This past Sunday afternoon, our favorite "kids" band performed on the pier in front of our apartment building. Any parents out there already know that all your cool music has gone the way of Laurie Berkner, Dan Zanes and the theme song from every show your child watches. AudraRox is by far the best of the bunch though and, believe it or not, I've actually been really looking forward to seeing them play. They're a Brooklyn-based band and they have regular "Kidpalooza" shows over there, but this was a rare show in Manhattan. If you didn't listen too closely to the lyrics, you probably wouldn't even think that they were a kids band.

They put on a great show and interacted a lot with the kids in front of the stage. Anyone local should definitely check them out. For the rest of you, I would recommend picking up their CD "I Can Do it By Myself" for the kids (and you!).

Official Site: http://www.audrarox.com/

Listen to AudraRox on Napster:
I Can Do it By Myself!
Hope My Mama Says YES!
Where's My Shoes Blues
Don't Wake the Baby
Short Attention Span
I Like to Pretend
Everybody's Having More Fun
I'm Tired
Sugar High
Beautiful Land
All My Toys are Broken
Pick Things Up
Pro-cras-tin-a-ting

Lyla dances to "Where's my Shoes Blues"

AudraRox sings "Sugar High"