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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Album Review: Car Scars – A.M. Gold
Car Scars – A.M. Gold (2005, Funkytonk Records) [Note: this review is part of the Bad at Listening series.] Car Scars is one of the many bands that Tim Leingang of Richmond, Washington has played in. Tim has been a central … Continue reading
Posted in Album Reviews, Bad at Listening, Recorded Music
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Album Review: Brad Dunn and Dandelion Gold
Brad Dunn and Dandelion Gold – s/t (2011, self-released) (Purchase or stream at Bandcamp) Brad Dunn (heard on Ball of Wax volumes 10, 14, 15, and 20) is yet another of Seattle’s all too well-kept secrets (I guess that’s part … Continue reading
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Norman Baker: “Treehugger Stomp”
Wow, is it already time again for our mid-month Norman Baker post? As mentioned last time around, Norman is a man of many projects. One of these is, funnily enough, just called “Norman Baker,” and it’s what happens when he … Continue reading
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Bluets and Blue Men
As Paul wrote a while back, my Songs about Books assignment is the book Bluets, by Maggie Nelson. It’s a tough book to categorize, but it is quite lovely. I just finished reading it for the third time (it’s very … Continue reading
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The Lovely Sparrows at SXSW 2011
Even by Ball of Wax’s dubious conflict of interest standards, my writing about Austin’s the Lovely Sparrows constitutes some sort of grave transgression of conscience. Not only did I release their debut EP and LP on my little label, I … Continue reading
Posted in Bands You Should Know, Live Music
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Free Album of the Day: Brown Recluse – Panoptic Mirror Maze
Philadelphia’s Brown Recluse have a proper full-length, Evening Tapestry, coming out soon on the venerable Slumberland Records, which is currently home to indie pop darlings the Pains of Being Pure at Heart and the Dum Dum Girls but boasts a … Continue reading
Back in MY Day: I Win
Alright then, let’s have a look at you. Hmm . . . no. This won’t do. This won’t do at all!
Posted in Indie Rooney
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Ball of Wax 24: Submit!
As I hope you are aware, Ball of Wax is not just the best blog in the universe*, it is a long-running quarterly CD compilation series that brings you regular doses of new music in a handsome package at a … Continue reading
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Welcome to Town: Deep Sea Diver
Hello readers and fellow lovers of music, my name is Colin. Levi has generously invited me to join in this here conversation. I am a songwriter living and playing in Seattle. The wish of this Blog of Wax to find … Continue reading
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