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Monthly Archives: February 2012
[glocal scene] Give Me Something Beautiful
A recent trip to Montreal brought me into contact with a fantastic band with a grand name – Give Me Something Beautiful. Currently in the studio recording their first full length, Give Me Something Beautiful have a selection of EPs … Continue reading
Man, Manifesto, Waitress: Sam Russell at Columbia City Theater
It’s not that I want Seattle to change. But one day I’m listening to a damn good alt bluegrass band called Creeping Time at Conor Byrne when a herky jerky hirsute man jumps onto stage and belts out the beginning … Continue reading
Back in MY Day: Nice Guys
Bah! Oh how cute! How adorable! Such a nice boy. Look at him playing that guitar, so talented! Double-Bah! If that’s how your Jewish mother reacts to your music, you’re doing it wrong! Time was, if you were in a … Continue reading
Posted in Indie Rooney
Tagged dave longstreth, Indie Rooney, mad rad, Motley Crue, Pickwick
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The Singer Songwriter Showcase
How do you cleanse your musical palate, feed it something fresh and stimulating, free of cheep gimmick, empty flash, genre tunnel-vision? Ball of Wax, of course! Yes, good answer. Allow me to introduce another favorite of mine, The Singer Songwriter … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Live Music
Tagged copper gate, kubby casual, singer songwriter showcase, steve norman
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Musical Valentines from For All the Girls and Slow Skate
Happy Valentine’s Day (also known as my mom’s birthday)! There are a couple of items I would have felt remiss not to post today. Today is the official release date of For All the Girls’ self-titled debut. For All the … Continue reading
Posted in Check Out This Song, Videos
Tagged Drew Danburry, for all the girls, slow skate, valentine's day
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The Bats Pajamas: “Sarai”
The Bats Pajamas are a band from Toronto that I’m pleased to welcome to the Ball of Wax fold for Volume 27. You might say their song “Sarai” is not the usual BoW fodder, but its brash, aggressive strangeness could … Continue reading
Check Out This Song: oh lo lo – “Laundromat”
I’m listening to my playlist for the new volume of Ball of Wax. Surprise surprise, it’s awesome. As a little taste, here’s the first song, oh lo lo‘s “Laundromat”: I’m very excited to present oh lo lo to the world … Continue reading
[glocal scene] Albuquerque, NM
As a ‘treat’ for Blog of Wax turning 1 year old, I have decided to write a post that will take a year to read. Below is a tale from the Glocal Scene team’s journey to Albuquerque, NM. I hope … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Free Album of the Day, Glocal Scene, Live Music, Recorded Music
Tagged albuquerque, confucius, derren brown, laura marrich, lousy robot, the alibi, the gracchi, tour fever
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