Wow, I can’t believe it is Thanksgiving tomorrow! I have been so busy this fall that it feels as though summer were yesterday and I am almost ready to start making Halloween costumes. But I’ve done that, and so much more. I miss writing every day on this page but, as my daughter tells me, […]
Category Archives: Review
Infamous Gigs: Exclusive Ralph’s World Edition!
We have had a special place in our heart for Ralph’s World for many years, partly owing to the fantastic music that Ralph Covert makes, but perhaps in large part due to the fact that he wrote a song called “Edward the Tap-Dancing Elephant,” and with so few ‘Edward’ songs out there (and so many ‘Ruby’ […]
Dance Away the End of Summer
Well, summer is just about over. The kids are going back to school in two days, the leaves are already turning, and there is a morning chill in the air. But what have we been listening to this summer? Well, mostly dance remixes for some reason. Laurie Berkner has a new album of old favorites […]
New Music from Keith Munslow and Bridget Brewer (and you can WIN IT!)
You may know who Keith Munslow is. Certainly if you have been hanging around this site for a while you will remember. He wrote Edward’s theme song. He drew us a picture. He is generally amazing. And he has a new album out. This time he is joined by Bridget Brewer, which is appropriate as […]
Blue and Red Make Purple – Music For a Melting Pot
I don’t suppose it is a coincidence that, in mulling over the stack of items I have been sent for possible review two weeks before the election, I was drawn to something called “Blue and Red Make Purple.” The news has been talking about the “purple states” lately (could Texas become a purple state?!) but […]
Super Summer Music For Kids – Featuring Danny Weinkauf, Laurie Berkner, and More!
I get lots of free kids music to review these days. It’s kind of great. But I wanted to mention something, lest you think me a shill for the powerful kindie music industry. I only write about my favorites. I get music that I do not write about because I am not that into it. […]
The State of the World’s Ghostbusters in 2016
Let me be clear right from the start that the original Ghostbusters is my favorite movie of all time. And so when I was angry about the remake (and I was angry about the remake), it had nothing to do with gender, but with the fact that it would be a hard reboot, and not […]
The First Classical Music I Ever Purchased
Back when I was in high school and excited to enjoy my new CD player I quickly began diverting all of my funds in the direction of music. I bought soundtracks of movies that I loved, I bought the latest pop hits, and I bought whatever else I could get my hands on. There was […]
Saddle Up! – New Music for Kids on Star Wars Day
Did you know that Star Wars was really just a western set in space? Seriously, the whole thing could have been set in Colorado and it would have worked. Farmhand and grizzled old hermit meet cowboy and go off to fight the government while trying to save the scrappy saloon owner’s daughter? Yeah, it works. […]
Brundibar: My Daughter’s First Opera
For those of you just joining us here at Tenor Dad, I should inform you before we begin that I am not talking about my daughter seeing her first opera. No, avid readers will recall that her first opera that she ever saw was Gianni Schicchi at the age of 4. Therefore, I cannot be writing […]