Brooklyn's Titans of Kindie Music, Rolie Polie Guacamole, present "Diggin' in the Dirt"

Holy Guacamole! Brooklyn’s award-winning titans of kindie music are back! With skills honed by more than 15 years of working directly with kids and families, Rolie Polie Guacamole is proud to offer up the crown jewel of its catalog, the band's 11th album, Diggin’ in the Dirt. Diggin’ in the Dirt is out today on all streaming platforms, on CD, and on vinyl.

Frank Gallo and Andrew Tuzhilin created Rolie Polie Guacamole in 2006 and since then have earned a reputation as one of the hardest working bands in family music. Their kid-smart, parent-friendly style dresses up original tunes with vibrant harmonies and deft instrumental layers, plugging in a sizzling electric current of rhythm that lights up lyrics humming with relevance and humor.

Rolie Polie Guacamole has achieved its spot on the A-list of kids’ musicians through thousands of shows coast to coast, receiving praise from The New York Times, earning top picks from Boston.com, Time Out NY Kids, and Time Out Chicago, and winning prestigious Parents’ Choice and NAPPA Awards.

Produced by the acknowledged wizard of the kindie mixing board, GRAMMY-winning Dean Jones, with stellar contributions from vocalist Katie Ha Ha Ha and cellist Jane Scarpantoni, Diggin’ in the Dirt continues the Rolie Polie Guacamole tradition of fun, high-energy songs all done up in pop, folk, country, ska, reggae, punk, metal, and rock styles that hit on just about all the favorite kid topics: superheroes, foods, adventuring, animals, and more.

Previous Rolie Polie Guacamole releases include Saturday Morning (2023), Earworms (2023), Family Jams (2023), Avocado (2020, featuring Steve Albini), Live on the Fourth of July (2016), Chips and Salsa (2015, Parents’ Choice Recommended Award), Triathlon (2014, Parents’ Choice Fun Stuff Award), Houses Of The Moly (2012, Parents’ Choice Silver Honor Award, NAPPA Honors Award), Time For Hummus (2010), and Rolie Polie Guacamole (2008).

In their “other lives” as adult musicians, Frank Gallo and Andrew Tuzhilin perform in Karabas Barabas, a Brooklyn-based trio that plays rock music with a wonderfully weird, fun, punk twist. Karabas Barabas collaborators include producers Steve Albini, Greg Norman, and Dean Jones, cellist Jane Scarpantoni, and percussionist Mike Dillon.

On Sunday, January 21 at 10:30 a.m. Rolie Polie Guacamole will throw a full-band album release party at ShapeShifter Lab, 837 Union Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn. This show will not only celebrate Diggin' in the Dirt, but will also feature highlights from the band's past year of hard work, during which they recorded more than 60 new songs and compiled them into four albums. Signed copies of Diggin' in the Dirt will be available for the first time, on double vinyl and CD. CDs of the other new albums from 2023 – Saturday Morning, Earworms, and Family Jams – will also be available.