Kindie Rock Stars

Joining us from Ontario, Canada is Christopher Eckart, better known as My Friend Christopher.  He shares his latest song called "Holey Socks", what inspired it and talks about his backing band, awesomely named The Dad Influences. Find the Song at: Spotify Coming Soon! Holey Socks has been added to the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 4 Spotify playlist.  Add the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 4 Playli...

Chris "Boom!" Wiser of the Sugar Free Allstars joins the show to talk about his partnership with Dr Rock (great name!) and how they organically began making making for kids evolving from their existing songs.  Their new EP "Extended Play" is featured on the show with a few great songs showcased   Featured Songs include: 1 - I Like to Climb on Things 2 - 6th Grade Band Find the...

Steve CoolBeans Pullara returns to the show to talk about his wonderful new and classical music inspired album "Aquarium Rhapsody".  Learn the story behind the album, the featured songs and how children can use their imaginations to visualize a story to go along with the instrumentals.  Featured songs include: 1 - Frog Hop 2 - Angel Fish 3 - Avoiding the Hooks 4 - Pearl Divers 5 - Aquari...

Chris Martland, otherwise known as his fun 80's inspired alter ego Freddy Apple, joins the show to talk about his early love of music and how he evolved into Freddy Apple with the help of his young son, Freddy Apple Jr, and daughter, Honey Crisp.  He features 5 songs from his album Dance Like a Yeti, and you'll love and get a kick out of the lyrical wordplay and silliness of them.   Feat...

Marsha Goodman Wood of Marsha and the Positrons joins the show to catch us up on all the amazing things she and her growing band have been up to since she was last on the show.  The main focus has been her newest album, "Energetic", which features some great songs and awesome collaborations. She shares the stories behind the album and shares some songs.   Featured Songs include: 1 - Star...

New York City's own Davey K and Peter join the show to talk about what inspired them to make music for kids, their new album "Storytime" and how they make all of the recording, mixing, production and video magic happen between the two of them.  Their songs are all fun stories that take the listeners on a journey!  Featured Songs include: 1 - Frank and I 2 - Dust Bunny (featuring Pet...

Kris Kitko,  the creative force behind Kittyko Music,  joins the show to talk about her journey through her musical career, life in North Dakota and shares songs/music videos for "Up Down All Around" and "Swim Little Octopus".  Click the YouTube link to see the live episode and music videos. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/rcNrHS-AWlg Find the Song at: Spotify https://open.spoti...

Ron Nery Jr,  better known in the Kindie world as Ronnie Boy Kids,  returns to the show along with Producer Marc Lawrence to share their wonderful new song called Beach Day (Aww Yeah!).  Click the YouTube link to see the live episode and music video. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/aJLTM3FBWaE Find the Song at: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/0dIx99Ha1qU2IOeEBXlYPh?si=67889414b0fc42fe Beach...

Kelli Caldwell, better known as Kelli Welli, joins the show to to talk about all of her amazing work in music, videos and film festivals since she last appeared on the show. Her new album "Baby Ninja" is out and features some awesome songs and collaborations, which are shared on this show!  Featured Songs include: 1 - Baby Ninja 2 - You're a Sunny Day (featuring Uncle Jumbo) 3 - Wat...

Mark Pagano, better known as Marko Polo, joins the show to to talk about the making of his new album "Aqua Phonic" which features some awesome songs, which are shared on this show!  Featured Songs include: 1 - We Are Water 2 - Axolotl 3 - Sirenia 4 - Walrus Sings 5 - Follow the Water (featuring Claudia Robin Gunn) Find the Album at:   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/6CYQ5HOoGW77l5...

Van Sereno returns to the show to talk about what he's been up to since his appearance on Season 2, his music video work and how a Fruitbat inspired his newest album called "Aussie Animals".  He shares 5 featured songs from "Aussie Animals", including: 1 - Cassowary 2 - Lyrebird 3 - Echidna 4 - Kangaroo 5 - Quokkas Find the Album at: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/...

Tina Harris, better known as Lah-Lah along with Mark Harris, joins the show from Sydney, Australia to talk about their origins, forming Lah-Lah and entertaining kids through both television and music!  Tina also talks about their amazing YouTube channel and the inspirations behind their featured songs on the show, which include: 1 - What Color Were the Dinosaurs 2 - Wheels on the Bus 3 - Brush You...

Shawn Thicke, otherwise known as Shawny to kids and Kindie music fans, returns to the show to talk about his debut album "It's So Sunny", recent touring and tells some fun stories behind the songs on his new release.  He shares 5 featured songs from "It's So Sunny", including: 1 - It's So Sunny 2 - The Silly Dance 3 - Ollie Ollie Octopus 4 - The Day the Colors We...

