Princess Katie & Racer Steve Downloads on itunes! MP3s Click here!

Hi!

Get Princess Katie & Racer Steve downloads on itunes by clicking the title of this post! You can get downloads for Songs For The Coolest Kids, Fast & Feisty and our latest CD, Tiny Cool!

Rock often & fiercely,

Princess Katie

Princess Katie & Racer Steve Shows for Halloween!

Dear Diary:

Spend Halloween Night with Princess Katie & Racer Steve!

Friday, October 31st - Halloween Night!

Children's Museum of Manhattan

Magic, Spooky & Sweet Halloween!

5 pm - 8 pm

FREE!

Come on out on Halloween Night, because the Museum is staying open late for an extra exciting Halloween party!  Spooky arts & crafts, sweet snacks, live music by Princess Katie & Racer Steve...what more could you ask for?  Oh, yeah, wear a costume!

See you there!

PK

School Library Journal Review of Fast & Feisty!

Singer/Songwriter Katie O'Sullivan and her partner, Steve Borne, once again don their alternate personalities - Princess Katie & Racer Steve --- to entertain with ten original songs that cover topics from the holidays to hide and seek to sharing.  

Each fun, upbeat song features lyrics that are spot on and teaches an important lesson.  For example, "Looking for Trouble" is about the importance of being kind to your siblings, and "We Dress Ourselves" celebrates the joy children experience when picking out their own clothing. 

This excellent album spotlights a wonderful variety of musical styles including reggae, big band, and rock n' roll.  Katie's voice is rich and cabaret ready with comparisons to Natalie Merchant being inevitable.  Four skits interspersed among the songs are cute and stand alone nicely, but they would have worked even better if they were used as segues into the songs.    Princess Katie and Racer Steve are performers that every child and parent should get to know.  This fantastic album is a must-have for every children's collection.   

10/10/08

Princess Katie & Racer Steve Halloween Concerts

So, here they are!   All not scary, all free!

Sunday, October 19th 

BROOKLYN HARVEST FESTIVAL

Sunday, October 19th 11 am - 4 pm

Princess Katie & Racer Steve perform at 1:30 pm

Old Stone House - JJ Byrne Park (3rd Street & 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY)

Farm stands, pony rides, petting zoo, face-painting, live music by Mr. Ray & PKRS!

Saturday, October 25th

CENTRAL PARK PUMPKIN FESTIVAL  3- 8 pm

3 pm performance by Princess Katie & Racer Steve in the Band shell

Central Park - enter at 72nd Street & walk on through

Sunday, October 26th

Bleecker Park Halloween Festival

11 am - 4 pm

Princess Katie & Racer Steve performance at 2 pm!

Get ready to rock outside - Halloween Style!  Hayrides, face-painting, live music & more!

Friday, October 31st - Halloween Night!

Children's Museum of Manhattan

MAGIC, SPOOKY & SWEET HALLOWEEN EVENT

5 pm-8 pm    2 shows by Princess Katie & Racer Steve

Enjoy live music by PKRS, eat some spooky snacks & make some halloween arts & crafts at this extra sweet Halloween at the museum!

For additional info, please click the title and go to our "Shows" section.  These concerts are all free and a part of amazing halloween events!

Picking out a costume, I remain,

PK

Kiddie Rock Musicians! Let's band together!

Hi fellow kiddie rockers!

One of the things our band enjoys doing is performing for kids in hospitals or for underprivileged kids.  We have 3 concerts coming up at the NYU Medical Center (in October - but we visit every few months) and one at the Ronald McDonald House (in December).   I was thinking that it would be great for these kids to be able to leave these events with music or, if we don't get enough, we would be able to donate a bunch to the library at the NYU Medical Center and/or Ronald McDonald House.

So, if you wish to donate some of your music or your DVD, shoot me an email (you can click the title of this post and then click the little envelope icon at the top of our website) and I'll give our address.  Our next trip to NYU is on October 2oth, and our Ronald McDonald concert is in December 4th.   

Many of the kids we've visited over the years don't get the chance to go to concerts and most parents are too busy dealing with the illness that they don't even know what great music there is out there for kids (indie music, anyway).

I hope this works out.  I realize that as performers, we get many requests for donations and for free performances, so don't feel pressure.

