Podcast appearances and mentions of Dan Zanes

"GPYR" I'm admittedly a bit fixated on a 16 year old Josh Joplin getting in the van and driving away from his family, his friends and high school in order to blaze his own musical trail out there in the American wild, but I think I'm mostly fixated on that for both its ambition and its bravery. For starters, it's cool that Josh had the belief the world would find him--and it did. But to know that or believe that at 16 is remarkable--when I was 16 I was staying up late watching Letterman and making mix tapes for girls and had no ambition that would get me in a van by myself and head down the highway peddling my wares. But Josh Joplin did. And we talk about that a great deal because I'm in awe of him doing something most 16 year olds couldn't have done. All these years later, the DC born Joplin has almost fifteen albums under his belt, and each one further proves his uncanny genius. From his first album A Present For Hitler--which is maybe one of the best debut album titles ever--to his new one GPYR, Joplin has demonstrated he's a songwriter of tremendous poeticism and unreasonable melodic smarts. I'll get to GPYR in a second--but before I do, let me give you a few biographical bits; he's toured all over the U.S. as well as Europe and Australia, been on Conan and Letterman, had his albums produced by Jerry Harrison of the Talking Heads and the Modern Lovers, had his music appear in shows like Scrubs, Dawsons Creek, Party of Five and Roswell, was neighbors with Dan Zanes of the Del Fuegos, he's put out several fabulous albums with Garrison Starr under the name Among The Oak And Ash and In 2015, Joplin founded the award-winning film production company NarrowMoat. Reuniting with his trusty pals in the Josh Joplin Group, GPYR finds Joplin sounding better than ever. Bringing to mind Reckoning-era R.E.M. and the later work of Tommy Keene, GPYR is a thoughtful blend of jangling indie rock and stirring folk both of which are augmented by sweeping musical architecture that heightens the emotional quality of this powerful, dramatic and altogether thrilling album. www.joshjoplingroup.com (http://www.joshjoplingroup.com) www.bombshellradio.com www.stereoembersmagazine.com (http://www.stereoembersmagazine.com) www.alexgreenbooksonline.com Instagram + Bluesky: @emberspodcast Email: editor@stereoembersmagazine.com

Grammy Award-winner Dan Zanes is a unique force in American music, blending sea shanties, early rock 'n' roll, folk, and soul into a sound that resonates with kids and adults alike. For over 20 years, he has toured the world with his band, Dan Zanes and Friends, sharing a joyful, handmade mix of social music. His critically-acclaimed work has appeared on Sesame Street, Playhouse Disney, and Nickelodeon, and he's collaborated with artists like Philip Glass, Lou Reed, and Natalie Merchant. Zanes' musical journey began in the 1980s with The Del Fuegos, but after becoming a father in the 1990s, he pivoted to creating music for families, releasing the hit album Rocket Ship Beach. With his wife, Claudia Zanes, he has also pioneered sensory-friendly performances, and together they've created the beloved Dan Zanes House Partysongbook. Zanes is also an advocate for anti-racism and co-founded a group focused on white anti-racist dialogue.MusicThe Del Fuegos "I Always Call Her Back"Dan Zanes and Friends "All Around The Kitchen"Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo

Today's show is a little different but very special. Early this week a giant in music passed away. The last block of the show we dedicate to the power house that is Father Goose. It's only a small sampling of how amazing he is. Enjoy. The Boogers - “The SMCB Theme Song” The Shytunas - “Mannequin Song” [Hi, Is This Still Available] Mr. Evan V - “Driving in My Race Car” [Let Us Rock] The Sticker Club - “Dragon” [Destination Rock and Roll Station] Morgan Taylor show ID Gustafer Yellowgold - “Rock Melon” [Dark Pie Concerns] The Microphone Doctors & Doctor Noize - “Chickens!” [Mood Food] Blind Melon - “Three is a Magic Number” [VA: School House Rock! Rocks] Randy Kaplan show ID Randy Kaplan - “Forest Song” [VA: Cricket Sings] fleaBITE - “Sunny Day” The Quokka - “Guacamole” [Songs For Silly Billies] Claudia Robin Gunn - “Curious Mind” [Little Wild Learning] Dan + Claudia Zanes - “Nobody Smiles the Way You Do” [Pieces of Home] Little Coyotes - “Looking Out My Window” [Songs to Howl & Sing] Mr. Elephant - “Mac and Cheese” [Head in the Clouds] Father Goose show ID Father Goose - “Bam Bam (feat. Coolie Ranx)” [It's a Bam Bam Diddly!] Father Goose - “What If (feat. Drsya & Irie Goose)” Father Goose - “A Who? (feat. Joanie Leeds)” [Bashment Time] Father Goose - “High Hopes (feat. Mista Cookie Jar & Danni Ai)” [King of the Dance Party] Father Goose - “Life (feat. Lucy Kalantari, Danni Ai and David Allan Rivera)” Life] Father Goose - “Flying Machine (feat. Dan Zanes & Sheryl Crow)” [It's a Bam Bam Diddly!] Father Goose - “Big Family (feat. Lady Asha)” [Bashment Time]

Dan Zanes enjoyed a good run with the Boston band the Del Fuegos but had no idea what broader, more enthusiastic audiences awaited him when he began making “family music” with friends such as Sheryl Crow and Suzanne Vega. The Dan Zanes and Friends albums and concerts got fans young and old dancing and singing along—and earned him a Grammy Award. Now he and his wife, Claudia Zanes, have a new album, Pieces of Home (out Aug. 30), as the couple continues expanding its reach through sensory-friendly performances and events for various communities. Zanes talks about the Del Fuegos' rise and fall, how his younger brother Warren joined, why they did that beer commercial and how, once he discovered family music, there was no turning back. Claudia Zanes also comes on to tell her part of the story—in perfect harmony, of course. (Photo by Schaun Champion.)

Ever wonder about the meaning of life? In this episode, Andy and Patrick explore this very question from a truly unique and emotional perspective that is certain to encourage you to reexamine your own thoughts on the matter. Patrick shares his power list of 5 things he believes every human is searching for.Patrick's list is not a cliched list based on formal scientific research. Instead, it's based on his personal journey that began as an “unsupervised” child in Brooklyn, New York, in the early 60s and is still ongoing at 60 years of age, shaping him into the luminary he is today. Patrick's list is based on hard-earned life lessons as a homeless alcoholic at his lowest point to his soaring success of becoming a recording artist with the likes of Sade, Chuck D (Public Enemy) and Dan Zanes with many other stops in between. With 23 years of sobriety behind him, Patrick puts his philosophy of life on full display through one very poignant story of having his bicycle stolen in this episode. You get the full range of his process in this one story.  You see that he experiences the full range of human emotion but ultimately returns to his place of equilibrium due to the embeddedness of his own personal philosophy. He has the same initial response that any of the rest of us would have upon learning that something had been taken from us. That we have been violated or disrespected. However, he processes that experience, sometimes consciously, sometimes unconsciously and returns back to his place of gratitude to get back on track. A key thread throughout Patrick's story, whether in childhood or adulthood, is the idea of the inner voice or critic. This voice often tells us we aren't good enough, nobody loves us, or we can't overcome this. And in many cases, we accept it at face value. However, Patrick's response is to take it under advisement and consciously make his own decision. Patrick shows us that we do not have to accept the inner critic's assessment. He also makes the point that “the mind is a wonderful servant, but a terrible master.” He believes we have much to unlearn from what the inner critic has convinced us over time. The beauty is that we can!Today, Patrick has many roles: philosopher, musician, artist, author, and grandfather, to name a few. However, after this interview, I would like to recognize one more role for him. He is a “spiritual being having a human experience.” His understanding of the human condition is uncanny and is derived from the full range of experiences he has hadthroughout his journey with people from all walks of life. He has taken that lifetime of experience and formulated an incredibly resilient and awe-inspiring perspective that works for him. After listening to this podcast, I hope it works for you as well. For additional insight into Patrick's life, check out the inspiring video featuring him and produced by Green Renaissance (now called Reflections of Life) entitled Am I Worthy? After only a couple of weeks of availability, it has racked up more than 55,000 views and is generating an enormous amount of buzz with more almost 1,400 comments -- a true testament to the power of Patrick's message. Thanks for listening, and please share this episode with others. Connect With Patrick: WebsiteInstagramEmailPlease connect with Justine and Michael from Reflections of Life to see their wonderful short films.Very special thanks to my friend Kevin Nall for his work helping me to produce this episode.Please be sure to subscribe to my Run Your Life podcast, much appreciated.

