Oh so very many upcoming family music events!

[Bill Childs]

Hi everyone,

Hope you've had a fantastic summer so far!

Tons of great stuff coming up:

First, this Saturday (August 7) at 1:00, Princess Katie & Racer Steve
will be bringing their ludicrously fun show to the Eric Carle Museum,
in a benefit for the Northampton Community Music Center. Good
heavens, they're a hoot. It's only $6. Come on over to Amherst!

Second, a week from tomorrow, the first release from a label I've
started comes out, and it is, if you'll pardon my saying so, a heck of
a record. "Many Hands: Family Music for Haiti" features brand-new
music from Dan Zanes, Pete Seeger, They Might Be Giants, Elizabeth
Mitchell, Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem, and so many more -- an hour of
music from nearly two dozen artists in all! Locally, you can buy it
(now!) at Turn It Up Records and at Cup & Top Cafe; you can also pre-
order it now at Amazon: http://is.gd/dYsOd. You can see lots more
information about the CD, and about release shows, at http://manyhandscd.com.
All profits benefit the Haitian People's Support Project.

Third, and related: On Sunday, September 26, we'll have our local CD
release show at the Pines Theater in Look Park, with Dan Zanes,
Elizabeth Mitchell & Family, Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem, Tony Vacca,
Grenadilla, Deedle Deedle Dees, and Secret Agent 23 Skidoo. Advance
tickets are just $6.50 for kids and $9.50 for adults and are available
now: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/121305. (In a week or so,
they'll also be available at Turn It Up.) Again, all profits benefit
the Haitian People's Support Project.

There's lots more to come -- watch sparetherock.com for details, or
follow us on Facebook (http://facebook.com/sparetherock), but that's
probably enough for now. Go buy or order the CD, order tickets for
the September 26 show, and let us know what you're up to!

Oh! And in just a couple of weeks, Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
will be five years old!

Rock,
Bill & Ella & sometims Liam