More Cool Music for Cool Kids: The Hipwaders!
Here at MarinMommies.com we're constantly on the lookout for great kids' music, and, as always we're always happy when we find something that doesn't make us lose the will to live. So we were especially pleased when a copy of The Hipwaders' just-released CD, Educated Kid, landed on our desk at Marin Mommies Corporate World Headquarters (AKA the kitchen table). The Hipwaders, based in the East Bay, are an award-winning band comprised of two paramedics, guitarist/lead vocalist Tito Uquillas and bass player/vocalist Chris Blubaugh, and a high school art teacher, drummer/vocalist Nick Baca.
Educated Kid offers up catchy songs with a variety of different styles that will make just about anyone in the family happy. Many of the songs are reminiscent of 1960s British Invasion-style classics, while there are obvious nods to other genres like '80s techno and early rock-and-roll. Mostly they're fun! The Hipwaders in fact made music for adults before focusing on children's music starting in 2003, so their tunes are energetic and catchy, and their lyrics, while obviously written to be kid-friendly, are humorous and witty enough to be enjoyed on equal terms by adults.
Favorite tracks from Educated Kid in our house include "Little Baby Brother", "Art Car" (featuring Godzilla!), and of course "Song of the Paleo Pirates", which features both dinosaurs and pirates and thus is nominated for Coolest Children's Song Ever.
Instead of reading my rambling review, check out this video from YouTube of The Hipwaders performing "Art Car".
Check out more Hipwaders video here.
OK, I can't resist. Here's another video of the Hipwaders performing a cover of Heffalumps and Woozles from one of the Disney Winnie the Pooh movies. Good stuff!
You can order Educated Kid and find out more about the band at www.hipwaders.net. If you'd like to see them perform live in Marin, well, now is your chance; they'll be at the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito this Sunday, July 22, at 11 am. Be there or be square.
