LISTEN UP!: KIDSTOCK
Three days of peace, love, music and juice boxes, this weekend’s KindieFest is a who’s who of family-friendly music. This fourth annual gathering includes panels and networking among artists, radio deejays, record-label people, publicists and others. It’s like Davos for kids’ music, except “Yo Gabba Gabba!” co-creator Scott Schultz is the keynote speaker, instead of some European finance minister.
For the public, the main event is Sunday’s show at Brooklyn’s Littlefield space (622 Degraw St., Gowanus; littlefieldnyc.com). Among the kid-fave bands in the lineup are Jazz at Lincoln Center’s WeBop, the Bari Koral Family Rock Band, Moona Luna and Apple Brains.
“I’m pretty fired up about Sunday’s show,” says cool kids-tunes pioneer Dan Zanes, a KindieFest panelist. “The lineup gives a good sense of how the family music world is slowly getting more diverse in its offerings. That’s good news.” The show is noon to 4; tickets are $12 to $15.
— Billy Heller
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