Let's Hear It For the Midwest Kids Music Festivals

Well, Kansas City's KC Jiggle Jam holds the title for the best kids music festival anywhere, and this weekend's Kidzapalooza will again rock Chicago's Grant Park with a stellar lineup, but there's always more room for additional family music in the midwest. Des Moines, a city I have a soft place in my heart for (seriously, folks, sweet city there), joins the club on Sunday, Sept. 27 with their Every Family Rocks festival. Any lineup that features not only big names Dan Zanes and Justin Roberts, along with regional stars like Funky Mama and Truckstop Honeymoon (featuring Mike Ward, who's recorded folks like Randy Kaplan and Laura Freeman), to go with their local acts, has got me on board. All that for just $8 (in advance).

Now to start working on the Upper Midwest (or the Southwest).

Comments

[Danny Adamson]

That festival sounds RAD, or as we say in Washington (state).... MASS RAD!

[drew]

An event to rival RAGBRAI! What fun, go Iowa!

[Stefan]

You guys talk funny in Seattle.

[Bill Osborne]

Don't forget The On The Waterfront Festival in Rockford IL Sept. 5th and 6th. This years lineup includes Little Miss Ann, The Boogers, Thaddeus REX and Secret Agent 23 Skidoo.