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Author Archives: Casey Ruff
Album Review: Crawling On – Dive Star
Crawling On – Dive Star(self-released, 2025) Seattle songsmith Crawling On (AKA Aun Backstrom) is here to remind us that dive bars remain resolute, the past is a backseat driver, and a season can hold a lifetime throughout his excellent and … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 71 Songs: Leanna Keith – “something in the wind”
Words have been failing a lot lately, so happening upon Leanna Keith’s “something in the wind” was all the more welcome. A sinister bank of undulating static eddies and swarms before us, and . . . why can I taste … Continue reading
Album Review: The Wayside – Anything But Blue
The Wayside – Anything But Blue (2019, self-released) The Wayside is an Americana band, comprised of acoustic guitar playing, songwriting, vocalizing Shannon Fulgham; and electric guitar playing, singing, and songwriting Dan Walker; a bass playing Bill Dougherty; and a drumming … Continue reading
Album Review: The Rainieros – The Fool EP
The Rainieros – The Fool (2018, self-released) “. . . no, it’s not nothing that I hadn’t heard before.” “The Fool” is a strong opener for the eponymous EP. The song is emotionally buoyant in the “High Lonesome” hallmark of … Continue reading