Rock 'N' Roll Kindy: News

Six bands cranked out some awesome hits over the last couple of weeks. It was down right hard to keep up! Check out all the latest hits on the music page!

Out in Tillamook County, The Tillamook County Library Pickle Band made a fantastic hit called, "Headless Ghost."

At the Cascade Library in Vancouver, WA Lemonade Mouth made its debut with an awesome tune called "Haunted".

Down in Stayton at the Stayon Library the Journeying Stones turned out a sweet tune called "Bad Guys Good Guys".

At the Wilsonville Library two bands got to work! The Cool Kids Band wrote a number called "Rockin' Out To Happiness". Also, Fire Breathing Rubber Duckies penned the super sweet jam "Happy Song".

Lastly, out at the the Hillsboro Library the Pizza Dogs got together to jam a couple of tunes, "LaserZombieGhost" and "Playing In My Room With A Horse".  Sweet!!

Can you believe the insanity!?! There were 3, count 'em, 3 Rock 'N' Roll Kindy shows this last week, spawning great bands and fantastic songs. Go to the music page to hear the crazyness!

At Tigard Library The Great Feeling Band returned, only to expand their awesomeness and rebrand themselves as The Great Feeling Oceanic Band. That rules! Their sweet tune "Fish In A Fishtank" is on the music page now. Check it out!

The Sellwood Library held their show at the Sellwood Community Center, and The Vicious Donuts were born. Their song "Lunch" just might scare you're pants off....

And finally, a return to the Garden Home Library saw the making of The Rock Band and their awesome tune, "Silly Song". Turn this one up to 11!

Thanks heaps tp all of the awesome rockers who made it an unbelievable week! Hit that music page!

It was a smashing good time in Silverton at the Silver Falls Library when the Bingo Bango Band showed up and tore off an unreal version of their original tune "Lightning McQueen Goes Shopping". Have a listen on the music page. Dig!

On January 20th, 2011 a crazy band of rockers called Dragon Glasses invaded Garden Home Library in SW Portland, putting on a renegade show of old classics and new hits. To hear some of their awesome tunes, like "Here Come The Flowers" and "Where's My Chin?", check out the music page. It was insane!!!

The absolute champions of the Tigard Library made a fantastic band called The Great Feeling Band. They wrote a crackerjack tune called Let's Get Together And Dance and also recorded a smokin' Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. By all accounts it was a great show, even though our buddy Mo was a bit crook and losing his voice. But the band pulled through and sounded great!  Have a listen on the music page!

Hey ya'll! RNRK will be at the Tigard Library this coming Tuesday night from 7-8pm for their Super Tuesday series. We'll make a flash in the pan band, write a coupla hits, and rock out!!  Our songs will of course be posted on the RNRK website. C'mon down!!

The last band of the summer held its one and only rehearsal/show at the Hollywood Library. The band was called Chocolate Hot Dogs and they wrote some delicious tunes. Check 'em out on the music page. Whoo hoo!

The newsest RNRK bands from July have their songs now available. Rockstar Chickens, The Burning Birds (from Sellwood Community Center), and Spaghetti Lions (from Gateway Library), all have awesome tunes on the music page now. Check 'em out!

So far we have had some seriously sweet jams this summer!  At the Belmont Library a dynamic big band came together called, Quicken It Up, and they wrote some super hits in under an hour!  Check out their jams on at the top of the music page.  Then another band came together at Sellwood Community Center, called Rockstar Chicken. Their tunes will be up real soon! Check 'em out!! 

Alright everybody. Some super fun action this summer. Rock N Roll Kindy is back at the Multnomah County Libraries with two interactive shows so far. These library shows are a chance for kids to come out, make a super crazy onetime band, write a couple of tunes, and get them up on the RNRK website for some home downloading! Don't think we can pull it off? Just have a look at the music page and check some of the crazy cuts we rocked last summer! In libraries no less! SHHHHH!!! We're rockin' here!!