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I'm very excited to have Key from Key Wilde & Mr Clarke back in the studio with me this week on Radio Active Kids! He just completed ONE HUNDRED WEEKLY SONGS for WFMU's Double Dip Recess, and he'll talk about his music & play some tunes! Also, brand new songs (& a story!) by Little Miss Ann, Will's Jams & Seeka Sings, Laundry Day/Carbon Leaf/One South Lark + The Durbulence covering Imagination Movers, Rolie Polie Guacamole, Lavender Blues (also ft. Dan Zanes!), Parental Petulance, The Swedish Shortsnouts, & Go Banana Go, plus a release ON VINYL by The Laurie Berkner Band!!!  Here's the playlist!

Despite everything, we're still broadcasting on Radio Active Kids! This week, we've got nothing but new music, and the legendary Justin Roberts has made this incredible jingle for us! We've got new songs by 123 Andrés, The Gothsicles, Red Yarn ft. Mil's Trills, Culture Queen's Culture Kingdom Kids, Lucy Kalantari, Little Miss Ann, Strawbitty Yops, 123 Andrés, No Parking Studio & Hi Joe Kye, Sonshine and Broccoli, Lavender Blues ft. Dan Zanes, Nanny Nikki ft. SaulPaul, The Wise Channel ft. Lucy Kalantari too, Ants Ants Ants, a comp by Istotne Nagr., Tom's Fun Band, From Page To Play, Tiny Tina, Sing Along With Tony, BARK, #BisexualHarry/Dots and Lines/Candle Wix on a comp, & Todayongoodkids! Here's the playlist!

In the twenty-ninth episode, Jake, Chris, Matthew, Wyatt and Matt chat with Grammy award winning musician and singer-songwriter Dan Zanes and his wife, Haitian-American music therapist and jazz vocalist Claudia Zanes, where they talk about their work writing and performing music together for several years, as well as going back to the earlier times where Dan performed with his group "Dan Zanes & Friends", appearing on networks such as Playhouse Disney and Noggin, Claudia's beginnings studying music therapy at Berklee College of Music and so much more!

Sonia de los Santos was born in Mexico with a smile on her face, so the story goes. Listening to her music, it's easy to believe! Her joy is infectious. In this episode we talk about the beauty of informal singing, the importance of saying "I'm here", the rise of family folk musicians such as Dan Zanes, and the sound a chipmunk makes. Learn more about Sonia HERE Songs: Alegria Suena Fiesta Fiesta Buy me a mocha or leave me a note! www.buymeacoffee.com/thesonginside Please rate and review! Apple Spotify Catch my Daily Piano Snacks weekdays at 1 pm EST on Facebook Live!

This week, I'll let you in on my discernment process around choosing a word for 2022 and I hope it will serve as a road map of sorts to find your own! Here are some resources I hope will help you enter this new year with intention. If you'd like to connect with me, find me on Instagram or on my blog. If you'd like to help support this podcast financially, thank you! You can do that on my page at buymeacoffee.com! 1. "The Subversive Magnificat," by EnemyLove 2. "Mary's 'Magnificat' is Revolutionary", from D.L. Mayfield at the Washington Post 3. Read about contributors' words of the year and add your own at oneword365.com 4. Journal prompts: What is one area of my life in which I could make an intentional change this year for the better? What's one thing I learned in 2021? Is there a word or phrase that might guide my progress in 2022, even through unpredictable times? 5. These are some of the songs that popped up on my New Year's run - letting the songs play randomly on a run or walk can be a deeply meaningful spiritual practice for me as I love finding meaning in threads, melodies, words and phrases. I love these songs and hope you will, too. Happy, healthy, blessed 2022 to you! Ave Maria (Franz Biebl), by Chanticleer Rule - Live, by Hillsong UNITED Bonaparte's Retreat/Hoedown, by W.M. Stepp/Aaron Copland It Is Well With My Soul, by Audrey Assad When I Get Home, by Dan Zanes and Elizabeth Mitchell No Hard Feelings, by the Avett Brothers 6. If you're thinking of trying running from the literal couch, I could not recommend this program more.

This week we're contemplating our deaths and by doing so, we're clarifying just how it is we want to live. I hope these resources will help you explore this topic in a deeper way on your own. 1. Song: When I Get Home, by Dan Zanes and Elizabeth Mitchell 2. Song: House of Gold, by Patty Griffin 3. Song: Laudate Dominum, by Mozart 4. Song: Carry Me Home, by The Sweeplings 5. Song: We Shall All Be Reunited, by Patty Griffin 6. Song: Deep River, Traditional, Chanticleer 7. Book: Memento Mori: Prayers on the Last Things, by Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble (an atheist-turned-nun) 8. Video: Memento Mori, by Fr. Mike Schmitz with Ascension Presents 9. Instagram Follows: Penny the Nurse and hospicenursejulie: hospice nurses with an open, sometimes funny, and sometimes profound take on death and dying 10: Book: A Beginner's Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death, by Dr. BJ Miller (a hospice and palliative medicine physician) 11. Podcast: Everything Happens with Kate Bowler - Dr. BJ Miller, palliative medicine and hospice doctor on Loving What Is

