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Author Archives: Levi Fuller
Ball of Wax 43 Songs: The Vardaman Ensemble – Hills & Monuments
If I were better at ever writing album reviews or composing year-end lists of favorite albums, you would have already heard me singing the praises of The Vardaman Ensemble, the skronky post-rock-and-jazz-in-a-blender side project of The Harvey Girls’ Hiram Lucke. … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 43 Songs: Candice Rose – Fraud
This is Candice Rose‘s first contribution to Ball of Wax, but a couple familiar names show up in the credits for this track: Christopher Hydinger of The Music of Grayface and his frequent co-conspirator Bobby Wayne Ingram. Candice gave me … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 43 Songs: Lys Guillorn – Dialtone
Our old pal Lys Guillorn returns to the Ball of Wax sphere with “Dialtone,” a dark, dreamy meditation consisting of minimalist, layered electric guitar (with a hefty dose of e-bow) and Lys’s weary, languid voice. There’s no chorus or refrain … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 43 Songs: Aaron Starkey of Long Dark Moon – Too Busy
You might recognize Aaron Starkey’s voice from the dark, moody sounds of his rock band Gibraltar, but here on Volume 43 he’s bringing us something a little different. “Too Busy” is a solo acoustic demo of a song by his … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 43 Songs: The Jesus Chords – When the Man Gets You Down
For those of you who thought The Foghorns had a lock on Seattle’s working class anthem racket, allow me to introduce you to The Jesus Chords, a band that’s been grinding out their own brand of gritty, low-fi country since … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 43 Songs: Jack Shriner – January Dream
Jack Shriner (Another Wisconsin boy! What did I tell you?) has been a friend of Ball of Wax for quite some time, but his contributions have been few and far between (the most recent was his excellent submission to the … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 43 Songs: Amina – Spice
Maybe it’s the fact that my dad’s from Green Bay, or perhaps there’s some kind of Boston/Seattle/Wisconsin triangle of compatibility that makes us all instantly dig each other, but whatever the reason, I keep finding myself surrounded by (and loving … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 43: Saturday, February 27th at Conor Byrne!
Ball of Wax Volume 43 Release Show The Jesus Chords / Jack Shriner / Long Dark Moon / Amina / Candice Rose Saturday, February 27, 8pm Conor Byrne Pub, 5140 Ballard Ave NW 21+ / $8 (Ball of Wax 43 … Continue reading
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Submit to Ball of Wax 43!
As always, we are looking for new music. Specifically, we are looking for music of all sorts to become Ball of Wax Volume 43, the first volume of 2016. There’s no specific theme, so just send us what you got … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 42 Songs: Invasion Boys – The Meaning of Life
Longtime Ball of Wax listeners should be familiar with the work of Mr. Kelly Minnis, formerly of Seattle but now well established in College Station, Texas. Kelly first showed up way back on Volume 1 with his long-running solo electronic … Continue reading
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