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Ball of Wax 59 Songs: Nic Masangkay – “Like Moon River”
I have not heard Moe Provencher’s original version of “Like Moon River.” You probably haven’t either. In fact, it may well be that only Moe and Nic Masangkay have had that pleasure. You see, Nic and Moe went the extra … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 59 Songs: Levi Fuller and the Library – “Forever” (Feat. Amanda Winterhalter)
Here’s the challenge: you want to cover an electro-R&B song with confessionally soulful vocals and gentle synth touches. Where to begin? How will you interpret it in a way that retains the elegance of the original but has your own … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 59: Covers! 2/21 at Lo-Fi
Ball of Wax 59: Covers with Frames in Motion, Amanda Winterhalter, Sam Russell, Medejin, Annie Ford, Nic Masangkay, and Levi Fuller & the Library Friday, February 21, 8pm Lo-Fi Performance Gallery, 429 Eastlake Ave. E Ball of Wax 59 CD … Continue reading
Album Review: The Cupholders Present . . . “The Wisconsin Polka!”
Supergroups are strange beasts. Jann Wenner claims that Cream, with members from the Yardbirds, the Graham Bond Organization, and John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, was rock’s first supergroup – soon to be followed by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; Blind … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 58 Songs: Robert Deeble – “Veni Emmanuel”
Seattle-by-way-of-Long-Beach institution Robert Deeble has a deep discography containing multitudes (including collaborations with fellow Ball of Wax contributors Tomo Nakayama and Shenandoah Davis) and here offers a sinister gothic take on “Veni Emmanual” . . . or “O Come, O … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 58 Songs: Laudatory Consortium – “Fine Wine”
One thing about Ball of Wax that I will always be proud of – regardless of how many people in the world are even aware that this strange little endeavor exists – is the number of musical collaborations and friendships … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 58 Songs: Arthur C. Lee – “Holiday Cheer”
Now and then, I like to try playing along to stuff I’m listening to. For the most part, I do an okay job of anticipating chord changes, structures, and progressions. Not that the artists I love are predictable at all, … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 58 Songs: KPH the Canary Collective – “New Year”
I had the opportunity a few weeks back to watch the live Instagram feed of a Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm show and was taken with her mix of nervous chattiness (a characteristic I share, though mine is far less endearing) and moving … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 58 Songs: Joseph Allen Beltram – “Winter’s Early Light”
Joseph Allen Beltram‘s “Winter’s Early Light” ticks a lot of boxes for me. It’s slow and languorous, built around a splendidly droney, finger-picked acoustic guitar part and Beltram’s voice, his delivery earnest but never cloying. This song, capturing a moment … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 58 Songs: The Foghorns – “Queen of Decatur”
Seattle’s Foghorns strip it down to the Americana basics with “Queen of Decatur,” leaving just vocals and acoustic guitar to tell a complex personal story in simple musical terms. This is a bleak, beautiful “end-of-the-line” set piece: a hotel parking … Continue reading