KidVid Tournament 2010: Recess Monkey vs. The Hipwaders

If it's Day Three of KidVid Tournament 2010, it must be the Leadbelly Region. The first matchup pits the top seed, Recess Monkey's "Marshmallow Farm" from Field Trip, against (ironically enough) "Field Trip" from The Hipwaders from their Marshmallow Farm album. (Just kidding -- it's from their Goodie Bag EP.

Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments below, but the official results are based on the poll at the bottom of the page. One vote per person, please. Votes due by midnight tonight (Thursday) East Coast time. And, as always, play nice!

Recess Monkey - "Marshmallow Farm" [YouTube]

The Hipwaders - "Field Trip" [YouTube]

Concert Recap: Doug Snyder (Phoenix, February 2010)

Because of the local nature of the show, I didn't bother letting you national readers know about Doug Snyder's trip to Phoenix to play some shows here in the Valley of the Sun. Wouldn't want you to get all jealous and leave in a huff, of course. But play he did, returning to the Children's Museum of Phoenix and making his first appearance at the Church of the Beatitudes Not Just for Kids concert series.

At Sunday's show at the NJFK series, Doug played a wide range of his Jellydots tunes, and I nicely spaced out my video coverage to capture 'em all... (See, I told you not to leave in a huff.) This one's from the forthcoming Jelly Jukebox disk. (Sorry, though, I didn't capture his take on the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star," nor our excellent "OH-wah-OH"s pre-chorus.)

Doug Snyder (The Jellydots) - "O Bounty" (Live) [YouTube]

Three more videos after the jump, including a rare Jellydots song (at least, live)...
Doug Snyder (The Jellydots) - "Sunshine" (Live)

Doug Snyder (The Jellydots) - "Pretty Little Baby" (Live)... such a sweet little song, and I've not heard Doug play this one live.

Doug Snyder (The Jellydots) - "Bicycle" (Live)

Family Time Rocks Adds Dave Grohl

OK, not really.

But you know how I told you about Sara Hickman's long list of 2010 activities? And how Sara Hickman's been making music with Jason Molin?

Well, they'be been cranking out more demos. Yeah, the awesome "Bananas" is still there, along with some other demos, including "Family Time Rocks." What's that all about? Well, it has something to do with Family Time Rocks, Hickman's and Molin's attempt to use her status as Texas State Musician to get families to get more creative. (That website just has a splash page that doesn't do anything, but does have a Nov. 7 date. Hmmmm....)

Anyway, all that would be reason enough to post something and to be excited, but here's where I blow your minds, folks. Guess who's joining Family Time Rocks?

Doug Snyder. That's right, Jelly Doug, chief Jellydot (and whose Jelly Jukebox is expected to be released in a couple weeks) is going to be part of the Family Time Rocks. In alphabetical order, the lineup is:

Sara Hickman
Jason Molin
Gray Parsons (also from The Jellydots - Drums, Bass, Guitar)
Doug Snyder

This is very much a kids music supergroup, and if Dave Grohl can join Them Crooked Vultures while leading the Foo Fighters, why shouldn't Snyder join Family Time Rocks while leading the Jellydots?

The folks are multi-instrumentalists (ahem, just like Dave), so that could mean that everyone could play multiple instruments (not at the same time, but, hey, why not?) They could play not only their own songs, but be writing new ones. "We're all very excited about this!"

Doug, you're not the only one. And, Dave, I'm sure they'd be willing to let you play along. Call them.

Video: "Adventure Quest!" - The Jellydots

Here it is, folks, the first video for The Jellydots. Doug made good on his suggestion that his upcoming album Jelly Jukebox would be a lot more beat-based, and with this video for "Adventure Quest!" from the album, he's playing around with a younger doppelganger. It's a video every bit as funky (and fun) as the song itself.

The Jellydots - "Adventure Quest!" [YouTube]

Doug Snyder Invites You To Learn The Blues

The latest Land of Nod Nodcast Podcast is up, and this time it features Doug Snyder, chief Jellydot. As with all the Nodcast Podcasts, Snyder tries his hand at writing a Nodcast Podcast theme, plays clips of some of his popular songs, and gives a sneak preview of a new song from the next Jellydots album (an album titled Jelly Jukebox). The song is called something like "Adventure Quest," and it's definitely in demo form, as Snyder points out, but should sound sweet when stuff like real horns are mixed in. Snyder also gives a guitar lesson, teaching a blues song, so you aspiring guitar kiddos (OK, and aspiring adult guitarist, too) can join in the fun. (The Fresh Air bit will probably go over the heads of anyone under the age of 25.) Listen or subscribe to the podcast here.