Music Reviews

By Christopher Healy

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Fast & Feisty
Fast & Feisty
Princess Katie and Racer Steve
$15

Their getups may make them look like they're moonlighting from amusement-park jobs, but Princess Katie and Racer Steve are no toddlers-only joke. Along with Judo Champ Billy on bass and Crash the drummer, these guys are a serious rock-and-roll band—one that wouldn't sound out of place opening for any current chart topper. You'll get no artificial perk or childlike pitch from Katie's decidedly adult singing voice; she sings for kids, not like them. Her vocals are an appropriate accompaniment for Racer Steve's masterful guitar shredding: The solo on "Sneakers" might make you wonder if his last name is Van Halen. The subject matter may be kid stuff, but the woman in the toy tiara and the guy in the faux-NASCAR gear are smart enough not to play down to their audience. —Ages 2 and 9

Moey's Music Party
Moey's Music Party
Melissa Levis
$15

Music teacher Levis's peppy alter ego delivers classic-sounding tunes that will turn any under-5 shindig into a mini American Bandstand.—Ages 2 to 4

Here Comes Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could
Here Comes Brady Rymer
Brady Rymer
$14

Rymer pops up everywhere in the kids?-music scene. Here, in the six-member "Little Band," he shows why with a powerhouse set of catchy kid pop. —Ages 2 to 9

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