Husband and wife creative duo Dan + Claudia Zanes join Rhett to talk about the making of their new record, Let Love Be Your Guide, which was created during the pandemic. They tell Rhett about the tension of working in a competitive society while sticking to their values, music as a unifying force, and what they would tell their 21-year old selves.Dan and Claudia Zanes have been making music together since the day they met in 2016. Dan Zane was a member of the 1980s band The Del Fuegos and is now the front man of the Grammy-winning group Dan Zanes and Friends. Claudia Zanes is a Haitian-American Vocalist and Music Therapist, and a graduate from Berklee College of Music in Boston. Together, they created Night Train 57: A Sensory Friendly Comic Folk Opera, a theater piece which premiered in October 2017, as well as an award-winning songbook titled Dan Zanes' House Party: A Family Roots Music Treasury. Claudia also runs her own skin care business called CLEO Soaps, and Dan works with Constructive White Conversations, an anti-racist organization he co-founded in 2011.Wheels Off is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted and produced by Rhett Miller. Co-produced by Kirsten Cluthe in partnership with Nick Ruffini (Revoice Media). Editing by Justin Thomas. Production Assistance by Matt Bavuso. Music by OLD 97's. Episode artwork by Katherine Boils. Show logo by Tim Skirven.Revisit previous episodes of Wheels Off with Rosanne Cash, Rob Thomas, Will Forte, Lydia Loveless, Allison Moorer, Ted Leo, Paul F. Tompkins, Jen Kirkman, and more. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also ask Alexa to play it. Please leave us a rating or review on iTunes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The Children's Hour, we learn about what it means to create live music with purpose. Grammy winning children's musicians, Dan and Claudia Zanes are transforming how their music is enjoyed with their commitment to sensory friendly concerts. We learn what they are doing to make their concerts fully inclusive of people of all abilities, and we hear some of their new release, Let Love Be Your Guide. Playlist Music With Purpose titleartistalbumdurationlabel Let Love Be Your Guide (For John Lewis) [feat. Amadou Kouyate]Dan Zanes, Claudia Zanes & Dan + Claudia ZanesLet Love Be Your Guide03:092021 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings You're Never Fully Dressed Without a SmileDan Zanes76 Trombones02:342009 Festival Five Records We're In the Same Boat, BrotherLead BellyLead Belly Sings for Children02:371999 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Hot WaterCab CallowayMoonglow01:262011 Start Entertainments Limited Smile Smile SmileDan ZanesNight Time!02:472002 Festival Five Records Welcome TableBill HarleyI'm Gonna Let It Shine: A Gathering of Voices for Freedom02:191990 Round River Records Two Different WorldsDan Zanes, Claudia Zanes & Dan + Claudia ZanesLet Love Be Your Guide03:152021 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Color CountryBlue Dot SessionsThe Balloonist01:012018 Blue Dot Sessions Amistad (feat. Dan Zanes)Hot Peas 'n ButterPut Our Heads Together03:472015 Hot Peas 'n Butter, Inc Tambora de los MorenosDan Zanes!Nueva York!02:112008 Festival Five Records The MermaidDan Zanes & Festival Five FolkSea Music04:202003 Festival Five Records Arriba Means up!Dan Zanes, Claudia Zanes & Dan + Claudia ZanesLet Love Be Your Guide02:132021 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Jamaica FarewellDan Zanes & Angelique KidjoHouse Party02:392003 Festival Five Records

We met Dan Zanes as the singer of The Del Fuegos in the first generation of America's indie underground in the mid-1980s. As he explains in our conversation, he discovered after the band broke up that people were more interested in a cassette he made of family-oriented folk he made with his daughter, her friends and their parents in mind than they were in his solo album. That set his course, and he has been working in the family-friendly field for more than 20 years now.  We talk about family-friendly music, folk music, and how his Christmas album, Christmas in Concord, fits in to that musical world. His wife and musical collaborator Claudia is part of the conversation as well, even though she wasn't with him on Christmas in Concord. She is on their new album, the social justice-oriented Let Love Be Your Guide. This episode also inaugurates a change as singer and friend Alexandra Scott joins to talk about Christmas music with Alex, this week focusing on Kelly Clarkson's new "Christmas Isn't Cancelled (Just You)" and her biggest Christmas song to date, "Underneath the Tree." If you haven't already done so, please do what you have to do to get Twelve Songs in your podcast feed. You can find us at Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Pandora, and Spotify.   

Dan and Claudia Zanes are our guests on this week's Cityscape to talk about their new album, Let Love Be Your Guide from Smithsonian Folkways. The album was conceived during the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 Black Lives Matter uprisings, and includes themes of anti-racism, social justice and the joys of community. *** If the name Dan Zanes is familiar to you, it's because he's the former lead singer of the 1980s rock band The Del Fuegos.***

Dan and Claudia Zanes are our guests on this week's Cityscape to talk about their new album, Let Love Be Your Guide from Smithsonian Folkways. The album was conceived during the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 Black Lives Matter uprisings, and includes themes of anti-racism, social justice and the joys of community. *** If the name Dan Zanes is familiar to you, it's because he's the former lead singer of the 1980s rock band The Del Fuegos.***

Train of Thought podcast hosted by Rob Tobias covering culture, music interviews and society. This show features songs in the key of HEALING. Tracks include: Healing Song (Rob Tobias), Sometimes We Cry(Van Morrison), Good Health Good Friends, Good Road (Ben Bochner), The Seed (Rob Tobias and The Northwest Express), Shine (Elizabeth Mitchell & Dan Zanes), The Yang and the Yin (Rob Tobias), The Sun Will Shine on You (Jeff Lynn's ELO). Comments and Suggestions to rob@robtobias.com

Theme Music: “Hello” by Dan Zanes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYWsUBL7S98 Intro Links: BLOOD FEAST Warning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH6bysjPMnU TV News Blooper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoMDMrxkx74 Michael Richards' Apology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC26RI-Ria8&t=103s Tom Cruise, Scientologist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFBZ_uAbxS0&t=73s OJ Simpson Hypothetical https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJr24J3NmWo THE USUAL SUSPECTS (TV Edit) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqQNFwjsu3M Conversation Links: Trump Grand Jury Convened https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-trump-investigations-business-government-and-politics-80592eae7ba9ca508a3161e085a0fec6 NYC Cabaret Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Cabaret_Law “Santorum” Definition Wikipedia Page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_for_the_neologism_%22santorum%22 MTG “Gold Star” Remarks https://thehill.com/homenews/house/555268-mcconnell-schumer-blast-greene-remarks-on-holocaust Boebert Lies About COVID-19 Deaths https://www.businessinsider.com/lauren-boebert-falsely-texas-no-covid-19-deaths-two-months-2021-5 Bob Dylan Wikipedia Page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan Conrad Murray Wikipedia Page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Murray John Steinbeck's Werewolf Novel https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a36519004/john-steinbeck-unpublished-werewolf-murder-mystery/ Warren Zevon - “Werewolves of London” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qae25976UgA THE HOWLING (1981) Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZARVBpjC1I AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981) Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfz9AhPnM8c The Sons of Sam : A Descent Into Darkness (2021) Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICFZ1wS8Fuc Jim Garrison Wikipedia Page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Garrison Innocence Project of Texas https://innocencetexas.org/exonerations Making a Murderer Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxgbdYaR_KQ ARMY OF THE DEAD (2021) Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI1JGPhYBS8 The Walking Dead TV Series Wikipedia Page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_(TV_series) Chris D'Elia Wikipedia Page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_D%27Elia Tig Notaro Wikipedia Page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tig_Notaro QUIET COOL (1986) Clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JJ19X2WJMI THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN (1985) Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTyHPlRVTPI “Charlie Bit My Finger” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzVpAUvXCmA Tom Cruise Scientology Freedom Medal of Valor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ8ciJZvjyk

Welcome to another Words 4 Life discussion. Today's Words 4 Life discussion is with Jazz performing artist Pauline Jean. Pauline has performed at many prominent jazz venues and festivals around the world. She has presented concerts throughout the United States, Russia, Israel, China, Europe and the Caribbean. She also makes it her business to travel to Haiti once a year to give back with food distribution, instrument distribution, workshops and more. Pauline has been featured on Grammy-winning artist Dan Zanes' tribute album to blues icon Lead Belly. On August 6, 2020, Pauline debuted her brand new single, Ain't I A Woman (Singing Truth). She pays tribute to Sojourner Truth, a powerful force in the fight for justice and equality for both African Americans and all women in the United States. As a matter of fact if you stay till the end we're going to let you hear the song. In this episode we discuss - The importance of being prepared. - What keeps her from experiencing impostor syndrome - Why blinders are a good thing and so many other wisdom nuggets. Connect with Pauline Jean: Music Video - https://youtu.be/pd0kzhgrgf4 Website - https://www.paulinejean.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/paulinejeanmusic Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pauline.jean.music/ Get more information about Be More Today (Words 4 Life tracks, podcasts, apparel and virtual workouts and more) at https://www.bemoretoday.com #jazz #artist #bemoretoday #words4life --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/words4life/message

