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Thank you to all who came out on Tuesday night to our Northern Illinois Food Bank benefit show. Admittedly, planning this event and hoping for a good turnout was a bit stressful but after watching it all come together, I’m very proud of our efforts. In my mind, this benefit show just opened the door [...]

I’m so excited to announce this event! My participation in ConAgra’s Child Hunger Ends Here initiative has inspired me and given me the opportunity to do something I really love – and do it for a good cause. (Double win!) On Tuesday, May 24th, we are hosting an acoustic benefit show where all proceeds will [...]

*Congratulations to our winner, comment entry number 36, Sharon! We’ve got a nice little collection of what we call, “baby movies”. The collection started back in 2005 with our first daughter and the quantity of said baby movies has grown in size since our second daughter’s arrival in 2009. In late 2010, The Baby Einstein [...]

I’ve been in on a little secret about a cool project for a while and now that the secret’s out, I’m all smiles.  Ok, maybe it really wasn’t a secret but I can pretend!  You know me, I always want to be in-the-know.  My favorite thing to do is spread the good word. Here’s the [...]

On Saturday, Hailey and I drove to Rosemont, IL to catch the Imagination Movers on their “In A Big Warehouse” tour. The Movers are halfway through their United States tour, playing over one hundred shows along the way. That’s the big time, people. We arrived early and when I say early, I mean, the parking [...]

*Congratulations to our prize pack winner, commenter #4, Tracy! Thanks to everyone who entered our Imagination Movers concert ticket giveaway.  I wish I could give tickets to everyone that entered!  We are really thrilled for our winner, Jenny!  I hope to post some pics post-concert of Jenny and her family, while they’re enjoying the show. [...]

*Photo credit Dirty Sugar Photography We are getting much closer to the release date of Joanie’s newest family-friendly album, What a Zoo!  We’ve had the opportunity to give the fourteen upbeat tracks a listen and would like to suggest that you leave space on your mp3 player or 6-disc CD changer (are those still around?), [...]

*Congratulations to our winner, Jill! Wow. We have some pretty sweet giveaways this week.  This one is one of my favorites. The Juno Company is back with their original orchestral music and stories and this time, geared toward the growing preschoolers.  Not that the toddlers wouldn’t like it; my toddler swoons over anything Juno. New [...]

*Congratulations to our winner, JENNY in West Chicago, IL! Thanks to all who entered. I’m sure we’ll have more exciting event ticket giveaways coming soon! We have been big fans of the Imagination Movers since 2008, when we heard their music on the Disney Channel.  We would always look forward to their videos, which were [...]

From our first viewing and listen of Gustafer Yellowgold’s upcoming DVD/CD release, “Infinity Sock”, we were so hooked.  My girls totally adore the yellow guy from the sun and his pet eel, Slim (egh-hem…and so do their parents).  Morgan Taylor’s music is hands-down some of our favorite stuff to listen to together.  His musical talent [...]

As I was preparing for my interview with Ralph Covert (aka Ralph’s World), I learned that he contributed an unreleased track to a brand new compilation album called “Joey’s Song”.  Proceeds from the album’s sales go to The Joseph Gomoll Foundation (“Joey”).  Joey’s foundation has been set up to help raise money for the Epilepsy [...]

We recently went to the DuPage Children’s Museum to hear Ralph Covert (aka “Ralph’s World”) narrate Sergei Prokofiev’s, Peter and the Wolf, while members of the DuPage Symphony Orchestra took on the musical form of the famous story’s characters. Ralph did a fantastic job narrating and keeping the kids entertained by including them in the [...]

South Carolina’s all-ages indie rock sensation, Lunch Money, has just released their third album, “Original Friend” on Squirrel Mechanic Records. You can download the album’s title track, Original Friend, here and then purchase the entire new album here as soon as you hear how good the title track is.

When you listen to a Secret Agent 23 Skidoo album, you’ll hear sick beats layered with slick rhymes and a message that is a positive one, appropriate for all ages. Underground Playground was released on Happiness Records in August 2010 and quickly became a favorite of families everywhere. My family and I can attest. We [...]

I instantly fell in love with Frances. At first listen, she reminded me of an artist that you would hear on an Apple commercial. I was hooked from the first “wa-ah-ah-oh” in Mind of My own. Mind of My Own is due to be released on Tuesday, November 9th. You can preview the entire new [...]