WIN 4 TICKETS TO THE SHOW [Raffle rules below the video]
Sunday April 18th, 1pm
Maxwell’s
1039 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
201-653-1703
doors open at 12:30pm
tickets $8 per person or $25 per family
www.maxwellsnj.com
Come hear Suzi and her band as they ROCK the HOUSE IN HOBOKEN!
Here is a little bit about Suzi…
“Brooklyn-based songstress and all around children’s rock goddess” NYFamily Brooklyn
Suzi released her second award winning solo CD, NO ORDINARY DAY produced by Dan Siegler, in 2008, including her most requested songs “Goin on a Road Trip,” “Scooter Boy,” and “No Ordinary Day!” (it really rocks!).
With awards from Parents’ Choice, the Children’s Music Web, iParenting Media and a 2007 Gold Award from the National Parenting Publications, Suzi is gaining national critical acclaim as well as a loyal following in her home base of New York City. Be sure to check out her debut CD, Simply Suzi and her LIVE DVD, Suzi Shelton LIVE at Southpaw!
Suzi Says:
I grew up in Chesterland, Ohio where I was a dancer and a preschool teacher. After moving to New York City, I began singing in a children’s band, called Imagination Workshop Band, which along with teaching dance, became a wonderful combination of creativity and fun. Through the years, I have come to realize that I am the happiest when surrounded by kids singing and dancing along with me, so that is what i continue to do. I love my job and feel very grateful that I am able to have so much fun when I am “working”! I also love to write songs and am constantly inspired by my husband, Dave, and my two children, Sebastian (11) and Emma Rose (5).
Who is the band?
I am usually accompanied by a very talented and wonderful group including guitarist Steve Elliot, bassist Matt Clohesy, and drummer Rob Heath. Quite often my backup singer and 11 year old son, Sebastian joins in as well. He will sometimes have some enthusiastic backup singers “The Gumdrops” join in with him to really get the kids up and dancing.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. April 12, 2010.
You get 1 entry for placing a comment your favorite kiddie rocks song is and please use some method for us to contact you in the comment
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@suzishelton @dada_rocks – http://bit.ly/9XdoBQ and you must also comment with the link to your twitter message.
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Disclaimer: Suzi Shelton is providing these tickets for the raffle.
A respected early childhood music educator in NYC for nearly a decade, Carlin also has genuine indie cred. (His old band toured with Radiohead and PJ Harvey, among others.) His exciting 6-piece family band is made up of pros, and they know how to rock. In concert, they’ve been known get crowds hopping around like kangaroos, and pounding their chests like big gorillas. With music that’s goofy and groovy, silly and sophisticated, John Carlin & The KMU continue to prove to audiences of all ages why they’ve earned the label ‘one of the best kids’ bands in NYC’. $15 (under 2 free)
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. April 11, 2010.
You get 1 entry for placing a comment your favorite kiddie rocks song is and please use some method for us to contact you in the comment
(twitter or email)
You get 1 extra entry for tweeting about this contest (you can do this daily). Must contain the following information:
@joespubnyc @dada_rocks – http://bit.ly/anLoJG and you must also comment with the link to your twitter message.
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GRAMMY® NOMINATED BAND ROCKS OUT FOR FAMILIES HOUSE OF KIDS SERIES – APRIL 17
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The groundbreaking Baltimore rock band for kids, Milkshake, will make a rare Manhattan appearance celebrating the group’s recent GRAMMY® nomination for its 2009 album, Great Day. Milkshake will rock out for families with a high energy, surprise-filled performance on Saturday, April 17, at 10:00 a.m. as part of the House of Kids Series at The Fillmore at Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Plaza, NYC.
Milkshake is familiar to millions of American households through the band’s colorful, energetic music videos, seen on PBS KIDS, NICK Jr., and DISCOVERY KIDS. Milkshake’s live concerts, described by the Baltimore Sun as “a little like magic,” bring the same happy, rocking energy onstage to fans across the country.
Taking a cue from the Beatles, Pretenders and Weezer, among others, Milkshake is much more than just a band for kids. An energetic departure from traditional children’s music, the members of Milkshake have transitioned from an adult audience to a younger crowd without compromising stage presence, musical integrity, or rock ‘n’ roll spirit. At this show, which represents Milkshake’s debut at the renowned rock venue, Irving Plaza, the band is sure to have families air guitaring, air drumming, and singing at the top of their lungs.
Milkshake started in 2002 as a musical experiment. Founding members Lisa Mathews and Mikel Gehl longtime bandmates from Baltimore’s indie rock group Love Riot, vowed to “grow” their music right along with their own young children. Since then, Milkshake and its legion of fans have been living an exciting, real-life, growing up adventure, moving from early childhood through the early elementary years, as the group toured the country and produced four multi-award-winning CDs, a DVD, and a multitude of music videos. Along the way, as the kids grew and the music grew with them, Milkshake grew from a duo to a six-piece band, all of whom are veterans of adult indie rock groups.
Notes Milkshake’s Lisa Mathews, “In the last year or so we’ve noticed an amazing thing: the kids who started listening to us as babies are still right there with us today — in effect growing with the band as the band has grown with them! The songs on our GRAMMY-nominated album, Great Day, touch on issues of friendship, inclusion, family, self-esteem, goals, and material desires – issues that really matter to a 6 – 10 year old. Like all Milkshake CDs, the music really transcends age, and we’ve found that both younger and older fans are really enjoying this new material, on disc and in our live performances. We’re thrilled to be able to share these songs at The Fillmore — a historic rock venue that reflects our sensibilities!”
