Recess Monkey is coming to Mill Creek University Bookstore. So what exactly is a Recess Monkey? Should I be running for cover? I’ve heard of a Rhesus Monkey, but . . . . Well I did a little research and it turns out Recess Monkey is not one but three elementary school teachers from Seattle who have a band. Not just any ordinary band but a very successful band playing music inspired by their classroom experience plus The Beatles and The Who.  This makes for a musical experience geared for kids but delightful for parents as well.  A happy laughing child = a happy laughing parent.

“’This is his fifth Recess Monkey concert,’ says the man next to me, whose 3-year-old son has already been led up front by Mom. Only a bit abashed, the 40-something father holds up his iPod, confessing, ‘Yes, it’s loaded with Recess Monkey songs.’ Such is the phenomenon and cross-generational pull of Seattle’s Recess Monkey: a band of three private-school teachers whose growing fame as purveyors of kiddie rock/pop has reached the ears of the Dalai Lama.” —Excerpt from an article by Megan Sheppard –Special to the Seattle Times

Recess Monkey has produced 6 CDs  with titles like Tabby Road, Field Trip, Final Funktier and two-part DVD series Field Trip which features music and video from their tours local and cross-country.

“They continue to be praised across the country for singable danceable songs that parents enjoy as much as their kids.” —Recess Monkey site

“Self-proclaimed graduates of ‘Monkey U,’ three teachers make up Recess Monkey and pay homage to The Beatles, The Who, The Byrds and other bands through mellow, light- hearted tunes on their third CD …This is a perfect selection for long roadtrips — quick jaunts across town will deprive listeners of the full, continual experience of Wonderstuff.” —Nashville Parent

Mark your calendars now. Load up the kids and prepare for some fun.

Appearing at the University Book Store in the Mill Creek Town Center on Saturday March 12 at 11 AM  as part of the Kindiependent Series with Top Pot Doughnuts. Do Tell.