Thanks in advance!

Princess Katie

PRINCESS KATIE & RACER STEVE @ Central Park Pumpkin Festival!

Sure, it's early!  But isn't it creepily fun?  

Princess Katie & Racer Steve have been invited to kick off  the Central Park Pumpkin Festival once again this year!  Very spooky and very exciting!

Let me tell you what happens:  you visit a spooktacular haunted house, see the 5-story tower of jack-o-lanterns, you visit the famous pumpkin patch and take home a gorgeous pumpkin, you see tons of kids dressed up and hear lots of live music in the bandshell!  This is a free event and open to all - ghosts, witches, vampires, racers, princesses and anything else!

Princess Katie & Racer Steve perform at 3 pm at the beginning of the event, so mark your calendars.  Festival is located at the bandshell (enter park at 72nd on East Side) and goes beyond!

And that's not all!  On Halloween night, PKRS will be performing at the Special Target Free Halloween Event at the Children's Museum of Manhattan for two shows!  

They'll be food, arts & crafts, live music by Princess Katie & Racer Steve and it's all free!  The event runs from 5 pm - 8 pm!  Great, safe place for the kids to go on Halloween night!

Hope to see you there in all your halloweeney finery!

PK

Princess Katie & Racer Steve Berrie Pick Review of Fast & Feisty

If there's one thing I'm learning since starting this blog it's that kid music totally rocks these days.  No more Barney (ughh....) cuz now it's time for Princess Katie & Racer Steve!

The husband and wife team's CD, "Fast and Feisty," was released in April, and has been playing in a regular rotation in my home since I discovered it still in the package it was mailed in just a few weeks ago. (Bad blogger, Bad!)  But back to "Fast and Feisty" and the Princess and the Racer.

First off, the CD could suck and the lyrics could drive parents to the brink of insanity, and we'd probably still allow our kids to bop incessantly to the music of their biggest play-date fantasies. I mean, come on!  What little girl hasn't wanted to be a princess at least once in her life?  And what little boy (or girl) hasn't gotten a thrill pretending to GO FAST like the cool race car drivers?

The added bonus, of course, is that Princess Katie & Racer Steve are a serious rock-n-roll band with the musical talent to match.  Katie's got a decidedly adult-sounding singing voice that adds a classy touch to the kiddie lyrics, and even if Buttercup is too young to appreciate the fact that Racer Steve is a master on that guitar of his, I'm not.

My faves on the track include "Holidays," "Sneakers," and "We Dress Ourselves," the last of which will have you singing along at the top of your lungs before you realize that the driver in the car next to you at that red light thinks you have officially lost your mind.

Princess Katie's New Assistant, West Ginger Liberty!

Well, things have been very, very busy here in the Kingdom.  Between local uprisings, festivals, Kings being overthrown and loose unicorns, I can't seem to keep up.  So, I hired an assistant.

Her name is West Ginger Liberty and if you made it to the DVD shoot, you saw her (and if you hung around, you met her).   

She's thee best!  Honestly!  I just love her and hope to bring her to some future shows.  She'll be on the DVD and at upcoming performances!  Also, she may be doing some blogging for me from time to time.

So, now you know her and can scream, "Hey there, West!" when you see her.  She LOVES being recognized in public.  Oh, some other info about her:  she's a Virgo, loves brown rice, a good joke, babies & kids, can be a bit frazzled at times (pretty often, actually) and loves dancing!

More news soon.  Thank you for coming out, Philly!  You were very charming!

Princess Katie & West

PRINCESS KATIE & RACER STEVE World Cafe Live In Philly Saturday!

Yep, that's right, kids!

We'll be in Philly on Saturday!  Click the title of this post for tickets.

Tonight's concert in Tribeca was amazing.  Gorgeous weather, lots of families, tons of dancing, screaming and conga!

Thanks for coming out and we'll see you in Philly!

Cleaning out the moat, I remain,

Princess Katie

PRINCESS KATIE & RACER STEVE Free Concert Thursday, July 31st!

Hey Kids!  

We're back from our Long Island tour and it was so much fun!  We are very excited to be back to get ready for the next shows!

