Kids & Family - Oct. 12, 2009
Human collaborates with robot on new kids' CD
Tim Knuth plays all of the instruments himself on his new CD for kids, but he invented "Robot Tim" as a way to explain to kids how one person can make multiple sounds on a recording. Human Tim and Robot Tim play together at Beat Kitchen in Chicago on Sunday, Nov. 1, and will play numerous gigs in Chicago and Milwaukee in the coming year.
Tags: kids' music, tim knuth, human tim, pop of the tops, robots, chicago, folk

Music - April 6, 2008
Green music musings
America is "going green" and it's reflected in a lot of today's music.
Tags: folk, Jose Gonzalez, Jack Johnson, Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, acoustic

Kids & Family - Feb. 8, 2008
A Fox and Branch update
Will Branch of the kids' band Fox and Branch has an upcoming solo gig, and the duo have a new Web site and CD, too.
Tags: Fox & Branch, Will Branch, David Fox, kid music, folk, Anodyne Cafe

Music - Sept. 20, 2007
Cradle-rocking Ani DiFranco rocked the Riverside, too
With an 8-month-old baby waiting in the wings, Ani DiFranco played a knock-out show at the Riverside last night.
Tags: Ani DiFranco, Riverside, Righteous Babe Records, Melissa Ferrick, New Orleans, folk, fingerstyle

Music - Sept. 17, 2007
Devendra Banhart bangs out dos horas of music
Devendra Banhart performed for more than two hours on The Pabst Theater stage on Sunday night for a small-but-devoted audience.
Tags: Devendra Banhart, Pabst Theatre, Joanna Newsom, Nick Cave, Jim Morrisson, Noah Georgeson, folk, Tropicalism, Brazil, Venezuela, Feist

Music - March 24, 2008
Back to Milwaukee: Tony Memmel comes home with new CD
Some Milwaukee area residents going about their normal Monday morning routine today might find themselves amazed by the unorthodox musical styling on a local morning show. Waukesha native Tony Memmel, 22, will be making his second appearance on "The Blend" this morning to...
Tags: music, folk, tony memmel