Episode 17: Brief, or Maybe Not So Brief

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 (May 10, no May 17 update)

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)

May 12 Benefit Concert for The One Fund Boston / "Everything is Alright"

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 (May 10)

Episode 15: As If To Further Depress Me

This week's winner: Kickstarter creators! And those with songs written by Kickstarter creators!

Kindie News of Note

Kickstarter projects: Heidi Swedberg, Caroline Herring, Alphabet Rockers, Jonathan Coulton/Greg Pak, NikosKids

FYI: New Releases: Nothing this week, but more albums next week.

My other podcasts: Bake Sale, My Other Other Gig

Charts

Billboard Children's Music albums (May 18)

Underbirds at Symphony Space

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 (May 3)

Episode 14: No Longer Rubber-Like in Their Consistency

This week's winners: chairs, because goodness knows I need the rest after this past weekend.

Kindie News of Note

Kindiefest!

Raffi at Town Hall

Kindiefest Public Festival

May 12 Benefit Concert for The One Fund Boston

David Tobocman nominated for Daytime Emmy

New app from Doctor Noize

FYI: New Releases: This week: Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band - Fantastico!

Charts

Billboard Children's Music albums (May 11)

Underbirds at Symphony Space

Kids Place Live 13 Under 13 (Apr. 26)

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!

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)

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)