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If you're the kind of parent who wants to introduce their kids to dark, mysterious, and playful subject matter (The Brothers Grimm,
Roald Dahl, Lemony Snicket, Neil Gaiman, and Tim Burton), then you might be interested in Tales from the Monstrosity Scrolls, an album which will be released February 11th in collaboration between San Francisco's band Rainbow Beast and Rock Band Land Rockers.
It's a kids' album, but not geared for the smallest kids. Instead, it's intended for those ages 5-11 and explores fantastic creativity. Rainbow Beast is a band that lies on the border between imaginary Rock Band Land and San Francisco. Rock Band Land is an ongoing, San Francisco-based collaborative program that offers a
venue for elementary-age kids to explore creativity through original
rock music, story writing, and storytelling. Young rockers are
encouraged to run with any and all ideas that inspire them. Anything
can be explored in a song: fear, death, or alienation, as well as love,
joy, and endless kindness. All Rock Band Land songs must, in the end, be positive and full of redemption.
The album has songs with a variety of themes - greedy clouds and dangerous weather, hero parrots, superpowers, helping, prophecies, polar bears, and more.
Children everywhere are encouraged to contribute to Rock Band Land via The Rock Band Land Broadcast Podcast. Says Brian Gorman, "Kids who would like to be on the Broadcast Podcast can send a recording to rockbandland@gmail.com.
Tell us a joke, share a story, make some crazy sounds, or whatever you
think is fun. Please keep it under a minute, and have fun with it!"
When not rocking out in Rock Band Land or with Rainbow Beast, Brian Gorman is one third of the critically acclaimed band Tartufi. Marcus Stoesz is songwriter and frontman for the wildly talented and influential band Paper Airplanes. Jen Aldrich was longtime bassist for the band Excuses for Skipping before temporarily giving her transparent, 4-stringed thunder machine a short break while she raised two future rock stars.
Tales from the Monstrosity Scrolls will be available at CDBaby.com, iTunes, Bandcamp, and on the Rock Band Land website.
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