Free-range, organic kid-folk - Hullabaloo - Blog http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html Hullabaloo: Blog Jannis' PHPRss class - http://www.jannis.to/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:31:58 -0700 The Great Big Super Huge Hullabaloo Adventure Show Manifesto! http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/the_great_big_super_huge_hullabaloo_adventure_show_manifesto I just wrapped up the first episode of the Great Big Super Huge Hullabaloo Adventure Show and posted it for all the world to see. It's a little rough around the edges but I'm ok with that. This isn't meant to be a slick, major-network, high-budget sort of deal.  It's home-made, just like our music. 


With a little luck and a lot more work I believe that I can achieve my goal of creating a little show that is something like Mr.-Rodgers-meets-Bear-Grylls-in-an-episode-of-Flight-of-the-Concords. Yes, it's a lofty goal when you've got a $0 budget, a couple cameras and last year's version of iMovie but those are my favorite kinds of challenges. As Mark Twain said, "Why not go out on a limb. That's where all the fruit is!"


A hundred years ago, when we first started making music for kids, we took a look at what was out there and, with a small handful of exceptions, we were pretty saddened. Mostly, it was big corporations putting out a million variations of the same sugary-sweet, singing hamster. Now, thankfully, that has changed quite a bit. Kid's music heroes like Dan Zanes lead the charge and now there is a great variety of quality kid's music.


In many ways, the same could be said of the current state children's programming on TV. I know that there are some amazing shows out there but way too many of them have devolved into the television equivalent of that same singing hamster. It seems to me that, with a couple of inexpensive cameras and the World Wide Web as our network, we (and by we I mean you, me and anyone else with the gumption) can provide a fun, creative alternative to the big network shows.


So, here it is, my first attempt at all of that. . . The Great Big Super Huge Hullabaloo Adventure Show: Episode 1.  

]]> http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/the_great_big_super_huge_hullabaloo_adventure_show_manifesto Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:31:58 -0700 Free-range, organic kid-folk - Hullabaloo - Blog Nice Review http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/nice_review We just received a nice review from Jessica Allen at "And Then There Were Four." Thanks for the kind words Jessica!!


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]]> http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/nice_review Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:08:37 -0700 Free-range, organic kid-folk - Hullabaloo - Blog Singing in the Rain! http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/singing_in_the_rain A Big thanks to everyone that came out to the San Diego Botanical Gardens Family Fun Night Concert. It was a great crowd and you couldn't ask for a more beautiful setting on a hot summer night. The big surprise of the evening was RAIN!! We sang the Itsy Bitsy Spider and then down came the rain. We sang in the rain right up to the point where we started to worry about getting shocked. Aside from getting a little soaked, it was a great night. We're excited to return on August 26!! I posted some pictures here on the website and on our facebook page.

]]> http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/singing_in_the_rain Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:54:50 -0700 Free-range, organic kid-folk - Hullabaloo - Blog Lyrics and Guitar Chords http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/lyrics_and_guitar_chords I got a couple of requests this week from parents that want to create their own family Hullabaloo sing-along. They requested the guitar chords for some of our songs. I typed up all the lyrics and chords for the Tall as a Tree album and posted them on the media section of our website. To get there just click the "media" button to the right and download the Word file.  Enjoy!!

]]> http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/lyrics_and_guitar_chords Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:51:54 -0700 Free-range, organic kid-folk - Hullabaloo - Blog Superhero Birthday http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/superhero_birthday I played at a great birthday party this weekend in Dana Point. The party was for a 6 year old boy and the theme was "Superheroes." My favorite part was the craft they had set up where each kid got to make their own superhero cape. They used colorful pieces of cloth for the cape and decorated it with stick-on stars and letters spelling their names. To top it off they also had paper masks they decorated in the same way. It made me especially glad that I had written Supersuit!

]]> http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/superhero_birthday Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:01:55 -0700 Free-range, organic kid-folk - Hullabaloo - Blog Back From DC http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/back_from_dc I just got back from a quick trip to DC and a show at Jammin' Java. The crowd wasn't quite as big as the last time we were there but they were fun and enthusiastic. It was amazing to fly across the country to play and have people in the audience that knew our songs. Very cool!

