Brady Rymer Tours US, Doesn't Make It To (Cough, Cough) Phoenix

I got word that Brady Rymer and The Little Band That Could will be heading off on a 12-city national tour starting in August and on through the fall.

I don't usually comment on single-artist tours unless there's something different about the tour, even for artists I like such as Brady, so why am I mentioning it? Well, this particular tour is going to be under the sponsorship of Children's Dimetapp. I know what you're saying, you're saying, oh, Stefan, you're a tool of the children's cold medicine-makers, but there's something else.

Besides being saddled with the somewhat clunky name of the "Children's Dimetapp Breathe & Boogie Tour," the other noteworthy thing is that the entire tour will be free. (Apparently attendees will even receive a Rymer compilation CD, among other goodies.)

So for the first time as I can tell, a company has figured that it's worth the money to fly a kids' musician (and a sizeable band) around the country to play for free in the hope that the association will pay off for the company. I don't think it'll be the last time.

I'll be curious to hear whether the new songs Rymer has written for the tour have any direct Dimetapp references, a la Ralph Covert's Rice Krispie jingle for his tour. But, of course, I won't know that because once again, despite the fact that the Phoenix is the fifth largest city in the country and has a very young population, a major tour is skipping the area.

Tour dates for those of you living in other areas of the country that apparently suffer from more children's colds than I do after the jump...
Chicago - August 26 - 3 P.M. - Brookfield Zoo

Baltimore - September 8 - 12:00 Noon - Maryland Science Center

Philadelphia - September 15 - 11:30 A.M. - World Café Live

Boston - September 22 - 12:00 Noon - South Shore Mall (Braintree)

Washington, D.C. - September 23 - 1:00 P.M. - Glen Echo Park

Rochester, NY - September 29 - Time TBA - Venue TBA

Los Angeles - October 6 - 12:00 Noon - Santa Monica Pier

San Diego - October 7 - 12:00 Noon - Horton Plaza

Atlanta - October 13 - 12:00 Noon - Mall of Georgia

Seattle - October 20 - Time TBA - venue TBA

Houston - November 10 - Time TBA - Houston Children's Museum

Dallas - November 11 - Time TBA - venue TBA (Note: Dallas and Houston may swap dates, depending on time and venue considerations.)

Comments

[deb in sf]

seems they don't realize how cold and foggy SF gets and how drippy our noses are all, all, all the time. Oh well. October is our summer here. They must have known that. We'll have our own fab outdoor stuff here in October. Fine! Dimatapppppp.And then, maybe we'll go to phoenix.

[Christine in LA]

Thanks for posting this. Saturday afternoon on the Santa Monica Pier is already great fun for my tikes, add in a free concert and cd and we wouldn't dare miss it. Too bad I have to wait til October.

[Beth Blenz-Clucas]

I guess Portland isn't as cold and clammy as Seattle and SF.

Dimetapp!!!?? Maybe I should be calling the makers of Ritalin for my clients?

[jess]

I saw Brady Rymer and his rocking band on the pier in Santa Monica on Saturday! I honestly have to say, this was the most wonderful, joyful and musically fabulous band I have heard in children's music! SO SO much fun! We hope we see and hear a lot more of these guys and gals!