Seattle Says, Hey, We Like Music Festivals and Kids Too!

I know, I spend a lot of time talking about Austin Kiddie Limits, but there are some pretty cool fests that, even though they don't have quite as much kids music, are still sufficiently kid-focused.

Seattle's annual Bumbershoot festival, which is being held this year, as always, on Labor Day weekend (Sept. 5-7), has kids bands playing for the first time. Luckily, Seattle's got a great crop of bands, so they can be local, too -- the Not-Its! play at 1:30 Saturday, Central Services’ Board of Education at 1:00 Sunday, and Recess Monkey 1:30 Monday.

You can't have a kids section at a music festival without having a cheeky name, and Bumbershoot is no different -- welcome to Youngershoot. In addition to the bands, they've got movies, animation, and all sorts of other cool stuff going on. They even take a crack at suggesting kid-friendly "adult" artists -- I've got a feeling there are some other folks who would second the Michael Franti & Spearhead suggestion...

Comments

[Danny Adamson]

And kids 5 and under get in FREE!!! Gonna eat me an elephant ear!

[Katy L]

Wow. That's just about all I can say. I wrote to the Bumbershoot folks about 3 or 4 years ago suggesting they do something like this. They thanked me for my suggestion and summarily ignored me.So, I'm VERY happy someone's finally caught on to all the talent around here. And I love the name. Seems good stuff is popping up all over town since the Not Its hit the scene.