]]> http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/back_from_dc Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:10:05 -0700 Free-range, organic kid-folk - Hullabaloo - Blog The Whirlwind Library Tour http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/the_whirlwind_library_tour Even in this crazy economy, the libraries have found a way to offer lots and lots of fun, free programs for kids. Here's where I'll be singing. . .


June 10 -- Paradise Hills


June 15 -- Serra Mesa


June 15 -- Rancho Penasquitos


June 17 -- Point Loma


June 18 -- Malcolm X


June 22 -- Rancho Bernardo


June 23-- Placentia


June 24 -- North Park


June 25 -- Kensington


June 26 -- Mira Mesa


June 28 -- Glendora


June 29 -- Huntington Beach


June 30 -- San Ysidro


June 30 -- Tierra Santa


July 1 -- Logan


July 2 -- San Carlos  


July 6 -- Lucerne Valley


July 7 -- Carlsbad (Poll)


July 7 -- Carlsbad (Learning Center)


July 7 -- Carlsbad (Dove)


July 8 -- Moutain View/Beckworth


July 9 -- 4S Ranch


July 10 -- Canyon Hills 


July 14 -- La Jolla


July 15 -- East Aneheim


July 16 -- Balboa


July 20 -- University Park


July 21 -- Orange County


July 24 -- Lomita


July 28 -- Monrovia


July 29 -- Poway


July 29 -- Carmel Mountain


July 30 -- Clairemont (San Diego)


August 3 -- El Cajon


August 4 -- San Marcos


August 4 -- Kensington


August 5 -- Linda Vista


August 5 -- Ocean Beach


August 6 -- Mission Hills


August 11 -- North University


August 12-- Central Library (San Diego)


August 12 -- Buena Park 


August 28 -- Cardiff Library


 


 


 

]]> http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/the_whirlwind_library_tour Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:06:04 -0700 Free-range, organic kid-folk - Hullabaloo - Blog Working Backwards Gets Things Done http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/working_backwards_gets_things_done Career advisors often say that you should imagine where you want to be in 5 years, 10 years and 20 years and then work backwards to the present day. That gives you a clear indication of what steps you need to take right now.


 


A couple months ago, I booked the North Coast Rep for a CD release party on May 30. I wanted to have a completed CD in-hand, new stickers, new posters and Hullabaloo t-shirts all ready on that date. When I got off the phone with the theater I shook my head and said, "What have I done? This is impossible!" At that moment, none of those projects were even near completion.


 


It is now 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 28th. The UPS man just pulled away having delivered the new posters. The Fedex man delivered the shirts today at noon. Yesterday the UPS man delivered 1000 copies of the new CD and the new Hullabaloo stickers. 


 


Sure, I cut it a little close this time but it all worked out. There's something about setting a goal and then working backwards that really illuminates the path!

]]> http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/working_backwards_gets_things_done Fri, 28 May 2010 16:46:34 -0700 Free-range, organic kid-folk - Hullabaloo - Blog Sunday's Set List http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/sundays_set_list I just put together our set list for the big CD Release Concert this Sunday at the North COast Rep. I spent a lot of time thinking about what you might enjoy. Then it occurred to me that I could just ask you directly! I've pasted the songs we plan to play below. If there's something that you'd love to hear that I didn't add please let me know with a comment here on the blog.



  1. Sleep Well Tonight (new)

  2. Super Suit (new)

  3. Happy and You Know It 

  4. Ants in My Pants 

  5. Twinkle, Twinkle 

  6. Run Bunny Run 

  7. Everybody Clap Your Hands 

  8. Things Change 

  9. Itsy Bitsy Spider 

  10. Little Bird 

  11. Dog Song (new)

  12. ABC 

  13. Blah, Blah, Blah 

  14. Choo, Choo, Choo 

  15. Mama Don’t Allow 

  16. Good Night (new)

]]> http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/sundays_set_list Mon, 24 May 2010 17:20:02 -0700 Free-range, organic kid-folk - Hullabaloo - Blog T-Shirts. . .Coming Soon! http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/tshirts__coming_soon A couple of years ago, we printed up a bunch of Hullabaloo t-shirts and people really seemed to enjoy them. I finally got my act together and ordered some more. They may even get here in time for the CD release concert on May 30!

]]> http://hullabalooband.com/blog.html/tshirts__coming_soon Fri, 21 May 2010 15:50:45 -0700 Free-range, organic kid-folk - Hullabaloo - Blog