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Author Archives: Levi Fuller
Recommended Reading: Matt Ruff – Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls
The book Paul assigned to Johanna Kunin (Bright Archer) for Songs about Books is Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls, by Seattle-based author Matt Ruff. I was well into it by the time I posted my piece … Continue reading
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Recommended Reading: Maggie Nelson – Bluets
In case you’ve been hiding under a rock (or just not reading this blog – how dare you!) for the past several months, the next installment of Ball of Wax Audio Quarterly is going to be the culmination of the … Continue reading
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Bright Archer’s Hidden Systems Out Now!
Bright Archer, née Johanna Kunin (heard on Ball of Wax Volumes 2, 4, and the forthcoming 25/Songs about Books) has at long last released her beautiful second album, Hidden Systems. It was recorded a couple years ago, and I’ve been … Continue reading
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Album Review: Southerly – Champion of the Noisy Negativists
Southerly – Champion of the Noisy Negativists (2011, Greyday Records) Another Southerly review? What is this, Southerly central? I swear, there’s a good reason for this. Let me explain. Those of you who headed out to the Sunset expecting a … Continue reading
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Live Video from the Ball of Wax 24 show (part 2)
I told you I was slow with the video. Back in May we had ourselves a little live show to celebrate the release of Ball of Wax Volume 24 (which you should just go ahead and buy right now if … Continue reading
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Songs about Books Tickets on Sale Now!
Yes, it’s true. We’ve been building up to this moment for several months, and we have reached one more milestone. We’re all still slaving away on the writing and/or recording of our songs (at least I am), but the show … Continue reading
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Lots of Ball of Wax Alums this Saturday at the Josephine
I will most definitely be in attendance at this show at the Josephine this Saturday. Of the four bands playing, three are Ball of Wax alumni, and the whole night should be filled with a diverse crop of great music. … Continue reading
Air Museum!
This is verging on being even more of a conflict of interest than my usual posts, but I’m excited about it and it’s certainly in the Ball of Wax wheelhouse, so I’m sharing. Those of you who own Ball of … Continue reading
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Bright Archer Songs about Books Demo
Johanna Kunin (aka Bright Archer) boldly leaked a demo of one of her songs for the Songs about Books project a couple months ago. And of course it’s gorgeous. I’m getting really excited to hear everybody’s work (and to finish … Continue reading
Ball of Wax Artists at NW Folklife This Weekend
As I mentioned a while back, I’m pretty excited about the Northwest Folklife Festival, occupying Seattle Center this weekend. Of course there’s the Ball of Wax showcase on Sunday, which features myself and four other fine artists that have graced … Continue reading