Of all the hot tickets on the spring concert circuit, one of the biggest draws might be DJ Lance Rock, host of Yo Gabba Gabba, the Indie Rock-fueled kids show on Nickelodeon’s Nick Jr. cable channel.
YGG’s Indie Rock genealogy is easily traceable as Jacobs and his creative partner, Scott Schultz, both front Indie bands (The Aquabats and Majestic, respectively). Nearly a decade ago, the pair was developing a show around The Aquabats (Jacobs’ costumed, cult-favorite Ska/Punk band) in a contemporary twist on a Monkees-meets-Batman/wacky-band-as-superheroes
concept. Their simultaneous family growth and subsequent kids show patronage alerted them to the need for programming that was quirky, fun, musical and educational.
Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!: There’s a Party in My City! hits the Aronoff Saturday for two shows. Later that night Christian Jacobs and The Aquabats play The Mad HAtter with Mustard Plug and Loudmouth. Read Brian Baker’s interview with Jacobs and get show details and tickets here.
This article appears in Mar 10-16, 2010.
