Happy Holidays From Princess Katie & Racer Steve!

Let's be totally honest here:  kids are, by far, the best thing roaming this planet (everyone is entitled to their own opinion, right?)  Their positivity and desire to seek out happiness comes naturally to them and it's incredible to be around them and bask in their sparkly glow.   

That said, we hope you enjoy every second of seeing your children happy as they run around holiday parties, open presents and soak up every compliment from family and friends telling them undeniably adorable they are.  

So enjoy whatever you celebrate and let's wish for a much-needed peaceful 2009.

Thank you for playing our music and videos in your home/car...over and over and over and over...

Covering the castle with lights, we remain,

Princess Katie & Racer Steve

OUR DVD RELEASE CONCERT IS BOOKED - PRINCESS KATIE & RACER STEVE!

To celebrate the official release of our DVD, 'Revved Up & Ready To Rock!' we've got a big show planned!

Sunday, February 8th @ 12 noon (doors 11 am)

Highline Ballroom 431 West 16th Street, NYC

Rock star attire a MUST!  Okay, maybe not a must, but definitely encouraged in the strongest way possible.

We'll have the Merry Horn Players of the Forest, things that glow and fly, flashing lights, an energetic Princess, a guitar-crazy race car driver, a Wheel of Rock and more!  Oh, the Highline will have it's kitchen/bar open, so if you want to make an afternoon of it, you can because doors open at 11 am.

You can get tickets by clicking the title of this post!

See you there, sweeties!

PK

Otterhop's Take on Princess Katie & Racer Steve's New DVD!

Otterhop loves our DVD!  Right on!

Read the very cool review by clicking the title of this post!

It's a good read!  Says me!

Princess Katie

Princess Katie & Racer Steve Revved Up & Ready To Rock! Review

We got a fabulous review of our new DVD, Revved Up & Ready To Rock!

Read it by clicking the title of this post!

Princess Katie

Princess Katie & Racer Steve's "Kiddie Rockers Unite" CD/DVD Drive A Huge Success

This evening Racer Steve and I, along with Crash and Space performed for the ultra cute kids at the Ronald McDonald House here in NYC.  The Ronald McDonald House is an incredible place, offering families a way to stay together in a comfortable environment while their children get treatment for serious illnesses.

A few months ago I had asked kiddie musicians and people within the industry if they would like to donate some CDs/DVDs for me to give out at my hospital performances and at this event at The Ronald McDonald House.  Well, they did give and very, very generously if I might add.  

It's hard to explain what it feels like when you're performing for children who are dealing with life-threatening illnesses.  Their energy is low, their faces pained.  Now imagine having the incredible power to light up those little, beautiful faces by offering the music of these artists.  I was able to do this tonight because of the generosity of these kiddie rockers and industry insiders.  

After our performance, we were invited up to the dining room where I announced to all the kids and their parents how these musicians would have loved to perform for them, but figured the next best thing would be to give their music to them.  As I went from child to child giving out the cds and a copy of our new dvd with it, you can't imagine how psyched they were.  I'd like to thank everyone who donated their art to such truly deserving little kids.

No special order.  Thank you so much.

Amberly Warnke - Ages 3 & Up

Baze and His Silly Friends

The Hipwaders

Mr. Richard

Silly Sally

Mr. Leebot

Stefan Shepard - Zooglobble*

Groovy Ruby

Gwyneth - Gooney Bird Kids*

Susan Fox - Park Slope Parents*

Randy Kaplan

Dan Shorr

Bill Childs - Spare The Rock, Spoil the Child*

The Little Leaguers

Mr. Ray

Matt Clark

*Many people "in the biz" got the word out about this by posting about it on their kids' music blogs.  Thank you to Spare the Rock, Gooney Bird Kids,  Zooglobble and Park Slope Parents.

If I forgot anyone - I don't think I did - please email me so I can add you.

PK

PS We visit hospitals often, if you would like to donate, you can email me and I'll tell you where to send them.  

DVD OUT NOW! PRINCESS KATIE & RACER STEVE'S REVVED UP & READY TO ROCK!

We're thrilled to announce that our new DVD, Revved Up & Ready To Rock, is available now!

See us live performing at NYC's Highline Ballroom, see my dragon, Peyton, meet my assistant/news anchor, West Ginger Liberty and be ready for some more surprises!

We also have specially-priced Holiday Gift Packs available - DVDs, T-Shirts, CDs - mix and match them!

You can click the title of this post to order!

Happy Holidays!

Princess Katie

PRINCESS KATIE & RACER STEVE @ COOKIE MAGAZINE KIDSFEST - Beaver Creek, CO!

COOKIE MAGAZINE KIDSFEST!

March 12-14 2009

Princess Katie & Racer Steve

Saturday, March 14th 6:30 pm

Vilar Performing Arts Center

Cookie Magazine and Beaver Creek are teaming up for the ultimate kids' extravaganza. Families will enjoy a headliner concert by Princess Katie & Racer Steve, a sneak peak movie screening and a performance by the Chicago Children's Choir. When you're not on the slopes, check out Cookie's ski break activities throughout the Village!

For tickets click here!

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