Dani chats with Sonia de los Santos, a family entertainer who has toured around the world, singing in English and Spanish to share and celebrate her culture. She began her career with Dan Zanes and friends, and has since gone on to be nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2019 and be named one of Billboards “the Latin Children’s music artists you should know”. In addition to her accolades, she has been featured on NBC’s Visiones, Sirius XM’s Kids Place Live, and WXPN’s Kids Corner, among others. Topics range from how Sonia began her career as a musician, her move to New York, and her solo trip to Peru. Her excitement for her craft is infectious, and families everywhere will be delighted as they listen along. To learn more about Sonia: https://www.soniadelossantosmusic.com/ More info about the Center for the Arts can be found: https://arts.pepperdine.edu/visit/digital-resources.html  Music Composer: Jeremy Zerbe

The piece of music we're listening to in the background is called In The Timestorm. It's the theme song from Timestorm, an audio drama about two kids who get the chance to preserve their history. Today we'll break it down and get into why and how it was made. You're listening to How I Make Music, where audio drama composers get to tell their own stories. Every Wednesday, we break apart a song soundtrack or composition and take a trip into how it was made. My name is Michael Aquino. I'm a composer, musician, sound designer and podcast producer from New Jersey. And this is How I Make Music. Welcome back to How I Make Music Episode 93 by me, Michael Aquino. Thanks for listening in. Timestorm is an audio drama about two twins Alexa and Benny Ventura, who are yanked into another dimension by their cousin who gives them this crazy mission: to travel through time to preserve their culture's true history. Throughout the the series, they visit three different continents across the span of five centuries. And they're meeting people who have left their mark on Puerto Rican history. 2:32 INFLUENCES So a big influence on the theme song was the theme song for Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Every time I watched Buffy, and I heard that theme song, man, I was ready to watch the show. And I think that's what I wanted to create with this theme song was this this energy and excitement about getting into the world of times. My next big inspiration was Saturday morning cartoons and cartoons in general. The creativity and imagination of Fraggle Rock, that theme song has always struck a chord in my heart. The Smurfs were another one. You can tell I'm 80s, 90s kid. Saturday morning cartoons really tapped into my kid imagination and inspiration. They didn't speak down to the kids. We wanted something that felt like you were talking to the kids. And also hopefully engaging the parents because you know the parents are listening to this too. So we want to share it. They're having a good time. Dan Zanes is a performer of kids' music. And I watched when Dan Zanes was performing, the kids were jumping around and having a good time, and the parents were jumping around and having a good time! And I always think about that energy when I'm creating music for this age group, which is tweens, typically. 4:44 THE HOTEL Timestorm is created by me and my partner in crime, Dania Ramos. Dani and I decided that we were going to take a weekend and hole ourselves up in this inn and write the theme song. "We're going we're getting out of our comfort zone and just going somewhere and and we're gonna create this." So we traveled four and a half hours north, in our in our little four cylinder car. It was the middle of February, and it was frickin cold. And if you know Vermont, it's cold! Bumpy roads, it was crazy. We got there. We were the only ones The only other ones in this inn, so it was the innkeeper and us. And because it was so empty, he upgraded our room to this really wonderful suite with this fireplace. I went into the other bedroom, closed the door. And this is what I started on guitar. This whole theme song started on guitar. Dania gave me some lyrics that she had written. And I went to work on trying to compose the song. I wanted it to be energetic, so I kept it to two three chords and finally got it to a point where I came outside of the bedroom, opened the door. And, and I was like, Okay, I think I've got something and I played it for her. And, and she was like, and this happened a bunch of times. So like I would just come out, work on some things. She gave me some notes. I we'd hash it out. I go back into the bedroom, close the door, worked on it some more and came out and it was just a lot of fun. And by the end of Saturday, we had the the first version ready to go. And we had another day so we just kind of enjoyed the last day in Vermont without having to do anything else. It was great. 7:50 INSTRUMENTS I enjoy rhythm so I knew that it was going to be very rhythmic and different drums, some electronic some actual drums, combining MIDI with actual sounding instruments. And then I went to the low end, finding a plugin of synthesizer that I really enjoyed. Very fluid and very wavy. And I got obsessed with a theremin when a friend of mine created what he called a "Theremin Devil's Phone". And he would use it at his gigs and it was really cool. It was this red phone. And it was it was a theremin so he would just play it. Added the theremin in there. I was the person who sang and rapped on the track, preparing the listener to re enter the world every time and just reminding them that the core focus of this this show is to witness find and remember history. History being the important treasure touchstone of the whole thing. 13:12 SLOW IT DOWN So yeah, so I think a big challenge for me was lyrically, making sure that a can sing and rap it and be the listener can understand some of these these kids that were listening to it when we were prototyping it, were like we just can't understand everything. So we paired it back and being able to make that clear, make those lyrics clear and understandable were really important when creating this theme song. As I was beginning to pull out words, I was like, oh, wow, it's so much easier now to sing and rap over! 14:04 VIOLIN We had brought in this amazing violinist Aurora Mendez to come in and record some violin parts that were featured in the episode. And she came into the studio and did an amazing job in adding her touch to it. 14:39 TRANSITIONS What I really enjoy doing is creating these short musical transitions. So I'll use natural sounds like for a play like they were outside and they were by a playground. I included basketball dribbling as a drumbeat. You know what I mean? It's it was just so much fun to be able to create music that way. Here are a couple of the transitions. We're gonna play them back-to-back. 15:15 ANNOYING DRUMMING I think I drive my wife Dania nuts. Sometimes when I when I find things with like tones or specific overtones to them, I'll like begin to drum or hit on them because I'm very rhythmically oriented. So I'll just be like, Can we please stop drumming on the microwave, or whatever it is, you know what I mean? It's here, here's the spouses that put up with our ridiculousness. 16:14 OUTRO That's about it for this week's episode. We'll listen to the full track in just a moment. But before we do that, thank you for listening to How I Make Music. Catch new episodes every Wednesday on Spotify, Apple or whereever else. We've been listening to music featured in the audio drama called Timestorm. To hear the full story or to check out my other compositions, follow the links in the show notes. Keep a lookout for Timestorm season three dropping this spring. We're super excited about it. Check out what's on offer at https://patreon.com/howimakemusic. How I Make Music is created by John Bartmann for audio experiences that keep people listening, contact John Bartmann via the show notes. And now here's In The Timestorm, the theme song for Timestorm in its entirety. My name is Michael Aquino, and thanks for listening to How I Make Music. Catch you next Wednesday. For a full list of music and sound effect credits from this episode, visit https://howimakemusic.com ABOUT THIS SHOW How I Make Music is a dramatically edited sound experience where behind-the-scenes musicians get to tell their own stories. Every Wednesday, we challenge audio drama composers to break apart a song, soundtrack or composition and get into why and how it was made. Visit How I Make Music https://howimakemusic.com Subscribe to How I Make Music https://pod.link/howimakemusic Support How I Make Music https://patreon.com/howimakemusic How I Make Music is created by John Bartmann. For audio experiences that keep people listening, visit https://johnbartmann.com