Thursday June 24th 3:30pm at Belmont Library

Wednesday July 28th 11am at Hollywood Library

Also, RNRK does its first summer camp ever!! At Sellwood Community Center RNRK is doing two 2day camps, the first for 3-5 year olds, and the second for 6-12 year olds.  We're gonna make some new smokin' hot bands!

T-Th 6/29 and 7/1   9-12pm Lil' Rockers (3-5's)

T-Th 7/6 and 7/8  9-12pm Kids Can Rock n Roll! (6-12)

Contact Sellwood Community Center at 503-823-3195 for more info and availability.

Hi friends! Rock 'N' Roll Kindy is coming to two Portland Public Schools as an afterschool program this spring. Starting on Tuesday March 30th, RNRK will be at Sunnyside Environmental School from 3:05 to 4:05 every Tuesday and running for eight weeks. On Thursday April 1st RNRK starts up at Metropolitan Learning Center also from 3:05-4:05 every Thursday and running for eight weeks. Please call 503-729-5583 for more info or send us an email!

This fall we had three totally amazing bands cut some sweet cds and put on killer shows. Stinkin' Folks, Singing Dogs, and Trouble all had cd release parties that well and truly rocked. Check out their photos and listen to some of their hot trax on the the photo and music pages!

Rock 'N' Roll Kindy has two programs this winter, one at Metropolitan Learning Center in Portland and the other at Joyful Noise Child Development Center also in Portland. The program at MLC is and an 8 week after school program starting on January 12th and running through March 2nd.

Fall. Leaves are falling, breezes pick up, and it is a time to reflect on just how much you ROCK! The beginning of the fall campaign starts with a four week course at the Portland Children's Museum starting on Thursday, September 17th. Please call PCM to register. RNRK is also doing an after school program on Thursday afternoons at Bonny Slope Elementary starting on October 7th. Contact RNRK fo more info regarding programs. RNRK will also be returning to Multnomah County Libraries starting in November -- those dates will be posted soon.

WOW!! The Johnny Spiderman Chocolate Chip Band just totally tore up the Hollywood Library on July 15th. They wrote two amazing songs with flying spiders and flying popsicles, running skeletons and haggling horses and sharks. The band also rocked some classics and pretty much melted the faces off of all the adults in the room. Check out their tunes on the music page!

At the Northwest Library on July 7th, a group of young rockers got together to explode into space in a flash of brilliance. They called themselves Reading Rockstars and wrote a couple of amazing tunes.  Have a listen to their sweet jams -- Robber Spider and Weirdo Caterpillar -- on the music page!

On Saturday, June 13th at the Belmont Library in SE Portland, the band Worm Readers came together and dissassembled in an instant, leaving behind two original tunes in its wake. It was a great crew with some rock solid song smarts, as evidenced by the two new cuts on the RNRK music page. Check 'em out!!

We had a great show at the Gresham Library! The band named itself "Rock 'N' Roll In My Head", and we sang heaps o' tunes. A couple of songs we sang, inclucing two we wrote, are available for listen and download in the music section of this old site. Check it out!!

In the smaller program Mo and the attending families will make a band, write a tune or two, record some classics and then we'll have some tunes available for download on the RNRK website. These shows are at the Belmont Library on June 13th; The Northwest Library on July 7th; and the Hollywood Library on July 15th. Check the calender for more details!

RNRK will be available starting in April at The Portland Children's Museum. We are doing two four week sessions, the first session starting on Thursday, April 16th, and the second starting on Thursday, May 14th. All classes are on Thursday, from 12:00-12:45. The cost is $55/$45 for members for the four week session. Sign up soon at www.portlandcm.org or call 503-233-6500 Spaces are limited so sign up fast!

Hi Friends!

As winter rounds the bend for the final stretch, RNRK looks to spring for our new adventures. Currently we are sorting out the details of having RNRK classes at the Portland Children's Museum to start in mid April. RNRK is also sorting things with the Beaverton School District and the Multnomah County Library. So much afoot! So keep your eyes out or drop us a line if you'd like more info on where your kids can rock!