I need well rounded kids that can pass The Beer Test. I am not talking about underage drinking, but the ability to have a conversation with anyONE about anyTHING. Music knowledge is a key component to this test and I want to talk about a band that need to be remembered… There is something about folk music. The blending of harmonies, lyrics and acoustic instruments wraps me up in a warm, fuzzy blanket (which is actually the exact phrase I used to describe The Beach Boys). It’

Every parent has the responsibility to educate their children in the ways of the world. Sure, I want them to know how to read and write and be good humans, but I want to make sure to fill their souls with melodic sounds that lift their moods and bring them to places outside themselves. I want their inner-beings shaken by cinematic wonder. Simply put: I need well rounded kids that can pass the beer test. No, I am not advocating underage drinking, but when they ARE of age, I wa