BUENOS DIAZ

You are probably aware of the husband and wife musical duo of Lucky Diaz and Alisha Gaddis even if their names don't strike a cord from the couple's song "Falling." It is featured in a Coca-Cola commercial that has been widely seen in the USA. The brand featured it as the "summer anthem of 2013" playing it in television commercials and on movie theater screens. These bilingual performers though have accomplished a lot more than just producing an advertising jingle though.

LUCKY DIAZ AND THE FAMILY JAM BAND

Their band Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band has developed a reputation for being one of the best kindie rock groups in the children's music scene. Kindie rock is indie pop style music for kids. Music meant for children, kindie rock meshes the individualized styles, personalities, and talents of adult performers with themes aimed at children under 10. This is a great style of music for parents with young children to enjoy together with their kids as a family.

Lucky and Alisha are the first Americans to ever win a Latin GRAMMY in the children’s album category. Their popularity though transcends just playing to Hispanic audiences. The band's kindie rock album, A Potluck, was named the #1 new children’s album of the year in 2012 by People magazine. Since the success of the Coca-Cola "Falling" commercial and their A Potluck kindie rock album, the couple have been touring the world performing and making television appearances. They've also produced a PBS television show, Lishy Lou and Lucky Too, which has received 6 EMMY nominations.

SPANISH HOMEWORK

My kids have been watching the couple's video for their new single Pan Dulce on YouTube as homework for their Spanish class at elementary school. The fun song about baking Mexican Sweet Bread has a catchy beat to it and is sung in Spanish. The video though has subtitles in English to translate the song. Singing along to the song has been helping them practice understanding the language beyond just repeating lines from a text book in school. They've been watching Pan Dulce to improve their conversational Spanish abilities while also having a good time.

NEW NAME / NEW ALBUM

Lucky and Alisha's band has a new name, "The Lucky Band", and they are releasing a new album on April 5 featuring Pan Dulce titled BUENOS DIAZ.  Some other food inspired songs on this new album in addition to Pan Dulce include Taco Tuesday and Nacho Song. This album is going to be a musical feast for kids to listen to.

ALBUM GIVEAWAY

ageekdaddy.com has a digital download of BUENOS DIAZ to giveaway. Just complete the entries in the rafflecopter form below before 11:59 pm ET on April 5, 2019 for a chance to win it. One lucky winner will be randomly selected from all eligible entries. Must be a United States resident over 18 years old to participate in this giveaway. Good luck to all our entrants!

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For more information about this band, go to luckydiazmusic.com

LEGO MOVIE 2 TRAILER

It is TACO TUESDAY so just seems right that the first trailer for the upcoming THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART would debut today. Have you seen it yet? Everything still appears AWESOME when it comes to the look of this sequel for THE LEGO MOVIE … but things might not be so awesome for the characters in this new adventure?

I received an unexpected mystery box at my doorstep today! When I opened it up there was an Old El Paso Taco Dinner Kit and a 3D Blu-ray of the original THE LEGO MOVIE courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures. Included was a note giving me a heads up that the first trailer for THE LEGO MOVIE 2 was debuting today.  They encouraged me to check out the trailer with my kids online then enjoy a family movie night at home tonight with tacos while re-watching THE LEGO MOVIE in anticipation of the next film that is coming out in early 2019. Thanks Warner Bros for the special announcement and giving us a chance to enjoy the 3D mode we rarely use on our LG television. This was a great treat!

So for those of you who haven't seen the trailer yet … here it is! As you can see the movie picks up with the DUPLOS that the little sister in the first film unleashed wreaking havoc upon the LEGO univers.  Can Batman, Emmet and Lucy (aka Wyldstyle) save the day once again?!  To find out head to the movie theater when THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART opens across the United States on Friday, February 8, 2018!!!



THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART reunites the heroes of Bricksburg in an all new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city. It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat:  DUPLO invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild. The battle to defeat them and restore harmony to the LEGO universe will take Emmet, Lucy, Batman and their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds, including a strange galaxy where everything is a musical. It will test their courage, creativity and Master Building skills, and reveal just how special they really are.

For more updates about the film throughout the rest of the year, follow the movies social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or head over to its official website thelegomovie.com.  A Geek Daddy will also share information as updates come our way. Stay AWESOME everyone!