Music spotlight: Rock the Cradle

February 22, 2014 at 8:00PM
Joe Mailander,right, and Justin Lansing of the Okee Dokee Brothers performed songs from their Grammy-winning album, “Can You Canoe?” during a performance Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at the MOA in Bloomington, MN.] (DAVID JOLES/STARTRIBUNE) djoles@startribune.com the heels of their Grammy win for best children’s album, the Okee Dokee Brothers will performed at the Mall of America on Tuesday, Feb. 12, in Bloomington, MN.**Joe Mailander, Justin L
Joe Mailander, right, and Justin Lansing of the Okee Dokee Brothers. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

ROCK THE CRADLE

Next Sunday: A big to-do for activity-starved, culture-feeding parents every winter, 89.3 the Current's family-friendly indoor answer to Rock the Garden is coming at especially the right time and boasts an especially strong lineup, led by 2012 Grammy winners the Okee Dokee Brothers, previewing their new mountain-hiker album. The bluegrassy duo will be joined by unicorn-believing chant-rap duo Koo Koo Kanga Roo as well as Gustafer Yellowgold, the yellow sun dweller who split for the Minnesota woods. Or so goes the story by New York-based creator/singer Morgan Taylor. Sisterly indie-folk duo the Ericksons also join the fray, which includes the usual dance-floor-shredding, drum-banging extracurricular activities that keep MIA staffers on edge all day. (11 a.m.-5 p.m. next Sun. Free. Minneapolis Institute of Arts and Children's Theatre, 2400 3rd Av. S., Mpls. www.thecurrent.org/events.)

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