Danny Weinkauf’s No School Today CD (All Ages)
GRAMMY Winner Danny Weinkauf (of They Might Be Giants fame) Releases First Solo Family Music Album. Available April 29th 2014 at iTunes and Amazon.com
Weinkauf ring a bell? Scratch head? *crickets* How about They Might Be Giants???? OK! Well, I definitely think you will want to remember his name now……
TMBG to us fans, they are a significant rock band that-in case you really have been living under a rock- you may not even realize you know. Ever see an episode of the TV show Malcolm in the Middle? TMBG did the theme song “Boss of Me.” If you listened to a pop music station or watched Tiny Toon Adventures in the 1990s you know their song- a remake from the 1950s- “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)”. While gems like “Birdhouse In Your Soul” (from Flood, 1990) and “Don’t Let’s Start” (from They Might Be Giants, 1986) are fantastic songs in their long-spanning career that began in 1982, it is their science songs I love the best. From “Particle Man” (from Flood, 1990) to “Tesla” (from Nanobots, 2013) TMBGs appeal spans all ages. It is no wonder TMBG also struck gold with children’s albums with their fun but intelligent songs over the years. TMBG member since the 1990s, NYC based musician Danny Weinkauf, has written children’s songs on TMBG’s albums and played with a variety of musicians and groups (Fountains of Wayne, Candy Butchers and Mike Viola, David Mead, Stephen Fretwell, the Davenports, etc.). So…yeah…….
It was time Danny had his very own children’s album. It’s called No School Today.
Danny’s 16-track album was completely funded by Kickstarter which surpassed its original funding goal of $12,999 on January 14. WOW! Danny’s musical friends and TMBG bandmates have been so supportive of his children’s album including him signing his own record contract through TMBG’s imprint Idlewild records. Danny’s songs are always so positive, upbeat and smart.
Yes, Listen! Check out some samples from his website here and I especially love how he incorporates his kids into his music. I know I try to do that same thing when I write music with my kids. Look for new videos from this album to be available on his site soon, including songs “Champion of the Spelling bee”, “Marsupial”, “Ice Cream” (David Cowles), and “Archaeology” (Yvonne Grzenkowicz).
Musical guest! Children’s music superstar, Laurie Berkner (need I remind you of my recent review of her latest album?), joins Danny on the album. Yippee!
Family fun! Danny wrote the song “I Am a Paleontologist” from the Grammy nominated TMBG’s Here Comes Science and his two kids are on this track! He wrote the song “Archaeology” after many children would come up to him after his TMBG’s children’s shows and said they liked his ‘archaeology’ song when referencing “I Am a Paleontologist”. How cute! Thank you for teaching our kids the difference, Danny.
Danny Weinkauf’s No School Today CD (All Ages)
List Price: $ 10.00 (Digital download)
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