International Blues Festival Champion Kevin Burt joins Tom The Suit Forst on Chasing the Blues 2, Episode 31. For more than 25 years Kevin Burt has been electrifying audiences throughout the Midwest dispelling the myth that true blues has no roots in Iowa. His soul-inspired presentation is unique which consistently get him compared to a range of artists like Bill Withers and Aaron Neville, with the ability to build an audience rapport that has been compared to B.B. King. Kevin Burt has won many awards and played many festivals both solo and with his band, the Instigators. His awards include Best Entertainer in Iowa City (three times) Best Band in Iowa City (three times) Iowa Blues Challenge Champions, Named as one of the top 25 unsigned blues bands in the world by the International Blues Challenge Competition. Kevin is also recognized as one of the Midwest’s top blues heritage educators. This honor was given to him by the Governor of Iowa, Chet Culver in February of 2009. Kevin is a registered artist, and artist educator with the state of Iowa Arts Council. He has also written and published a classroom harmonica method book called “Just Play It: an introduction to blues harmonica.” His approach is simple, education through entertainment. His program has been going strong since 1994. Burt plans to continue this work as well as his community work with Children and the arts. With the support of his family and community, good things will be happening for Kevin “B.F.” Burt in 2019.In a comparably short career, Kevin Burt has shared the stage in one form or another with a who’s who in the music world. B.B. King, Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, Luther Allison, Bernard Allison, Junior Wells, Robert Lockwood Jr., David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Lonnie Brooks, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Wayne Baker Brooks, Blues Traveler, Head East, Molly Hatchet, Three Dog Night, Michael Hill’s Blues Mob, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Chubby Carrier, Terrance Simieon, Dan Zanes, The Holmes Brothers, Tony Brown, Jerry Dugger, Ken Valdez.Episode Permalink: https://www.spreaker.com/user/10764440/chasing-the-blues-2-ep-31-kevin-burtEpisode Direct Download: https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/41932319/download.mp3Chasing the Blues is a weekly audio podcast hosted by blues rock guitarist and recording artist Tom The Suit Forst. Now in its second season with 81 episodes in total, the podcast recently launched a YouTube television show on YouTube, with John Oates of Hall and Oates appearing in the debut episode. The next episode of the video series will feature Samantha Fish discussing the Cigar Box Guitar Festival 2021.Chasing the Blues is sponsored by Blues Festival Guide Magazine, which Bobby Rush calls his "roadmap to the blues." Podcast, Sponsor, and Artist Links:http://www.ChasingTheBluesPodcast.comhttp://www.TomTheSuitForst.comhttp://www.FactoryUndergroundStudio.comhttp://www.FactoryUndergroundMedia.comhttp://www.BluesFestivalGuide.comhttp://kevinburtmusic.com

Episode 1 of Campfire Songs.  Featuring Falstaff, Blue Angel, Graham Cousens, Pain, Robert Duncan, Dogbowl, Sugar Shack, Peter Jefferies, Shugo Tokumaru, The Chills, Howard Tate, and Dan Zanes.

1st set They Might Be Giants - It’s Spare the Rock ID They Might Be Giants - Cowtown Guy Davis - We All Need More Kindness In This World ID Jose-Luis Orozco - Los Pollitos (new) Dan Zanes & Claudia Eliaza - New York City Justin Roberts - When You First Let Go (new) ID Thao & the Get Down Stay Down - Brand New Key JJK PROMO [KUTX - Lead Belly - Polly Wee (The Frog Song) [WJFF/KCMJ - Muckafurgason - Dictionary 2nd set Lunch Money - Somehow a Frog Finds a Pond ID (prep to rock) TMBG - Don’t Spare the Rock! ID Miss Paula & the Candy Bandits - Monster Truck Josh & the Jamtones - I Love U Future Hits - Eight City Blocks (new) ID 3rd set Mates of State - I Am a Scientist Dog on Fleas - Do You Wanna know My New Dance Step? Mista Cookie Jar - Just Another Finger (new) ID Elliott Park - Rum Tiki Tum (new) Josh Lovelace - You’ve Got Me and I’ve Got You (new) Alastair Moock (feat. Sol y Canto & Alisa Amador) - No Wall ID They Might Be Giants - Robot Parade They Might Be Giants - Spare the Rock

A life in the theater must be a pretty serious thing, because in these conversations with members of the Broadway community, the conversations are brutally real, big picture, somewhat cosmic and profound. André De Shields, Dale Franzen, Michael Thurber, Schele Williams and Rob Jost all weigh in on the fate of the Great White Way.   Meanwhile, original music for this episode is culled from Instagram and Facebook. Short (and unknowing) contributions from Cecile McLorin Salvant and Sullivan Fortner, Martin Leiton, Doug Wamble and Morgan James, Dan Zanes, Louis Cato, Pasquale Grasso, Victoria Canal, Trevor Exter, Ben Wendel, Michael League, Peter Himmelman, and the Please Stay Homeboys.   www.third-story.com www.patreon.com/thirdstorypodcast

Born and raised in Brooklyn New York, Patrick Dougher is a self-taught fine artist, musician, poet and actor. Patrick has performed and recorded with Sade, the Grammy award winning Dan Zanes and many others. He has played drums with many notable reggae artists such as Black Uhuru’s Michael Rose and Steel Pulses’ David Hinds and Hip Hop star Chuck D of Public Enemy. Patrick also played drums on “The Dub Side of the Moon” one of the bestselling reggae LPs of all time. He has performed his poetry for the WNET Open Mic series as well as BRIC TV and venues around NYC. Patrick was a lead actor in the Ping Chong 651 Arts theatre production “Brooklyn 63” which toured in 2014. Patrick worked as an art therapist with HIV positive children at Kings County Hospital, a co-curator at the Museum of African Art, a youth counselor and teaching artist at Project Reach and Studio in a School and most recently as the Program Director of Groundswell, NYC’s premier community mural arts organization where he oversaw and directed over 300 public mural projects throughout the city. He is currently working as he Interim Director of Education for BRIC Arts Media and as a freelance consultant with The Center for Court Innovations. For over 20 years Patrick has used the arts to empower and support the socio-emotional growth of at-risk and disenfranchised youth of the city. Patrick’s art reflects his life’s mission to inspire and empower by honestly and fearlessly holding up a mirror to society’s inequity and injustices. Through his art he seeks to celebrate the noble beauty and divine spiritual nature of people of African descent and to connect urban African-American culture to its roots in sacred African art and ceremony. THE GOD SUPREME , 2019, Acrylic/ Mixed-Media on 4 attached canvases- , 44” x 60” LITTLE BOY BLUES, 2018, Acrylic/ Mixed- Media on Canvas- 24” x 30”

