Episode 16: Not a Thumb-Twiddling Community (Interview: Lucky Diaz / Alisha Gaddis)

Rather than running down the charts and kindie news this week, I spend a lovely half-hour chatting with Lucky Diaz and Alisha Gaddis from Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band.  It's a wide-ranging conversation featuring musical upbringings (Lucky's story about his first music lesson is, no lie, a classic), difficulties in translations (apropos given their new Spanish-language album Fantastico!), and Alisha's grandfather.  Tons of fun.

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And just in case you want your regular chart links, here they are...

Charts

Billboard Children's Music albums (May 25)

Amazon Children's Music digital albums

iTunes Children's Music album chart

Amazon Children's Music physical album chart

CD Baby Kids Music album chart

iTunes Children's Music singles

Amazon Children's Music digital singles

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 (May 10)

Episode 15: As If To Further Depress Me

Episode 14: No Longer Rubber-Like in Their Consistency

Episode 13: Center of the Kindieverse / One Big Clip

This week's winners: the folks in Brooklyn, both because they get to go to Kindiefest, but also because I'm sacrificing my regular KWIR efforts in favor of finishing my​ work for Kindiefest.​

​​Kindie News of Note

Kindiefest!

​Underbirds at Symphony Space

Raffi at Town Hall

Kindiefest Public Festival​

Brady Rymer joins Laurie Berkner's band​

FYI: New Releases: This week -- Underbirds' self-titled debut.

A new podcast: My Other Other Gig​

Jeff Bogle - Out With the Kids​

Charts​

Billboard Children's Music albums (May 4)

Amazon Children's Music digital albums

iTunes Children's Music album chart

Amazon Children's Music physical album chart

CD Baby Kids Music album chart

iTunes Children's Music singles

Amazon Children's Music digital singles​

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 (Apr. 19, Apr. 12)

Episode 12: Kindie On Ice

This week's winner: prefab bands!

Kindie News of Note

The Okee Dokee Brothers on Appalachian Trail

​Fresh Beat Band on tour

FYI: New Releases: This week -- DidiPop: Bunny in the Moon: Bedtime Songs for Falling Asleep, Miss Nina: Sha Doo Be Doop!, and Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could: Live From Brooklyn.  Next week: Underbirds' self-titled debut.)

A new podcast: My Other Other Gig​

Charts​

Billboard Children's Music albums (Apr. 27)

Amazon Children's Music digital albums

iTunes Children's Music album chart

Amazon Children's Music physical album chart

CD Baby Kids Music album chart

iTunes Children's Music singles

Amazon Children's Music digital singles​

No Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 chart update for this week.

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Episode 11: Who Knew Kids Were Such Big Fans of Vicki Lawrence?

This week's winner: advance planners.  Budget your kindie-related time and money accordingly, people!

Kindie News of Note

Justin Roberts announces track listing for Recess​, forthcoming in July.

Elizabeth Mitchell recording a Christmas album and working on another project [newsletter announcement]

Bill Harley to release Charlie Bumpers vs. The Teacher of the Year​ book this fall

Jiggle Jam 2013 lineup announced

The 10th anniversary of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!​ commemorated with a bunch of Mo Willems-related books including a box set featuring the first three pigeon books.

(FYI: New Releases: Next week -- DidiPop: Bunny in the Moon: Songs for Winding Down and Miss Nina: Sha Doo Be Doop!.  Plus stuff above.  And more.)

A new podcast: My Other Other Gig​

Charts​

Billboard Children's Music albums (Apr. 20)

Amazon Children's Music digital albums

iTunes Children's Music album chart

Amazon Children's Music physical album chart

CD Baby Kids Music album chart

iTunes Children's Music singles

Amazon Children's Music digital singles​

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 chart (Apr. 5)