Years have passed since I stopped working in radio, because everything became automated and humans were no longer needed. My dream to be Johnny Fever or Venus Flytrap or even Les Nessman, was dead. Which in a long winded way, brings me to Lishy Lou and Lucky Too Radio Hour. It was a reminder of why I fell in love with radio in the first place. Radio can be engaging. Radio allows for ‘Theater of the mind.’ (as Steve Allen once said ‘and TV is theater for the mindless’) Radio can let your imagination run wild.
The new album from husband & wife team Lucky Diaz and Alisha Gladdis (and now GRAMMY award winners), is the reason why I love the Kindie music scene so much. There are no walls. It is creative freedom at it’s finest. Albums are made out of pure love. Not because a record label needs to sell a certain number of downloads. The Kindie scene allows for artists to make beautiful art.
The Lishy Lou and Lucky Too is an ode to times past, yet sounds as fresh as tomorrow. It’s campy, clever, and smart. Its a little bit Laugh-In, a little bit Pee Wee’s Playhouse, and a whole lotta fun.
Now, I’ve never been a fan of skits, I just want the music. However, my 4 year old wanted to hear them over and over again. And then the light bulb went off in my head. The skits reminded me of my old Muppet and Sesame Street records that I grew up on. I’ve been pulling those records out lately and I remember word for word exactly what is said by Kermit, Fozzie, Statler, Waldorf or Oscar the Grouch in between the songs.
With any luck my kids will be doing the same thing with Lishy Lou and Lucky Too 30 years from now.
Oh, the songs are pretty damn good too. But they need to be experienced with the whole album. So, no teases about which songs are best, just a big nudge from me to you to get the whole album and let your kids experience ‘Theater of the mind’ themselves.
Buy the album here. Find out more here. Enjoy for years to come.
*my apologies, I’ve been so off the grid I thought I hit publish on this in November*