Link til speleliste på Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/58OoGOIg4pxN7N1aeXRUd6?si=vl_v0ydtQx6VE-hpf9qUXQ #Dust Of Daylight #Sturgill Simpson #Sunday Valley #Dark Side Of The Moon #Netflix, #samurai, #post-apokalyptisk landskap, #Alex Jones-lignende #John Prine, #Funk rock, #Bobby Emmet, #Roger Bryan and the Orphans #The Replacements, #Husholdningsnavn #Humbird, #Folksy #Americana #Aimee Mann #Chuck Cleaver #Ass Ponys #Wussy #Cincinatti, #Ohio #Jonah Tolchin #Rickie Jones #Little Feat #Jackson Browne #Darrin Bradbury #Margo Price #Singer/songwriter, #satiriker #folk #countrymusikk, #redneck noir. #Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster #Marie/lepanto, #Water Liars, #enmannsband #Hasil Adkins #Cramps #Peter Bruntnell #Britisk americana #Futurebirds #Indierock/americana #Athens, Georgia #Jeff Kelly #Green Pajamas #europeisk #Fransk #Stranglers i 82, #Cohen, #Britisk 60-tals-psykedelia #Jack Klatt #Americana #Monte Warden #Wagoneers, #Chris Isaak, #honky tonk. #Seint nittitalls Steve Earle. #Klabb og Babb. #Øivind Blunck #Sverre Anker Ousdal #Michaela Anne #Americana-pop #åtgaum #Zachary Lucky #Folkcountry #Saskatoon, #Saskatchewan #Canada. #Guy Clark #John Calvin Abney #John Moreland #Calle Hamre #Butterfly Garden. #Bergensbølgen #Pärra Eriksson #Môra-Per #Perssons Pack #hoodoo gurus #Dan Zanes #del fuegos #Justin bieber #Skien #sportsklubben Brann #Midnight Choir #green cortinas #ken stringfellow #The Posies #R.E.M. #Dead Scouts #Eldkvarn #Kacey Musgraves #Cornflakes #Freddy Holm #Strupetakarne #Tove Bøygard #Halden Electric #henning kvitnes

SHOW NOTES The future generation is seeing and listening to what’s happening in the country and around the world. Sonia De Los Santos is a family musician and Latin Grammy Nominee that is providing a loving, kind, and diverse message with her bilingual songs. In today’s episode, Brenda and Sonia sit down at Segerstrom Center for the Arts to talk about her musical journey that began in Nuevo León, México and is flourishing in New York Island. Sonia also talks about her two albums: Mi Viaje de Nuevo León to the New York Island and ¡Alegría! that was recently nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Latino Music for Children. We also talk about Latina representation on stage and how not only little Latinas see themselves represented, but other children see that representation and connection to their neighbors, friends, and classmates. Brenda and Sonia dive deep about the compelling and beautiful message that her songs give to children and of the importance of her singing in front of the White House. From positive actions that Sonia’s music brings to her talking about how she opened the doors for herself to be singing in famous venues, we cover all that Sonia has accomplished in this inspiring episode!   In this episode we talk about... 1:23 - Brenda talks about the wonderful experience of seeing Sonia de los Santos sing “This Land is Your Land” in Español and English 3:03 - Sonia talks about the importance of the message of “Esta Es Tu Tierra” in her concerts 5:38 - Listen to Sonia speak about her how she defines herself as a Mexican-American singer-songwriter and the positive actions she can do to through her songs  8:46 - Sonia shares her love for music during her childhood and how she wanted to move to New York  11:49 - Even though she studied communication, Sonia made the best out of her university years 14:41 - Sonia opens up about her move from Nuevo León to the New York Island  16:37 - Discover how Sonia toured with Grammy Award winning group Dan Zanes and Friends  18:17 - Find out how Sonia was inspired to have her own band and explore her Latin American culture through family music 19:12 - “Seeing the trust [Dan] and the rest of the band had in me was very eye-opening about the possibilities in the future. Maybe I can do this. I got to have more faith in me.” 22:48 - Family music doesn’t have to be immature. Sonia shares the beautiful and compelling nature of children’s music 25:13 - Sonia talks about how she started her first album, “Mi Viaje: De Nuevo León to the New York Island” 27:46 - Discover how Sonia’s music is nurtured by everyone’s culture and listen to her advice on surrounding yourself with the right band 30:03 - Sonia describes the experience of making her first album and how her grandmother inspired her to write “La Golondrina”  33:08 - Find out the creative and collaborative process that Sonia has with her band  36:51 - Discover how Sonia’s smile and happiness inspired her to write her Latin Grammy nominated album, ¡Alegría! 39:21 - Sonia shares how she focuses on her priorities when she’s faced with condescending and remarks  42:44 - Listen to how Sonia creates a safe and welcoming space for children to enjoy music 45:45 - Sonia talks about the moment she and Elena Moon Park sang in front of the White House 49:56 - Sonia’s music not only speaks to Latino families, but it also connects to other families and places representation to Latinas  51:50 - Sonia is one of many Latin American Family Musicians that represents her culture and is making space for other female singers 52:49 - Brenda and Sonia talk about an article that said that Sonia’s success in Lollapalooza is due to J Balvin and Rosalía 1:00:20 - Sonia talks about the experience of playing in Lollapalooza and other amazing venues 1:02:19 - Focusing on the number of followers can be a vicious cycle  1:04:30 - Do you want to be a musician? Listen to Sonia’s advice! 1:06:30 - Sonia talks about her beautiful hand-painted skirt  1:07:37 - Listen to Sonia’s upcoming concerts and new songs! 1:09:25 - “Fly...don’t be scared to follow your dreams.” 1:10:22 - Follow Sonia and buy her albums!   RELEVANT LINKS   Mi Viaje: De Nuevo León to the New York Island ¡Alegría! 5 Latin Children's Music Artists You Should Know NBC's Visiones The Getty Museum Austin City Limits Madison Square Park Central Park Summerstage Kids Lollapalooza Segestrom Center for the Arts Sonia De Los Santos Esta Es Tu Tierra (This Land Is Your Land) Tatiana  Bachelor's Degree in Communication at Tec del Monterrey Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Dan Zanes and Sonia De Los Santos  Disney World Dan Zanes  Elena Moon Park  La Golondrina  Tan Feliz Luisa Bastidas Macondo Cien Años de Soledad 100 Years of Solitude Smithsonian Folklife Festival  Sonia De Los Santos & Elena Moon Park singing outside the White House Read the Al Día article that Brenda and Sonia talked about J Balvin Mon Laferte Guillermo del Toro Read the CNN article that Sonia mentions 123 Andrés Carnegie Hall The New Victory Theater Check out Sonia's beautiful hand-painted skirt  See Sonia's La Maraca music video The Okee Dokee Brothers   WANT MORE? Follow Sonia on Instagram: @soniadls Follow Sonia on Facebook: Sonia De Los Santos Follow Sonia on Twitter: @soniadls Visit Sonia's website Buy her album, Mi Viaje de Nuevo León to the New York Island Buy her Latin Grammy nominated album, ¡Alegría! Also available for digital download Listen to her music on CD Baby and Spotify Follow Ellas: @ellasthepodcast Follow Me: @bren_jai Song by: Sro CC by SA

OK y'all, we have a truly special show on Radio Active Kids this week. For no particular reason, I've put together a Dan Zanes retrospective show, encompassing EVERY SINGLE RELEASE he has made in his nearly 20 years as a kids' musician--albums, EPs, singles, etc!! I've been working on tracking down all of his material for months & I can almost guarantee that I'll play at least one song you haven't heard before. I can't wait to share all of his music with you! Playlist: https://spinitron.com/wsfm/pl/8984249/Radio-Active-Kids Be sure to listen to us again every Friday & Sunday on Radio Pirinola!

