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Skope Out This New Article on the Cups!

Sippy Mom — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:16:37 +0000

Skope Magazine, an independent music glossy did an interview with Sippies Alison and Paul, it appears in the November Issue.

Check out the online article about the Cups upcoming happenings HERE.

Songs for a Good Cause

Sippy Mom — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:58:03 +0000

The Cups will contribute two songs to a CD sponsored by the Oscar Litwak Foundation. The organization was formed to honor the memory of Oscar Litwak by providing children requiring hospitalization and/or long-term medical treatment the opportunity to find an environment that is familiar, non-threatening and fun.

For the Kids Three – New Compilation CD!

Sippy Mom — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:59:17 +0000

Nettwerk Music Group announced the release of FOR THE KIDS THREE! on October 2, 2007. The highly-anticipated third installment of the popular For The Kids series is a unique collection of classic, contemporary and original children’s songs performed by an eclectic variety of talented musicians, including Barenaked Ladies, Of Montreal, Moby, Mates Of State and Hem. A portion of the proceeds in the US will benefit the VH1 Save The Music Foundation.

Nettwerk and VH1 Save The Music initially teamed up in 2002 around the release of the first For The Kids album with a goal of creating a children’s album that would be just as enjoyable for adults as for kids. The response was overwhelming-notes and emails from parents and teachers across the country and fantastic reviews poured in. Nettwerk was inspired by the response and decided to release For The Kids Too in 2004. Three years later, both albums continue to be parent favorites and still end up on “best of” lists.

Over half of the songs on For The Kids Three! are original to the compilation with the exceptions noted by an asterisk. The track listing is as follows:

1. Of Montreal “I Want to Have Fun”
*2. Great Lake Swimmers “See You On the Moon”
3. Over the Rhine “The Poopsmith Song”
4. Rogue Wave “My Little Bird”
5. OAR “Itsy Bitsy Spider”
*6. Barenaked Ladies “The Other Day I Met a Bear”
*7. Dar Williams “The Babysitter Song”
*8. The Sippy Cups “I’m a Believer”
*9. Anathallo “If You’re Happy and You Know it”
10. The Format “Does Your Cat Have a Mustache?”
11. Moby feat. Chrissi Poland “Sleep So Very Long”
*12. Submarines “My Darling Clementine”
*13. Kyle Andrews “The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round”
*14. Blitzen Trapper “New Shoes”
15: Piano “Sunny”
16. Mates of State “Jellyman Kelly”
17. Hem “No Hiding”
18. McLars “The Lint Song”
19. Jolie Holland “Pure Imagination”
20. Rosie Thomas/Damien Jurado “As Small As Me”

Click here for the Myspace page and to hear some tracks: http://www.forthekidsmusic.com (full website will launch shortly)

Click here to order from Amazon – http://www.myspace.com/forthekidsmusic

Takin’ It Downtown

Sippy Mom — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:01:52 +0000

The Sippy Cups are working on new songs at regular rehearsal space in downtown San Francisco. Rumor has it that they’ll start playing a few new songs in the Fall shows. The followup to the Electric Storyland album should be released sometime next year.

Shall we start a contest to guess the new album title? Look for details in coming posts…

Fall Calendar – Two LOCAL Shows!

Sippy Mom — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:05:07 +0000

Find all the Sippy’s Upcoming Gigs on the Band’s Website: HERE

November 18, Two shows: 1 p.m., 4 p.m.
Bimbo’s 365, San Francisco
http://www.bimbos365club.com/ticket.html

November 30, 3:00 pm
World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA
http://tickets.worldcafelive.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=2135

December 1, 11:00 am
Symphony Space, New York City
http://www.symphonyspace.org/genres/eventPage.php?genreId=2&eventId=2198

December 2, Two shows: 2:30 and 4:30
Jammin’ Java, Vienna, VA
http://www.jamminjava.com/december.php

