As your fam drives around with your credit card outstretched, piling new shoes, uniforms, and supplies into your trunk, play these 15 kindie rock songs from start to finish. From songs that’ll soothe first day butterflies to tunes that’ll get your kid amped up to strut into the classroom, this ultimate back to school playlist (pssst…check out the spotify playlist while you scroll through the slideshow) has it all.

Tim and the Space Cadets

When: Thurs., Aug. 7, 10:30 a.m.

Where: Madison Square Park, 23rd St. & Madison Ave.

Cost: Free

The final show of the Madison Square Park's remarkable 2014 summer season features NYC's favorite kindie rock son Tim Kubart who, despite a recent move to Philadelphia to host Sprout's Sunny Side Up Show, remains an important player in the city's burgeoning family music scene. He returns here with his band to bring a bit of Jimmy Eat World-style power pop to the kiddos.

Get Tim and the Space Cadets concert details here.

What song do you think signifies back to school time?

— Jeff Bogle

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