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Ball of Wax 58 Songs: Sam Russell and the Harborrats – “Wisconsin Polka”
Do you know what I think of when I hear Sam Russell’s voice? Reckless abandon. Thirst for life. The kind of friend who will lead you on a wild adventure to the very edge of your sanity, the kind that … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax Winter Spectacular: Saturday, November 30th at Conor Byrne
Ball of Wax 58 (songs of winter, holidays, and winter holidays) The Foghorns, Sam Russell and the Harborrats, The Julia Francis Band, and Tom Dyer and the True Olympians Saturday, November 30th, 9pm Conor Byrne Pub Ball of Wax 58 … Continue reading
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Submit to Ball of Wax 58: The Ball of Wax War on Christmas!
Yes, it’s true: In over 14 years of quarterly compilation-releasing, I’ve somehow never gotten it together to do a winter/holiday themed release, and I think the time has finally come. I don’t particularly want or need this to be a … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 57 Songs: Green Light Cameras – “Weather Balloon”
I hadn’t realized until listening to Green Light Cameras’ gorgeous “Weather Balloon” what a soft spot I have in my heart for drum machines and keyboards. And a softer spot for pop music executed properly. How’s that, you say? For … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 57 Songs: Pampa – “Una de Cal y una de Arena”
Seattle via Buenos Aires band Pampa returns to Ball of Wax with “Una de Cal y una de Arena” and it’s an outstanding example of the band’s elegant-yet-naturalistic guitar-driven sound. Singer-songwriter-guitarist Moon Baillie (a better band name than Pampa? methinks … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 57 Songs: The Laughing Group – “The New Meritocracy”
In an all-too-brief (yet perfectly succinct) lumbering sway of a rocker in 6/8, The Laughing Group call out “The New Meritocracy” in modern life (society and politics, I’m sure, but more the latter) by painting a picture of entitlement, cronyism, … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 57: Bundy – “LOA”
Seems like Ball of Wax 57 is the volume for new music from drummer side projects we haven’t heard from in way too long. In addition to blouseusa’s “Sisters,” we have this beauty from Bundy – aka Mike Bundy, who’s … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 57 Songs: Doug Haire – “Holocene #5”
Doug Haire is a master musician and composer whose instruments are usually field recording devices, tape machines, and digital audio workstations. He has engineered and produced ten billion albums for other artists over the years, and has a deep catalog … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 57 Songs: Russell Duke – “Misophonia”
From the first tympanum-tapping moments to the fadeout of the celestial rattlesnake that winds its way through Russell Duke’s “Misophonia,” I find myself struggling to identify exactly what I’m hearing. At more than twice the length of the standard pop … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 57 Songs: blouseusa – “Sisters”
If my records are correct (a big if), we haven’t had new music from Benjamin Thomas-Kennedy’s solo-experimental-mostly-electronic project blouseusa since volume 22 – a good nine years ago. This was when the project was called Blouse (u.s.a.), but after it … Continue reading