Dana Cohenauer from Dana's Music Playground returns to the show to share her wonderful new song called Bring on Summer.  Click the YouTube link to see the live episode and music video. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/Wr3BLabidj4 Find the Song at: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/6kCHnpziFddfBgHUwxpfK6?si=cb44080a423c47d4 The Featured Song has been added to the KINDIE ROCK STARS Season 4...

Brian Banks, the Composer, Producer and creative force behind Outta the Books, joins us from Italy to share stories of an amazing career in music and television.  Musical highlights include working with some of the foremost musical titans of the late 70s and early 80s (Giorgio Moroder, Quincy Jones), playing a role in the creation of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and scoring some wel...

Darrelle London joins the show and talks about what (and who) inspired her to go from making adult folk style music to children's music.  We also swap Tik Tok stories and she talks about her newest album "Primary".  She shares 5 featured songs from "Primary", including: 1 - Primary 2 - Wild Party 3 - Bugs 4 - Ice Cream 5 - See You in My Dreams Find the Album at: Spotify ht...

Amanda and Emery, otherwise known as Em and Me, a mother-daughter duo from New Zealand, join the show to talk about how Emery's creativity led them to forming their band.  They share their song and music video for "Let's Make Cookies", from their album 123 Dis-Go. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/qieHtsftisg Find the Song at: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/7wgu0lr5txEC0r7...

Cowboy Andy of Cowboy Andy and the Salamanders joins the show to talk about his career, inspiration for both the Cowboy Andy name and the Salamanders band name.  He talks about his upcoming album titled "Brand New Toy" and how it will evolve from their first 3 records.  He shares 3 featured songs from "Brand New Toy", available on October 6, 2023, including: 1 - Pirate Cowboy 2...

Celebrating 25 years since he got started in family entertainment with his great new album "Scoops of Love", Jim "Mr Stinky Feet" Cosgrove joins the show to talk about his career, some of his favorite places to perform and the wonderful origins of the name Stinky Feet.  He shares 5 featured songs from "Scoops of Love", including: 1 - Ice Cream 2 - Plenty of Love (feat...

Charlotte Talbot, better known as Cee Bee Teatime, returns to the show while visiting the UK to talk about what she has been working on recently and shares three new tracks with us!  Featured Songs include: 1 - Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (What the Farmer Grows) 2 - Selfies at the Zoo 3 - The Storm and the Rainbow Find the Artist at:   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/3sqEvMZb2Y4Ry2u0mL...

Carl and Jacinta from Allioopsy join us from the Gold Coast in Australia.  They talk about how they formed the band from their roles as Voice Over artists, inspiration for the name Allioopsy and experiences recording their album "It's All About Fun".  They share 5 featured songs, including: 1 - Allioopsy 2 - Happy 3 - It's All About Fun 4 - Robot Dancing 5 - The Girl Who Could...

Jessa Campbell joins the show and we talk about her Ecology based children's music and the stories behind the songs and videos for "Rainbow Flow (feat. Saul Paul and LDW)" and "Movement is Chemistry (feat. LDW). YouTube Video Link: https://youtu.be/OnligSRIAQ0 Find the Songs at: Spotify Rainbow Flow : https://open.spotify.com/track/2dBnCPbMiaUflRvn1A8Y92?si=126c7e3d52eb44fa Mov...

Tara Trudel joins the show for this album feature, and shares stories about her inspirations to making children's music, her work with Second City and creating the fun and irreverent album "Fractured: Fairy Tales Remixed".  She shares 5 featured songs, including: 1 - What's the Story (featuring Rachel Trudel) 2 - I Just Needed a Nap (featuring Carisa Barreca) 3 - Magic Mirror (...

Leah and Siu of Loopy Tunes Music join the show from New Zealand to catch us up on what they've been up to since being on the show in Season 1 and share the video and song for the wonderful "Let's Make Lemonade". YouTube Video Link: https://youtu.be/bdRX6BZ3gLA Find the Song at: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/0utCx4UhKTvv6GO2Y7LxT4?si=c20f69ca23ea42ed Let's Make Le...

Captain Festus McBoyle returns to the show to catch us up on a busy time of touring and recording and creating the album "Look Wot the Cat Dragged In".  He shares 5 featured songs and a bonus, including: 1 - Meat - The Vegetarian Song 2 - Seaweed Song 3 - Ode to the Universe 4 - Leaking - The English Whinging Song 5 - Water Safety Song Bonus 6 - Breathe Find the Album at: Spotify https:/...