Noggin Celebrates the Laurie Berkner Band with new prime-time music special

NOGGIN CELEBRATES THE LAURIE BERKNER BAND WITH NEW PRIME-TIME MUSIC SPECIAL 'LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE LAURIE BERKNER BAND!' PREMIERING SUNDAY, JULY 12 AT 7:00 PM (EST)

Hour-Long Special Features Music Video For New Song "My Family" And Two Additional Never-Before-Seen Music Videos

"The queen of kids' music." " People Magazine

"The current kid-music renaissance owes much to Laurie Berkner." " Cookie Magazine

Parents and preschoolers, gather 'round the television and sing along! Award-winning, best-selling children's music superstars The Laurie Berkner Band will star in NOGGIN's* new prime-time music special "Let's Hear It For The Laurie Berkner Band!" premiering Sunday, July 12 from 7:00 " 8:00 PM (EST). The special features a full hour of 17 music videos from the band, including three brand-new videos: "My Family," which was created exclusively for NOGGIN and is not available anywhere, plus "Five Days Old" and "Fast and Slow (The Rabbit and the Turtle)" from the band's most recent critically acclaimed CD, 'Rocketship Run' (Two Tomatoes Records, distributed by Razor & Tie Entertainment). The show will also include preschool favorites such as "Victor Vito" and "Pig on Her Head," while NOGGIN's Moose A. Moose and Zee serve as hosts and play interactive music and movement games throughout the special. NOGGIN is Nickelodeon's 24-hour educational, commercial-free preschool network.

The Laurie Berkner Band made its' debut on NOGGIN in 2004 with a series of six music videos airing throughout the day as part of the network's Move to the Music series. NOGGIN then asked Laurie to be a regular guest star in its' original half-hour series "Jack's Big Music Show."

Widely recognized as the most popular independent children's recording artist in the United States, Laurie Berkner was at the forefront of the current progressive children's music movement. Her intelligent songwriting, captivating vocals and infectious melodies have won not only legions of little fans, but also parents, who enjoy the music as much as their kids. The Laurie Berkner Band has received tremendous critical acclaim. Laurie as "a kind of sippy-cup Sheryl Crow...Berkner inhabits a kid's curious perspective in her lyrics and pens folk-pop melodies that bear repeated " very repeated " listenings." The Wall Street Journal called Laurie "one of the most popular children's performer's in America ... Her music is distinctive because it speaks to kids without talking down to them, charming youngsters without boring grown-ups." For more information on the band, visit www.laurieberkner.com.

The Laurie Berkner Band are: Laurie Berkner, Vocals Susie Lampert, Keyboards Adam Bernstein, Bass Bob Golden, Drums/Percussion

The Laurie Berkner Band in Concert 2009 (more dates TBA)

June 28 Town Hall " A Pajama Party Concert!* New York, NY 1:00 P.M. and 4:00 P.M. Tickets $25.00; $35.00 123 W. 43rd St. via Ticketmaster 212.307.4100 or online www.ticketmaster.com.

July 18 Tilles Center " A Pajama Party Concert!* Long Island, NY 11:00 A.M. Tickets $12.50, $25.00; $35.00 available CW Post Campus by calling 516.299.3100 or online at www.tillescenter.org 720 Northern Blvd.

August 8 Watertown Municipal Arena Watertown, NY 1:00 P.M. Tickets $20.00; $25.00 available by calling 600 W.T. Field Dr. the Disabled Persons Action Organization, 315.782.0044 or www.DPAO.org.

September 13 State Theatre " A Pajama Party Concert!* New Brunswick, NJ 1:00 P.M. Tickets $25.00; $35.00 available by 15 Livingston Ave. calling 732.246.SHOW (7469) or online at www.statetheatrenj.org

September 20 Housing Works Bookstore Benefit Concert New York, NY 11:00 AM. More info. TBA. 126 Crosby St.

September 26 State Theatre " A Pajama Party Concert!* Ithaca, NY 11:00 A.M. Tickets $15.00; $25.00 109 W. State St. available by calling 607.277.8283 or online at www.stateofithaca.com

* Come in your PJ's!! The band will also be collecting new children's pajamas and/or new children's books for The Pajama Program: www.pajamaprogram.org which provides new pajamas to children in need entering foster care.

*NOGGIN, the 24-hour commercial-free, educational preschool network from Nickelodeon, currently reaches nearly 70 million households via cable, digital cable and satellite TV. NOGGIN is like preschool on TV, with educational programming both on-air and online at www.noggin.com. NOGGIN and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.