This week's Radio Active Kids, for no particular reason other than that I feel like it, will feature THREE rarely broadcast but extremely awesome Bill Harley stories!!! It'll be so cool. Also, we've new and new-to-the-show music from Little Magic, Rushad Eggleston, Punk for Families, Sandra Boynton, Dan Zanes, Miss Lynn's Rainbow Machine, & The Lucky Trikes!!! Playlist: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=wsfm&sv=l&playlist=51208#here

This week on Radio Active Kids, we have an interview with up-and-coming kids' R&B band Dadada and the Dinos! It'll rock, y'all!! We also have tons of tunes from Fred Penner, Gustafer Yellowgold, Dan Zanes, Miss Paula and the Candy Bandits, Banana Slug String Band, Billy Kelly, Andrew Best Music, Uncle Dox, Jess and Aaron, Kingsouth, Rock & Walsh, PlaySoundz, Emily Hall & more!!! Playlist: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=wsfm&playlist=51058#here

We have just a few more releases in the Radio Active Kids #YearRoundBreakdown this week (#HoldTightShineBright, Hunktabunkta Music, Jelly of the Month Club, Mr. Aaron, The Okee Dokee Brothers, One Fine Day, The #Shytunas, The Brian Waite Band, & Dan Zanes), then we'll get to new songs by Andrew Best Music, caspar babypants, fleaBITE, Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, Itty Bitty Beats, Mommy's lil Monsterz, Baze And His Silly Friends, The Strawberry Jam, Suzy Cato, Kids Imagine Nation, Bagpuss, The Amoeba People, #BananaVacuum, Mariano Pose & Dadada and the Dinos!!! Playlist: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=wsfm&sv=l&playlist=50023

I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to talk with Dan Zanes and Claudia Eliaza.  Dan is a grammy winning musician and bandleader who has teamed up with Yuriana Sobrino and his wife, Claudia Eliaza, to create a "Sensory Friendly Comic Folk Opera" called Night Train 57.  We talked about how why creating sensory friendly live music experiences for families are so important and what inspired them to move in this direction. Continue reading Episode #175 – Dan Zanes and Claudia Eliaza on the site.

This week on The Children's Hour we learn what a treasurer does. Bernalillo County Treasurer Nancy Bearce explains her work. It's more than just collecting property taxes. Find out how a government treasurer's work impacts every person in the district, including kids. Bernalillo County NM Treasurer, Nancy Bearce and the Kids Crew Also John Lanza, author of The Art of Allowance, explains how kids can be treasurers for themselves, and how parents can help. Find out how much kids should be saving, spending and sharing and how simple tools like clear glass jars can help kids develop money smart management to last a lifetime. With music by the Okee Dokee Brothers, Chris Ligon, Groove Armada, Dan Zanes & Friends, The Mama Doni Band and the Maccabeats. Curriculum resources: Video by Bernalillo County Treasurer's Office: Your Money Matters: Episode 1 About Nancy Bearce Kids learn about money management with many tools and videos by The Money Mammals Parents: learn about John Lanza's The Art Of Allowance  

Danny Lapidus from Hot Peas 'N Butter joins me for a great talk about music, band names, and the brand new album 'Back to the Land'. Danny also shared what it was like to collaborate with Laurie Berkner, Dan Zanes, and Peter Yarrow for the new record.   We talked about how the music has aspects of Americana and lot's of multi-cultural influence.  You can hear that on the song 'Funga Alafia' which is at the end of the show.  "Hot Peas 'n Butter is an award-winning, multicultural family music band that wows thousands of young audiences across the nation every year with their highly energetic and interactive musical style." Continue reading Episode #166 – Hot Peas ‘N Butter (Danny Lapidus) on the site.

Listen to Uncle Devin's interview with Grammy-Award winner and family music legend, Dan Zanes, with his lovely wife and jazz vocalist, Claudia Eliaza.  Dan occupies a unique place in American music – where sea shanties, English Music hall, play party songs, the spirit of early rock-n-roll, soul, North American and West Indian folk music collide. For the past 15 years, he has toured the world with his band, Dan Zanes and Friends, sharing handmade 21st century social music with enthusiastic crowds of kids and kid sympathizers.

Don't get creeped out, but this week on The Children's Hour it's all about spiders! New Mexico is home to hundreds of species of spiders.  Dr. Sandra Brantley and Dr. Rachel Alfarro fromUNM's Museum of Southwestern Biology's Arthropod Division helps us understand, and maybe even learn to love, the arthropods among us. Find out which are venomous and how we can live together harmoniously. Dr. Sandra Brantley, UNM With music by Aaron Nigel Smith with Dan Zanes, O.A.R, NRBQ, Jeff & Paige, Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, and The Big Kidz Band Feat. Skip Ewing. There's more to know Learn more about spiders online here. This is the list of all of New Mexico's known Arthropods.  If you really love arthropods, you can find even more resources at the Arthropod Division's website.

Several exciting things going on this week on Radio Active Kids, so I'll make a list: (1) We'll interview Dan Zanes and Claudia Eliaza, who have a great new album called #NightTrain57! (2) In honor of International Talk Like A Pirate Day!, we'll play a bunch of piratical tunes from scallywags like Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, Captain Bogg & Salty, Tom Mason & The Blue Buccaneers, Snackbeard & Funkinships! #talklikeapirate (3) Pack Memorial Library's Raj has a #backtoschool Comix Talk! Plus, songs from The Microphone Doctors, Kymberly Stewart Music & Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo! Playlist: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=wsfm&sv=l&playlist=47606#here

I was honored to welcome Elizabeth Mitchell to the podcast for a chat about her career in kids music and her brand new collaboration with Suni Paz, 'Tu Eres Mi Flor'.  It was great to hear about her roots playing with Dan Zanes as well as working with Suni.  This record is beautiful.  Listen with headphones if you can!  You can hear the full song 'Tu Eres Mi Sol'. Continue reading Episode #145 – Elizabeth Mitchell on the site.

We've got a comix-focused show on Radio Active Kids this week, featuring a new comix talk with Pack Memorial Library's Raj and an interview with local Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards-winning cartoonist Hope Larson!!! She has a new book called #AllSummerLong and it's AWESOME! So excited to chat! Also, lots of new & new-to-the-show tunes from Dana & The Petit Punks, Josh Lovelace (on VINYL!), Dan Zanes, Frances England, Kevin Kammeraad and the Cooperfly Puppet Troupe, fRiCTiON fARM, Ben Rudnick and Friends, Randy & Dave, Best Coast & EJ Bisiar! Playlist: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=wsfm&sv=l&playlist=46932#here

Musician Dan Zanes calls what he does "family music" or "all-ages music," not "children's music," because he really is playing for everybody. In talking with him, I learned about how he really sees his music and the way he plays as part of an effort toward social justice. We also talked about his new wife (they just got married in January!) and his Grammy award, and he turned me on to some super cool Haitian music.

Danny Goldberg, Faith Salie and David Hajdu are panelists. The record executive, the comedian/journalist and the music critic face the music, including industrial instruments, female composers and the all-important bridge. Our real-time fact-checker is Dan Zanes, accompanied by his live band.

Danny Goldberg, Faith Salie and David Hajdu are panelists. The record executive, the comedian/journalist and the music critic face the music, including industrial instruments, female composers and the all-important bridge. Our real-time fact-checker is Dan Zanes, accompanied by his live band.

