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A Conversation with Debbie Lan of Grenadilla
As you’re no doubt aware if you’ve been visiting Dadnabbit for any length of time, I’m a huge fan of Dean Jones and Dog on Fleas — but since I’m something of a late convert to their music, it wasn’t until late last year that I discovered the band’s ranks once included Debbie Lan, whose dulcet tones now front the Capetown rhythms of kindie’s first kwela-based group, Grenadilla. What’s kwela, you... Read More
CD Review: Dog on Fleas, “The Bestest of the Best”
Dadnabbit’s love of all things Dog on Fleas and/or Dean Jones has been well-documented ’round these parts, so I’m not going to even pretend to be objective about the band’s first best-of collection, the aptly titled The Bestest of the Best. Basically, what I’m about to say boils down to two things: 1. I love it; and 2. You should buy it now. That’s really it. If you trust my judgment at all when it comes to family... Read More
CD Review: Various Artists, “Many Hands: Family Music for Haiti”
You wouldn’t be visiting Dadnabbit if you weren’t looking for quality entertainment that your whole family can enjoy. What if you could have it — lots of it — and support a worthy cause in the bargain? That’s the idea behind Many Hands: Family Music for Haiti, the debut offering from Bill Childs‘ Spare the Rock Records, and it works splendidly. The track listing boasts a virtual Who’s Who of the best and brightest... Read More
A Dadnabbit Concert Event!
I realize posts have been lighter than normal around here lately, but summertime isn’t just for taking vacations and soaking up the sun — it’s for doing things with your family, and that’s what I’ve been up to for the last couple of months. We’ll get back to business as usual as the temperatures drop, but in the meantime, here’s some exciting news for readers in the northeast: Dadnabbit’s first foray... Read More
CD Review: Dog on Fleas, “Beautiful World”
Beautiful World – Dog on Fleas (2008, Dog on Fleas) purchase this CD (Amazon) Until I listened to Beautiful World, I’d never heard of Dog on Fleas, but now that I’ve let the album play on repeat a few dozen times — and I know it’s the band’s fifth kids’ collection — I’m making it my mission to find out where they’ve been all my life. I have to be honest and tell you that Beautiful World... Read More
