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Author Archives: Levi Fuller
Ball of Wax 36 Songs: Music for Dead Birds – “A Better View”
Astute Ball of Wax listeners might remember Jimmy Monaghan’s band Christian Bookshop from Volume 30. Listeners with long memories might remember his other band, Music for Dead Birds, from way back on Volume 12. I was excited when Jimmy appeared … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 36 Songs: Tenderfoot – “Do It My Love”
Adam Boehmer’s Tenderfoot is another new addition to the Ball of Wax camp, though I’m surprised it’s taken this long for him to cross my radar. I really enjoy his approach both to songwriting and production; “Do It My Love” … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 36 Songs: The Foghorns – “Beautiful Soul”
Somehow I didn’t get a waltz or a love song from the Foghorns for Ball of Wax 34 or 35, respectively, so of course now that I have a volume with no theme at all, here comes Bart Cameron with … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 36 Songs: Emory Liu – “Irish Goodbye”
It’s been quite some time since we’ve had a song from Emory Liu on Ball of Wax – half as long as BoW has existed, in fact. (Emory and I collaborated on Volume 18, “One Minute Singles,” for which he … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 36 Songs: Gabriel Mintz – “Western Days”
Gabriel Mintz is a newcomer to the Ball of Wax fold, and a most welcome one. I’ve been seeing him around and hearing his name for a while now, but for some reason I hadn’t sat down and listened to … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 36 Songs: Sun Tunnels – “Not Old”
Louis O’Callaghan and Sarah McGuinn – aka Sun Tunnels – have cranked out yet another beauty. Until a few minutes ago I thought “Not Old” – another selection from the intergalactic rock opera the band is allegedly cooking up, I … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 36 Songs: GreenhornBluehorn – “Out of the Dark”
As previously blogged, the Spring 2014 volume of Ball of Wax will be unleashed upon the world on Saturday, June 7th. And what better way to kick off the spring release and celebrate the end of winter than with a … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 36: June 7, 2014
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April 1st: Two Ball of Wax Deadlines
In an unprecedented move, I am currently accepting submissions for the next two volumes of Ball of Wax Audio Quarterly at the same time! Why, do you ask? I’ll tell you: Because Volume 36 (Spring 2014) will be the usual … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 35 Songs: John Vecchiarelli – “iPhone Wedding Song (for Marc & Ali)”
Ball of Wax 35 closes with one last low-fi ukulele recording. Portland’s John Vecchiarelli, an old friend last heard from way back on Ball of Wax Volume 2, sent me an email out of the blue with this little beauty … Continue reading
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