Author Archives: Levi Fuller

Vanish Valley Gets Good

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Levi Fuller

Ball of Wax’s relationship with Vanish Valley‘s Andrew McAllister goes back to our earliest days. Before his band Conrad Ford went by that name, they appeared on Volume 2 as Toy Tractor. Conrad Ford then showed up on Volume 4, … Continue reading →

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Oh Ho! oh lo lo

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Levi Fuller

New band alert! Long-time listeners to Ball of Wax Audio Quarterly (and I do mean looooong time) might remember a singer-songwriter known as Kelli Hanson and her song “Risk Free” from Volume 2. Kelli released a fine album called Lullaby … Continue reading →

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Lonesome Shack: “Sexual Release”

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Levi Fuller

Why haven’t I talked about Lonesome Shack here before?I have no excuse. Despite the fact that they don’t have the correct number of members, according to Indie Rooney, the local duo of Ben Todd and Kristian Garrard have been crafting … Continue reading →

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Now Playing: The Pica Beats – Better in Color

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Levi Fuller

Fans of Ryan Barrett (heard on Ball of Wax Volume 25/Songs about Books) and The Pica Beats (heard on volumes 8 and 18) should be thrilled, as I was, to hear of the release this week of their new album … Continue reading →

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Blog of Wax Legal Corner: WSLCB Proposes Loosening Up a Bit

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Levi Fuller

This is very exciting news for musicians who perform in Washington State. If you’re neither a musician nor a Washington State resident, I beg your indulgence for a minute. For years now – I don’t know exactly when it started, … Continue reading →

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Free Album of the Day: An Invitation to Love – Boxcar

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Levi Fuller

It’s no secret that Louis O’Callaghan (The Graze, Sun Tunnels) has long had an affinity for the quiet-loud dynamics, overblown guitars, and tortured vocal stylings of the musical art form known to many as grunge. Much of his output has … Continue reading →

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Songs about Books: A Couple More Items

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Levi Fuller

Hello, and happy post-Labor Day, everyone. Now where were we? Ah yes, I had a couple things to tell you about, related to our Songs about Books project. Thing the First: For those of you who were unable to join … Continue reading →

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Submit to Ball of Wax 26: A Tribute to the Anthology of American Folk Music

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Levi Fuller

It’s been hiding over on our About page for the past week or so, but now that the Songs about Books dust has settled a bit (buy your copy now!), I wanted to officially announce our call for submissions to … Continue reading →

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The Foghorns Release To the Stars on the Wings of a Pig Tomorrow at the Tractor

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Levi Fuller

I am a bad friend/colleague/listener. I’ve had access to (our own Bart Cameron‘s) The Foghorns‘ excellent new album To the Stars on the Wings of a Pig for a few weeks now, and I’ve listened to it a handful of … Continue reading →

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Cock and Swan: “Comfort Zone 2”

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Levi Fuller

Hey, it’s new music from the wonderful Cock & Swan, presented, in the manner of our times, along with a series of moving images. Steel wool! Fire! Synthesizers! All with a brand new, delightful dose of sound from Cock & … Continue reading →

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