December 16, Two shows: 1 and 4 pm
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View, CA
http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?
organ_val=23838&event_val=ZSSH

Austin Kiddie Limits

Sippy Mom — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:31:36 +0000

Tons of shows have past since I last updated the blog….The Sippys have been here, there, and everywhere! Here’s a clip of the Austin Chronicle article:

“This year’s festival for the pint-sized and underaged among us has an educational bent. Gone are the hippy-dippy yoga classes and finger-painting tables. This year’s Kiddie Limits goes beyond what your kids have experienced on the fringes of Festival Beach. It’s taking your kids to the School of Rock.”

Read the rest of the article HERE.

Buzz about the Cups!

Sippy Mom — Thu, 03 May 2007 02:52:04 +0000

Well, the lines are forming….tickets are becoming scarce! The band’s Earth Day gig at Bimbo’s on the 22nd brought hundreds of families to each show, with lines extending down the block. The band is picking up some steam with the multiple shows that they played this spring! Last week they were mentioned in Newsweek Magazine and Life.

The Cups are expanding their base with shows in the Northwest and upcoming appearances at Lollapalooza and NYC this summer!

This week on ABC’s Nightline, clips from their West Hollywood, House of Blues show will air, filmed for a story about Neal Pollack’s book Alternadad. (UPDATE: The Nightline piece will air this Friday!)

Check it out!

Springtastic in Pac Northwest! (& 2-for-1 ticket deal!)

Sippy Mom — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:41:35 +0000

In just a couple weeks (May 5th and 6th), The Sippy Cups head to the northwest for two fun shows at the Aladdin Theater in Portland and the Moore Theater in Seattle.

Word from their latest email blast is that for a limited time there is a 2 for 1 offer on tickets for
The Sippy Cups Live in Portland and Seattle.

Below are the links for the shows on Ticketmaster’s site. The password for the promo is JELLO. Simply enter the code into the special promo box.

Portland -
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0F003E73ECE4D30A

Seattle -
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0F003E73EC28D2EE

Green Apple Music Festival, Earth Day, and a little Sippy Cups!

Sippy Mom — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:44:02 +0000

The Green Apple Music & Arts Festival, the nation’s largest celebration of Earth Day, is committed to raising environmental awareness by combining live musical performances from diverse genres with educational outreach and cultural events suitable for all audiences. The festival features over 200 musical performances simultaneously over the weekend of April 20-22nd in New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco.

As a part of the Green Apple Music Festival next weekend, The Cups will appear at the classically glamorous Bimbo’s 365 Club in SF’s North Beach on April 22nd for two shows, 1pm and 4pm.

They’ll also appear at Earth Day on the Bay at the Marine Science Center in Redwood City. The MSI has a mission of putting students in direct physical contact with their local bay environment to help cultivate their natural sense of curiosity while enriching their understanding of science and fostering a responsibility to protect their environment.

House of Blues Triple Play

Sippy Mom — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:20:17 +0000

The Sippy Cups played three awesome shows this past weekend at the House of Blues in Anaheim, San Diego and Los Angeles.

Check out the buzz around the blogs about the performance!

DadCentric says “The band tore through much of Electric Storyland – my personal favorite was “I Am A Robot”, which brought me back to the days of hotboxing in the Balboa Park Planetarium parking lot, there to see the Pink Floyd laser show (seems like only yesterday – my, how quickly those three months have gone by). The kids were issued plastic tambourines and maracas, and balloon artists were on hand to pass out balloon hats and animals. Between songs, band member Sippy Doug assumed the role of various characters (Major Minor, Hair Professor); the show was fast-paced, fun, and kept the kids enthralled… The band also exuberantly covered the Velvet Underground’s “Rock and Roll”, the Ramones’ “I Wanna Be Sedated” (sanitized a bit; the Sippys wanna be “elated”) and for the encore, the Stones’ “She’s A Rainbow.”

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