Spare The Rock 6.8.26

For over fifteen years Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child has been providing the soundtrack to thousands of childhoods around the country.  The show plays “indie music for indie kids,” including the best of music aimed at kids like Dan Zanes, Moona Luna, Lunch Money, Caspar Babypants, and They Might Be Giants, right along side kid-friendly tracks from the likes of The Ramones, Ella Fitzgerald, Brian Eno, Andrew Bird, Fishbone, and more. One thing it’s not is your typical kids’ programming.

This week, we’ll listen to new music from Hayley Bleho, Dandelion, Half-Handed Cloud, Margot Bevington, Pancake Mountain, Alma’s Child, and Wild Child, plus we’ll hear songs from Lunch Money, Justin Roberts, Andra Day, Battles, Uncle Rock, and more! It’s indie music for indie kids.

Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child

June 8th, 2026

Visit us at sparetherock.com.

They Might Be Giants – It’s Spare the Rock
They Might Be Giants – Thinking Machine
The Orioles – I May be Wrong
Kate Micucci – Bucket of Beans
Tanya Donnelly – Laluna The Loon
Elena Moon Park – Daylight Moon (new)
Booker T. Jones – Representing Memphis (ft. Matt Berninger & Sharon Jones)
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer & Riders in the Sky – I’m My Own Grandpa
Judy Garland – Over the Rainbow
They Might Be Giants – Don’t Spare the Rock
Matthew Sweet – Scooby Doo, Where Are You?
Otis the Destroyer – Animal
Katie Toupin – Astronaut
Matt Richtel – Don’t Pick Your Nose
Diet Cig – Together We Can Conquer Whatever
Tim & The Space Cadets – Superhero
American Authors – Celebrate (new)
Kelly Hogan – Señor El Gato
Mega Ran – The Library Jawn
They Might Be Giants – So Crazy for Books
They Might Be Giants – Spare the Rock

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