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Author Archives: Levi Fuller
Ball of Wax 38 Songs of Protest: Shiv Hurrah – “Chicken Sip”
The newest volume of Ball of Wax Audio Quarterly – to be released Friday, October 17th at Conor Byrne – is a collection of new and original songs about protest, with folks protesting everything from privatization of water rights to … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 38: Friday, October 17th at Conor Byrne
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PROTEST! Submit to Ball of Wax 38
Is it just me, or does it seem like there’s a lot to protest lately? For the next volume of Ball of Wax, to be released this fall, I have decided it’s time to get feisty (and no, I don’t … Continue reading
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Songs about Animals Is Out Now!
Ball of Wax 37: Songs about Animals is now available for purchase. Go get it right here, or at Sonic Boom Records in Ballard. (More retail locations coming!) [Edit: Now available at Magpie in the Central District, Clover in Ballard, … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 37 Songs (and pictures): The Foghorns – “Alfred the Elephant,” Illustrated by Darryl Blood
Ball of Wax Volume 37: Songs about Animals by The Foghorns
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Ball of Wax 37 Songs (and pictures): Monica Schley – “All the Pretty Horses,” Illustrated by Laura Szumowski
“‘All the Pretty Horses’ is a lullaby, so I wanted to draw something whimsical and soothing– an illustration that felt somewhere between awake and dreaming. I chose muted colors to accompany bedtime, when we turn down the lights and play … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 37 Songs (and pictures): The Whizpops! – “Sea Turtle,” Illustrated by Charles Spitzack
Ball of Wax Volume 37: Songs about Animals by The Whizpops!
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Ball of Wax 37 Songs (and pictures): Caroline Keys and Nate Biehl – “The Deep Above,” Illustrated by Tim Kirkpatrick
“It’s hard not to love Caroline & Nate’s song. My inspiration came simply from the playfulness of the song’s cadence. The lyrics and melody reminded me of a playful ‘day-in-the-life-of’ the giant squid – a sort of walk in the … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 37 Songs (and pictures): Cleemann – “The Sloth,” Illustrated by Sarah Kulfan
Ball of Wax Volume 37: Songs about Animals by Cleemann
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Ball of Wax 37 Songs (and pictures): Colin J Nelson – “Koala,” Illustrated by Scott Bilstad
“I think of great children’s books as having many little things in the art and story that you discover each time you read it. I tried to make an illustration to Colin’s song that reflected koalas being high up in … Continue reading
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