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Monthly Archives: June 2011
[glocal scene] NXNE Music Festival 1
This is not a typo. I repeat, this is not a typo. This is: tpyo. NXNE is Canada’s equivalent of SXSW: a music and film conference/festival held in bars and cinemas across Toronto for one week. I shall do my … Continue reading
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Songs about Books Tickets on Sale Now!
Yes, it’s true. We’ve been building up to this moment for several months, and we have reached one more milestone. We’re all still slaving away on the writing and/or recording of our songs (at least I am), but the show … Continue reading
Posted in Ball of Wax, Songs about Books
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Lots of Ball of Wax Alums this Saturday at the Josephine
I will most definitely be in attendance at this show at the Josephine this Saturday. Of the four bands playing, three are Ball of Wax alumni, and the whole night should be filled with a diverse crop of great music. … Continue reading
Air Museum!
This is verging on being even more of a conflict of interest than my usual posts, but I’m excited about it and it’s certainly in the Ball of Wax wheelhouse, so I’m sharing. Those of you who own Ball of … Continue reading
Posted in Ball of Wax, Free Album of the Day, Recorded Music
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Album Review: The Shivers – More
The Shivers – More (2011, Silence Breaks) The Shivers, whose many virtues have been extolled on these virtual pages, return with a new full-length, More, on a nascent Brooklyn imprint called Silence Breaks. On More, Keith Zarriello and Jo Schornikow have … Continue reading
Bright Archer Songs about Books Demo
Johanna Kunin (aka Bright Archer) boldly leaked a demo of one of her songs for the Songs about Books project a couple months ago. And of course it’s gorgeous. I’m getting really excited to hear everybody’s work (and to finish … Continue reading