Baltimore Magazine declared, “Hip parents who like music will absolutely thrill to Milkshake.” Kenny Curtis, Sirius/XM Radio’s Director of Specialty Programming, calls Milkshake as “an amazing band whose songs are conceptual and fully thought-out pieces of music.” Known for their pop-rock style that fairly crackles with energy, Milkshake is perhaps the most interactive rock band for kids, playing baseball and sprinkling sunshine and fun throughout their performances. Kids come to Milkshake shows with toy and homemade instruments and get caught up in “Milkshake-mania,” going bonkers along with the band. Wrote Paste Magazine, “Overflowing with energy and enough stylistic chops to move convincingly from rockabilly to jangle-pop, these tunes will make fans of the whole family.” Cookie Magazine affirmed, “To appeal to their audience, they don’t dumb down the music – they just play it straight. The results are entirely enjoyable.”
In addition to the GRAMMY-nominated album, Great Day, Milkshake has released three critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning CDs – Happy Songs, Bottle of Sunshine, and PLAY! – as well as a Parents’ Choice Silver Award-winning DVD, Screen Play!, a joyous mix of MTV-like videos, animation, in-concert videos and cool bonus features, including interviews with the band and a pair of videos featured on PBS KIDS. The band even found inspiration and time to create their own comic book, featuring Milkshake as superheroes.
The House of Kids series is aimed at bringing parents and kids together through the shared appreciation of live music. In addition to Milkshake, the April 17 show will feature performers from the Big Apple Circus, storytellers, child performers, and more.
Show information
WHAT: Milkshake Rocks the House of Kids! WHERE: The Fillmore at Irving Plaza, 17 Irving Plaza, NYC WHEN: Saturday, April 17th. 10:00 a.m. TICKETS: $20. Under age two, free.
1- 800-745-3000. www.livenation.com Tickets also available at The Fillmore at Irving Plaza box office, noon – 6:30 p.m. INFO: (212) 777-6800. www.houseofkidsnyc.com
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. April 4, 2010.
You get 1 entry for placing a comment your favorite kiddie rocks song is and please use some method for us to contact you in the comment
(twitter or email)
You get 1 extra entry for tweeting about this contest (you can do this daily). Must contain the following information:
Milkshake’s @dada_rocks – http://bit.ly/anLoJG and you must also comment with the link to your twitter message.
Example: I want to win Milkshake’s tickets from @dada_rocks – http://bit.ly/anLoJG
You get 1 extra entry for becoming a FAN on facebook –facebook.com/DaDaRocks you must comment that you’re a fan
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You will have 24 hours to reply before we pick another winner!
Disclaimer: LiveNation is providing these tickets for the raffle.
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey’s slogan is that its the greatest show on earth. That is still true to this day, I haven’t seen another true circus since I was a little kid myself but I’ve seen a number of Cirque du Soleil which isn’t nearly the same. The concept is still a three ring circus, which is broken out by light usually, there is a clear view of entertainment from any part of Madison Square Garden (MSG).
Before the show gets started they offer fans for about an hour before to come down to floor and take pictures with the performers. The act is really the history of the circus it goes though the sideshow acts, the song/dance, the high-wire, the acrobats, the clowns, the motorcycles in the steel cage (one of my favorites), the animals of the wild west, and the elephants from India. The show does a great job of bring all the historical elements together to make it fun and engaging to kids.
I felt like act 1 did get a little long but thought that act 2 was much faster paced and enjoyed it more! I would try to take younger children to the afternoon show if possible but the night show is great for those that can be up past 9pm. The souvenirs are a little pricey but its the standard 10-40$ range. The food was the same pricing as usual with the additions of a Kids Value meal.
The circus and the act are going are one of those once a year treats that you should really try to make happen. Its great memories and hopefully you could write your own memory about your visit. Other then this being Marc’s first visit to the circus, it was also his first time having a piece of popcorn (they grow up so fast).
My quick disclaimer that Ringling Brother and Barnum & Bailey’s Funundrum tickets were provided by them, but don’t worry this didn’t sway my judgment it was still an awesome show!
I’ve been watching TV since I was a baby, but since I’ve been old enough to remember I’ve been watching family dramas or sitcoms. Since I’ve had my own family, I’ve been thinking about the turning point of the family sitcom from the core values that were shown in The Cosby Show to the ones now shown on Parenthood or Modern Family. I watched Little House on the Prairie (not nearly as much as my wife), but I got the point… I have a better memory of Family Ties or Full House and of course the Simpsons (still on and creating new episodes – wow!).
Married with Children is clearly a memory point for me as well… I remember Al having his shoe salesman job, his wife he couldn’t stand and kids that used him and never really respected him. Most importantly his hand down his pants drinking a beer. I think of this show as the game changer in 1987 it changed the love-y dove-y family images into something I have to imagine is now more real (or was back then) it also put fear into me of what life could become if you become apathetic to your wife and family and only focus on maintain (and not striving for something better). That show gave birth to The Simpsons because without Married with Children’s success I doubt The Simpsons would have been well received.
Today we have a couple of family sitcoms Modern Family which truly lives up to some of today’s modern dynamics of blended families, remarriages, siblings separated by a generation (either with marriage or birth during a secondary marriage). Parenthood is the next show I’ve been watching which is twisting the drama, morals into the sitcom. Dealing with issues that many struggle with from Children with asperger’s syndrome to entire families having to move back in with parents/grandparents because of circumstances (economic or personal).
I watch both shows with a desire to see if they try to instill the moral compass that The Cosby Show tried to put there or Family Ties or Growing Pains or even Full House. Will Parenthood shift into more drama then humor like Brothers & Sisters or will it curve back to Modern Family? What are you watching in the Family sitcom/drama? Ps. Dont worry we’ll cover Mad Men once its getting into its new season!
