Category Archives: Live Music

Ball of Wax 27! February 23rd at the Sunset

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Levi Fuller

Friends! I have some exciting news for you, but first I hope you will wish us a happy blog birthday. Yes, our first post on Blog of Wax was almost exactly one year ago! I am so proud of us, … Continue reading →

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Interview with Carlos Forster, Who Is Touring the West Coast

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Jon Rooney

I reviewed Carlos Forster‘s new album, Family Trees, last year on this very blog. A couple of years ago, I wrote a short, somewhat random posthumous tribute to Forster’s former band, For Stars, on Fensepost. Forster is about to set … Continue reading →

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[glocal scene] Phil’s 2011 review

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Phil Heron

Upon turning over my calendar at the beginning of this month, it came to my attention that in a short time 2011 will be no more. 2012, and the possible end of the world, will follow. In the limited time … Continue reading →

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Animal Hospital Ensemble: What I’d Be Doing This Weekend if I Were on the East Coast

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Levi Fuller

Regular listeners to Ball of Wax Audio Quarterly should remember the mostly-instrumental gorgeousness of Kevin Micka’s Animal Hospital song “. . . And Ever” from Volume 17. Animal Hospital has always been a solo project, its many layers of rhythm … Continue reading →

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Iceland Airwaves Part 2: Gimaldin, Megas and Playing for Festivals

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Bart Cameron

Iceland Airwaves is getting big coverage in Seattle this year. Listening in, you may have a few thoughts: 1) damn, that sounds like fun, and 2) isn’t it slightly unfair that hundreds of local bands can’t get coverage, while obscure … Continue reading →

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Ball of Wax 26: A Tribute to Harry Smith and the Anthology of American Folk Music, 11/25 at the Columbia City Theater

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Levi Fuller

Ball of Wax 26: A Tribute to Harry Smith and the Anthology of American Folk Music Presented by American Standard Time, Ball of Wax, and Hearth Music Friday, November 25th, 8:00 p.m. The Columbia City Theater Kevin Murphy (The Moondoggies), … Continue reading →

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Iceland Airwaves Part 1: Find Great Icelandic Bands, Find Good Music Writing

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Bart Cameron

October is Iceland Airwaves month. You’ve heard about it in Seattle, in part because KEXP is promoting it and broadcasting from Reykjavik, my old home. Airwaves used to have an enormous impact on my life: as the editor of the … Continue reading →

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Northwest Folklife Festival Site Offers a Bounty of Streaming Audio

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Levi Fuller

It feels like it just happened, but the 2011 NW Folklife Festival was more than four months ago, with a whole summer (such as it was) between then and now. With the days getting shorter and wetter, it seems like … Continue reading →

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Tango Alpha Tango at Comet Tavern Tonight–Slow Skate Should Assist in the Forceful Adoption of Portland’s Bluesy Up-and-comers

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Bart Cameron

The rivalry between Portland and Seattle is unmentioned on this blog. I won’t give it voice here. I’ll just say, we locals get a bit tired of bands from the city with the NBA team. I won’t explain it, because … Continue reading →

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That’s What Ballard Was Missing: Sax at the Hattie’s Hat Back Room

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Bart Cameron

I got stopped on the street and told about Prawnyxx. Saxophone, drums and heart, I was told. This band’s playing tonight at the newly up and running Hattie’s Hat back room. This, to me, could possibly make up for the … Continue reading →

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