Dan Zanes has long been one of the biggest names in the still-exploding genre of so-called "kindie-rock" — music made especially for kids. As the leader of the Grammy-winning Dan Zanes and Friends, he’s made over a dozen hugely popular and acclaimed albums and played concerts for adoring audiences all over the world. And Bill Sherman has not only won a Tony, a Grammy and an Emmmy, he's the music director of the iconic children's show Sesame Street. As a songwriter and orchestrator, he's responsible for the music you hear on the show, and works with the many musicians who drop in and sing: stars like Janelle Monae, Ed Sheeran and Will-I-Am, and many others. But perhaps more impressively, Sherman is one of the driving forces behind such magnum opuses as "Glory of Cookies," "Grover Can Do It All" and "Guacamole: the Musical." In the mid to late ‘80s, Zanes led the scrappy and beloved New England roots-rock band the Del Fuegos. Here, Zanes talks about how he went from playing in a rock band that, as Spinal Tap keyboardist Viv Savage once put it, had a good time all the time to making wholesome music for kids, and how it helped him rediscover what he loved about making music in the first place. Sherman discusses how Sesame Street music is made — with a lot of care, for starters — and what it's like to work with the many stars who drop by the show… and lots of other stuff you've probably wondered about music at Sesame Street. So these guys certainly had a lot of interesting things to say about making music for children, but they also had a lot of interesting things to say about making any kind of music. Like, why — and how — do you make music in the first place? A note to parents: while the music these guys make is rated G, some of the language here is definitely PG.

In 2003 Victor started focusing on kids music that didn’t drive parents crazy. He soon became a leading kids artist in the U.S. with a growing international reputation for making great kids music.   His music has appeared on national television, NPR, Nick Jr and Parenting magazines as well as commercials in the U.S. and Europe. He’s received several awards including 3 Parents’ Choice Silver Awards. Victor appears on several music compilations including 4 Putumayo Kids’ releases alongside artists Leon Redbone, Dan Zanes, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Bibb, Seamus Eagan, Keola Beamer, Riders in the Sky and Jake Shimabukuro.   Victor was featured as an example of "lifestyle design" in the WSJ best-selling book The Four Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris and a proofreader for Derek Sivers bestselling business book Anything You Want. Victor enjoys helping people plot a course to being able to live more freely, creatively and authentically.

Dan Zanes is one of the most popular musical acts in the country for young children. Marc is a huge fan, too, but that's because of Dan's old band The Del Fuegos. Dan and Marc talk about how he went from rock and roll almost-stardom to being a family favorite. Also, Marc talks with singer-songwriter and WTF fan Chris Mansfield about the breakout album for his band Fences. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast.

PODCAST: 25 Jan 2015 01 - Bonny Ship The Diamond - Fresh Handmade Sound - From Source To Sea 02 - Bully In The Alley - Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends - Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends 03 - Yarmouth Town - Bernard Wrigley - Folk Songs At The Octagon 04 - Pleasant and Delightful - Hannah Sanders - Charms Against Sorrow 05 - Shallow Brown - Coope, Boyes and Simpson - Hindsight 06 - The Leaving Of Liverpool - Steve Tilston - Of Many Hands 07 - Can’t You Dance The Polka - Bob Roberts - Sea Songs and Shanties 08 - The Flying Cloud - Roy Bailey - New Bell Wake 09 - The Wild Goose - Kate Rusby - Ten 10 - The Little Pot Stove - Nic Jones - Penguin Eggs 11 - Blood Red Roses - Sting - Rogues Gallery 12 - Grey Funnel Line - Maddy Prior and June Tabor - Silly Sisters 13 - Cape Cod Girls - Dan Zanes - Sea Music  14 - The Talcahuano Girls - Robin and Barry Dransfield - Popular To Contrary Belief   15 - Farewell To Tarwathie - Judy Collins - The Very Best Of 16 - Johnny Todd - The Spinners - The Best Of The Spinners  17 - The Sloop John B - Carnival Steel Drum Band - St. Thomas Way and Beyond 18 - Pique La Baleine - The Young Uns - When Our Grandfathers Said No 19 - Bye Bye Skipper - Mike Waterson - Mike Waterson 20 - Fiddler’s Green - Marley’s Ghost - Live At The Freight

Lots of Dan Zanes and Elizabeth Mitchell references regarding their album Turn Turn Turn Turn Turn Turn Turn Turn... wait minute, that might be too long.

Kindie chart news, a whole mess o' Kickstarter updates, new albums coming up from Dan Zanes and Elizabeth Mitchell (combined!) and Frances England, and Paul Spring (and me) on NPR

Some time ago I interviewed publicist extraordinaire Eric Alper. Although this was originally intended as a written interview, Eric has so much information to share and has such a great way of delivering it, I felt it had to be released as a podcast! A publicist is not going to make a band "sound" better but they can certainly make sure a band is heard in all the right places by all the right people. Eric has such a lot of experience with so many amazing clients, learning from his success is going to help with your own PR campaigns. Aaron Bethune Here is a little about Eric in his own words: "I am not used to routine, which is how I like it. As a weasel, a flack, an officer to the press, a director, a dictator, a Coke and Chips for breakfast, and dinner for lunch kind of guy, I think I can be forgiven, by 10:00am, if I have felt I had too much to dream last night. I am one of the lucky ones for sure – getting to do during the days (and nights and weekends) what I love to do for eOne Music Canada: Be around passionate music lovers, fans, music industry folks (yeah, we’re still here!) talking about the newest album, the old record recently found in the basement or bargain bin, tragedy-tainted tales, and memories of old C-30, C-60, C-90s in our pockets. So, onto this bio… If I can borrow from Dylan, “I found myself writing this story, this long piece of vomit, about 20 pages long.” He was talking about Like A Rolling Stone, mind you. Battling against the over-exposed and the under-talented, I have handled the PR for Bob Geldof, Ringo Starr, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ray Charles, Barry Manilow, Randy Bachman, Sasha and Digweed, Sinead O’Connor, Steve Miller, The Smashing Pumpkins, Little Big Town, The Black Angels, Natalie MacMaster, DJ Khaled, Curt Smith, Dr. John, Dwight Yoakam, Fred Eaglesmith, Harry Shearer, Dan Zanes, Opeth, Cradle Of Filth, Jordan Knight, Chickenfoot, Bush, Jeff Dunham, A-Trak, Judy Collins, Supersuckers, Joan Baez, Slash, Andy Kim, Pete Seeger, Joan Armatrading, Amy Ray, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, Snoop Dogg, Honeymoon Suite, Robert Munsch, Jeff Martin, J. Dilla, The Wiggles, Bill Wyman, Sly and Robbie, Frank Black, Steve Earle, Dillinger Escape Plan, Mick Fleetwood, The Prodigy, Madlib, Deborah Cox, In Flames, Ray J, Mastodon, Kim Mitchell, Jim Jones, Charlatans UK and many more. I’ll let others talk about me now, while keeping my opinionated mouth shut." Eric Alper http://www.thatericalper.com http://www.playitloudmusic.com

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An interview with JOSH GOLDIN the director of WONDERFUL WORLD - a bittersweet comedy about families, friends and a frivolous fight against corporate institutions. It stars Matthew Broderick, Michael Kenneth Williams, Sanaa Lathan, Jodelle Ferland, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ally Walker, and Philip Baker Hall and features original music, with a cameo performance, by acclaimed musician Dan Zanes, the noted father of the modern independent kids' music movement.Wonderful World is the story of Ben Singer, a failed children's folk singer, and an every-other-weekend dad to his young daughter (Jodelle Ferland) who is struggling with all aspects of his life. Ben's finds comforts in smoking marijuana alone and regular chess games with his smart and opinionated Senegalese roommate Ibou (Michael Kenneth Williams, "The Wire," THE ROAD). After Ibou is suddenly struck ill, Ben's life takes a turn with the arrival of Ibou's beautiful and sexy sister Khadi (Sanaa Lathan, The Family That Preys).

CD Baby's top selling artist, singer/songwriter Dan Zanes, has been making music for over two decades. The former member of the 80's group, The Del Fuegos, stumbled into his biggest musical... So what's it take to be Indie anywho? www.cdbabypodcast.com