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Author Archives: Levi Fuller
Ball of Wax 35 Songs: Joey Beltram – “Bleed Through”
Joey Beltram’s amorous contribution to Ball of Wax 35 came to me via a mutual friend who had collaborated with him in his current home of Cleveland. It seems Mr. Beltram had visited our fair state of Washington, written a … Continue reading
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Double Your Love at the Ball of Wax 35 Release Show! 2/14 at Lo Fi
Ball of Wax and Mamma’s Cave present In Love with Love: A Night of Songs of and by Love Ball of Wax Volume 35 Release Celebration and tribute to the band Love Lo Fi Performance Gallery, 429 Eastlake Ave. E. … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 35 Songs: The Ex-Optimists – “Let’s Go to Sleep and Dream”
Former Seattleite and now apparent founding father of College Station, Texas’s rock and roll scene Kelly Minnis (also, in full disclosure, first drummer in my band The Luna Moth and onetime sometime hitter of skins in my other band The … Continue reading
Submit Songs of Love for Ball of Wax 35
I don’t know why I’ve never done this before (perhaps because I’m a grumpy, hate-filled curmudgeon), but I just decided (perhaps because I’m a soft-hearted romantic) that the time has come to release a love-song-themed installment of Ball of Wax. … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 34 Songs: Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals – “Irene, Goodnight”
I’m not sure what exactly possessed Rob Anderson of Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals to meld a lightly mocking self-portrait of nostalgic hipster culture with an old folk song first recorded by Lead Belly, but it was an inspired move. … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 34 Songs: Virgin of the Birds – “Formalist Girls”
At this point Virgin of the Birds might have racked up the most appearances on Ball of Wax of anyone apart from myself – and, for that matter, VotB mastermind Jon Rooney has likely written the most blog posts on … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 34 Songs: Colin J Nelson – “Dedication”
I don’t do this often, but I specifically requested a song from Colin for Ball of Wax 34, and then had to practically lock him in his studio and force him to record it. I don’t know why, but it … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 34 Songs: St. Kilda – “Bastille Day”
Our old friend Joshua Morrison has a new band! I first fell in love with Joshua’s understated, breathy approach via some home-recorded songs on a Myspace page in 2005, and was delighted to include one of those songs on Volume … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 34 Songs: amattacat – “Army of Cats”
Matt Taylor’s solo project amattacat – new to the Ball of Wax fold under this name, although Matt appeared on Volume 30 with his band Proud Wonderful Me – brings us another entry into the just-guitar-and-voice category. This recording is … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 34 Songs: Emiko Blalock – “Fairuza”
Having kicked off this volume with a solid chunk of full-band recordings, it’s time to break it down to guitar and voice for a bit – and who better to start us down that path than Emiko Blalock? It’s always … Continue reading