Thursday, July 31st

6:30 pm

Washington Market Park - 310 Greenwich Avenue, NYC

The Friends of Washington Market Park present...us!  Live!  A free, outdoor concert for kids and families that will surely be so much fun and full of dancing, laughing and screaming!

See you there and hope you enjoyed the Long Island shows!

Princess Katie 

Royal Rock To Tour Long Island - Princess Katie & Racer Steve

LONG ISLAND FANS! TAKE NOTE!

All next week we'll be playing 2 shows a day in various parts of Long Island, courtesy of the Town of Hempstead! Come by for a free show!

Princess Katie and Racer Steve
Date: July 21-25, 2008

Location:
July 21 - Rock Hall Museum, Lawrence @ 11 a.m.
July 21 - Harold Walker Park, Lakeview @ 1:30 p.m.

July 22 - Smith Street Park, Uniondale @ 11 a.m.
July 22 - Baldwin Park @ 1:30 p.m.

July 23 - Seamans Neck Park, Seaford @ 11 a.m.
July 23 - Echo Park, West Hempstead @ 1:30 p.m.

July 24 - Elmont Road Park, Elmont @ 11 a.m.
July 24 - Rath Park, Franklin Square @ 1:30 p.m.

July 25 - Levittown Veterans Memorial Park @ 11 a.m.
July 25 - Forest City Park, Wantagh @ 1:30 p.m.

Price: Free

UNION SQUARE PRINCESS KATIE & RACER STEVE THURSDAY, JULY 17TH @12:30!

Dear Darlin' Diary:

The Union Square Partnership Presents it's Summer in the Square event featuring Princess Katie & Racer Steve!

Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:30 PM

Calling all rockin' kids and families!
Princess Katie & Racer Steve take on Union Square Park's Summer in the Square Series!
Come Rock and Roll to Parenting Magazine's Fave Music April 2008!!

This is a free concert and open to all! See Princess Katie & Racer Steve's website for info on the band: www.princessracer.com

http://www.princessracer.com

PRINCESS KATIE & RACER STEVE DVD SHOOT IN THE NEW YORK TIMES!

OKAY FANS...LAST CALL!

The DVD shoot this weekend is really filling up and will be really exciting on many, many, levels!

We found out that we're in the New York Times Today! Check it out:

PRINCESS KATIE & RACER STEVE (Sunday and Thursday) Young audiences are asked to come to the Sunday show dressed in wacky costumes and with colorful signs to hold up (their choice of slogan). But they won’t be asked to make a deal; this is a live filming of a concert DVD for this band, known to toss out soccer balls or Mylar streamers to fans. At 11:30 a.m. (doors open at 11), 431 West 16th Street, Chelsea, (866) 468-7619, ticketweb.com, princessracer.com; $7, with a $10 minimum at tables. And if you miss Sunday’s event, you can catch the band on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in Greenwich Village, where it will play a free concert in Union Square as part of the Kids in the Square series, unionsquarenyc.org.

Click on the link above for tickets, ya little rockers!

Til Sunday...

Princess Katie

Children's Museum Of Manhattan Presents...Kiddie Rockers Princess Katie & Racer Steve

Hey Kids!

Be sure to come see us at the Children's Museum of Manhattan this coming Sunday for two shows! We're part of their HOT NEW BAND SERIES!

Also, make sure to get your tickets to our live dvd concert taping...that's July 13th! We need all our fans to come on out! For tickets, click the link above.

PKRS @ Children's Museum of Manhattan
Sunday, July 6th
2 pm & 3 pm
Free with museum admission!
Children's Museum of Manhattan -212 West 83rd Street, NYC

Rock royally!

Princess Katie

Get Tickets For Princess Katie & Racer Steve's LIVE DVD Shoot in NYC!

HEY FANS! EXCITING NEWS!

We're shooting our first-ever, live concert DVD and we want all of our fans to be in the audience!

Expect to see some of the characters Princess Katie mentions, but usually doesn't bring to the concerts!

Dress like a rock star & and bring cool concert signs to hold up!

SUNDAY, JULY 13TH @ 11:30 AM - Doors 11 AM

Highline Ballroom
431 West 16th (between 9th & 10th Aves)
NYC

Tickets are $7 per/person

Click the title of this post for tickets!
Space is limited, so get them early!

Princess Katie