Yo Gabba Gabba - Band of Horses.

Our family loves Yo Gabba Gabba. Noah does the dances, and Avery calls the show "gabbas." For the uninitiated, it is a kid's show (sort of) on Nick Jr. that is pretty much insane. It features 5 ...um...creatures who come to life, dance around, teach lessons, and listen to bands. They also do a special segment called Cool Tricks - where someone famous, or not at all famous - literally shows the audience a "cool trick." We even have a Yo Gabba Gabba book, and Avery reads it often.

So considering our appreciation for

the gabbas - how rad would it be if one of our favorite bands of all time appeared on the show? Well, it would be rad enough to warrant its own blog post - that's how rad! So when Band of Horses appeared on Yo Gabba Gabba recently and played THIS song - we were excited.

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