Happy Father's Day, Daddy-o's!!!

Yosi & The Superdads (Trio)
@ Children's Day NYC
South Street Seaport, Pier 17
Saturday, June 14 @ 12:30

Also: Gordon from Sesame Street® hosts the main stage from NOON - 5with performances from
(our friends) Rebecca Frezza & Big Truck,
The Zula Patrol, Bubble do Beatles, Louie!, Vital Theatre Company, Puppetry Arts Theater, Pure Elements and more!

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Yosi and The Superdads
Father's Day salute to Musical DADS:

Yosi & the Superdads salute all the hard-working, caring & often goofy dads out there in the world of children. We know first hand what it takes to be a dad. We appreciate all you do on a daily basis for your kids & household. And so... we thought it would be great to talk to some super musical dads.

Yosi interviews rockin' musical dads...
such as:

Ralph's World,
Brady Rymer,
Daddy A Go Go,
Scribble Monster,
Hot Peas 'N Butter,
& more!

on
Indie Kids Rock

Enjoy!!
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Happy Father's Day!!

Love,
Yosi and The Superdads ..."Super Kids Rock!!"

Roadtrip to VA!!

The Superdads had a weekend full of gigs in Virginia!! Unfortunately, guitarist extraordinaire G-Whiz had a family wedding to attend. So, we had the good fortune of having Yosi's old buddy Pete Groff join the tour. Pete had performed on two Yosi discs & was the lead guitarist in Yosi's punk band in the late 80's.

On the way down to Newport News we had a chance to talk, listen to XM Comedy, music & chow down at Cracker Barrel. Not many Cracker Barrels in NJ so we always make it a point to stop at one once when heading south. Upon arrival at Newport News we headed out for some great southern BBQ!!! Mmmm, good. That eve we jammed very quietly in the hotel room & ended up writing a brand new tune. Bassist Jammin' Joe came up with an idea about contagious cooties, & before long we had another song in the bank.

Next day we performed three outdoor shows at the Children's Festival of Friends. The weather was perfect: blue skies, warm, slight cool breeze. Lots of fun, singing & dancing with kids.

Sunday morning we headed north to Jammin Java in Vienna, VA. They had some kickin' sandwiches & salads. Four old friends of the band showed up with their families, amongst a big birthday party for twin girls, & a few others. The sound was wonderful, & the crowd got boogy. There were some requests to perform"Hole in The Ground" & "BEACH." Of course, we wouldn't disappoint. Also included The B-Day song in G-major. Oh, we had a chance to feature another new tune, "Thank You."

We're planning another quick Full Band tour on Saturday, May 17, two shows at McLean Day in McLean, VA.

Also, a Duo appearance (Yosi & Jammin' Joe) at Morning Concerts for Kids in Gaithersburg, MD on Thursday, May 29.

Zoo baby!!

Alrighty! It's been quite some time since the last post...

Obviously, blogging is a wee bit more time cosuming than I'd ever imagined. Even as I quickly type this I've been distracted by a phone call, a child & a loving spouse. So to make it short and sweet...The Superdads just rocked the Philly Zoo (just look at those monkeys) for their PARTY FOR THE PLANET event. We had our mugs posted on a 15 second ad on 6ABC News in Philly. The day was beautiful, warm & lots of happy families joined us on Saturday.

The next day we were at the Philly Library @ a really cool looking (old fashion) basement theatre. thanks for coming out for that concert!

Saturday, April 26 we're back at (yet another Philly location) The Kimmel Center!

Looking forward to it!

Rock on!

Yosi

A very memorable night

Last night was memorable for a few reasons:

1) Danny & I performed each other's songs collectively on stage singing harmonies, & having a ball!

2) Kim, Danny's lovely wife, & illustrator of many children's books got the kids going with hand movements & sign language to two songs.

3) We opened for Mr. Ray, & saw him perform.

But the MOST memorable part of the event occurred AFTER the event...

4) I ran over Mr. Ray's famous stickered guitar after the show!

No, it's not what you're thinking...whatever you might be thinking.

Here's the story:

After the two concerts ended & all the parents & kids were gone. Ray & I were chatting while loading up the cars. We said goodbye, & I jumped into my car to drive out of the parking lot. I drove 10 feet when I heard Ray exclaim, "No!" I stopped to see Ray's horrified expression. In disbelieve I looked down at my rear drivers side tire with Ray's soft guitar bag under it. Apologies flew. "Oh, I am so sorry," I said. "No, it's my fault. I shouldn't have left it on the ground," Ray returned. We moved the guitar gig bag a bit, but couldn't release it. Ray suggested I gently move forward to release the bag. I inched about a foot forward. Ray opened the gig bag & the guitar was...unbelievably fully intact & unscathed! Whew!

Ray, I hope we get to gig again, but this time I'll wait for you to drive off first.

Didjya catch the SUPERDADS video on Comcast Channel 21 on Thurs. Fri.? It was a live 38 minute concert on local access (CH 21). Those in the Toms River area caught it. We'll have clips on the Yosi and The Superdads page soon. In the meantime you can see PICs from the video on the PHOTOS page.

WE PLAYED Longwood Gardens YESTERDAY. IT'S GORGEOUS ...& THE SOUND WAS THE BEST OUTDOOR SOUND WE'VE EVER HAD. 700 PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR THE SHOW, & DURING THE Umbrella TUNE THEY TURNED ON THE FOUNTAINS BEHIND US...THE KIDS WENT WILD!

Superdads video

OK, so things have been busy. Crazy busy in fact. Hannah graduated 8th grade. She's going to High School! Yikes! Jonathan finished preschool. Matt & Nik are on to 4th grade next year. We had a couple of nice days at the beach. Mostly, I've been gearing up for summer concerts. We've also shot a 38 minute live concert for Comcast Channel 21 (local access) with 20 kids (who were picked at random). Unfortunately, the AC was off at the studio so it was sweltering hot!! We managed a fiery performance (I know, bad pun). We'll let our fans know about dates the video will air & most likely post clips on Youtube.

Speaking of Youtube...check out MY FLAG: http://youtube.com/watch?v=nGPxgx9fsuI

I'm pretty proud of the syncing of images to sound. Folks seem to enjoy the whimsy of THE White Stripes pic.

Enjoy!

Happy 4th!

PS - new interviews on Indie Kids Rock ...Rob Reid, Joe McDermott, Jarrett's Punk Farm & a review of Danny Adlerman's "Listen UP!"

SuperTour

Superdads had a mini-super tour this past week starting with Somers Point (NJ) Bayfest on Sat, April 28. This was a three concert day (three sets) by Yosi & The Superdads in the cool breezy air. It was overcast & we didn't realize until we left that each Superdad got a SuperTan...or more accurately a sunburn. Still it was loads of fun & we were glad to rock the kids young & old.

Next was the Westfield Preschool Balloon Parade on Wed, May 2. Over 1000 kids, teachers, & parents from 7 different preschools were on hand for our full band concert. Lots of happy bouncy families. Also each school had their own color shirts & balloons. It was quite a site with a rainbow of hundreds of balloons carried by young ones. What fun!

Finally, Sat. morning May 5 (Cinco de Mayo) the superdads traveled to Philly to perform at the World Cafe & later drove up to the Coexistence Festival in New Brunswick, NJ. It was fabulous day & crowds seemed to really enjoy the shows.

We're taking a short break from the mini-tour & will be back on the road in June. See: http://www.yosimusic.com/concerts.html