently on hiatus, which could very well be the result of a loss of grant or municipal funding, both of which have likely taken a hit in the current economic environment. And while San Francisco's fest will have a second go-round this October, there's still that whole 3,000-mile swath of land between the coasts. Luckily, Minnesota has stepped into the gap. (Yay, Minnesota!) The library system of Dakota County (suburban Minneapolis) is putting on Rhythm and Words on June 12, featuring authors and musicians from the Twin Cities' nascent kids music scene. Bunny Clogs, Clementown, and the Sweet Colleens, among others, will be performing, along with authors (including Lunch Lady creator Jarrett J. Krosoczka (who knows a thing or two about kids music and book festivals). Clearly, this is the type of thing that requires backing of some sort -- a donor, advertising, in the case of this festival a portion of a dedicated tax. But it's proof that it still can be done, even these days...