Author Archives: Levi Fuller

Live Video from the Ball of Wax 24 show (part 1)

As I hope you know, we recently released Ball of Wax Audio Quarterly Volume 24. If you don’t already own it, I do hope you will pick up a copy of your own for the low low price of $5 … Continue reading

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Trips and Falls: “And in Real Life He Wears Corduroy Pants”

Trips and Falls, whom we discovered with Ball of Wax Volume 23, have recently released a delightfully creepy video for their song “And in Real Life He Wears Corduroy Pants.” It’s a not-exactly-heartwarming tale of young love in its first … Continue reading

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Thank You Chico, Goodnight

Apparently this is “Levi reminisces about road trips” week. A friend on [Social Networking Site] just posted a link to a song, and since I wasn’t listening to anything at the time, I went over to check it out. Turns … Continue reading

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Album Review: Stellarondo

Stellarondo – Stellarondo (2011, self-released) I’ve had a soft spot for Missoula, Montana since the first (and only) time I ever visited there. My band The Luna Moth drove the 8 or so hours out, played a show at a … Continue reading

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Peter Vukmirovic Stevens’s Duets for Piano and Buddha Machine

One of the artists featured on Volume 24 of Ball of Wax (coming out tonight!) is a local composer named Peter Vukmirovic Stevens. He has composed for everything from solo piano to symphony orchestra, but the pieces of his that … Continue reading

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The Names They Are A-Changin’

As previously mentioned, the Ball of Wax 24 release show this Wednesday at the Sunset features five artists (myself included) who date back to the first year of Ball of Wax. And that is true, although all five names might … Continue reading

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2011 Folklife Lineup Announced!

The good people at NW Folklife Festival have finally drawn back the curtain on their 2011 Festival lineup, and as I expected it would be, it’s a doozy. Here are the artists I know and am psyched about (not counting … Continue reading

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Album Review: The Stares – Meridians

The Stares – Meridians (2010, self-released) (Listen and purchase on their site.) The Stares – Drew Whittemore, Angie Benintendi, and the various other brilliant musicians they surround themselves with – are slow and quiet, and not just in the music … Continue reading

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I Saw Some Great Music This Weekend

This was a busy weekend for me. I went out to the NW Folklife Pre-Festival show on Friday, and (after an ill-advised road trip to look at tulips) played a show at the Josephine with Mike Dumovich on Saturday night. … Continue reading

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Welcome Bart Cameron to the Blog of Wax Fold

Our newest contributor, Bart Cameron, is not only the leader of an international musical phenomenon (the Icelandic/Seattleite Foghorns – heard on Ball of Wax volumes 15 and 19), he’s also an actual, published journalist and writer. This alone should disqualify … Continue reading

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