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Ball of Wax 56 Songs: Breichiau Hir – “Penblwydd Hapus Iawn”
Breichiau Hir waste no time getting to the point. On an insistent beat and an opening scream of “OKAY,” the band jump right into insistent beats, mad guitars, and shouted verses on “Penblwydd Hapus Iawn.” Punctuating each stanza with staccato … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 56 Songs: Sun Tunnels – “Brynn”
With an intro that almost feels like a false start, Sun Tunnels announce to the listener in the first few bars of “Brynn” what they’re ostensibly about: psych-garage rock built on the trio of guitar, bass, and drums. They spend … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 56: June 20th at the Blue Moon
Ball of Wax 56 Release Show with Frames in Motion, Sun Tunnels, Amanda Winterhalter, Holly Small, and Schruggs (Josh Schramm and Kevin Suggs) Thursday, June 20th, 8pm The Blue Moon, 712 NE 45th St. $8 / Ball of Wax 56 … Continue reading
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Album Review: Virgin of the Birds – Numberless Needs
Virgin of the Birds returns to Seattle for their first Pacific Northwest show of 2019 at the Conor Byrne on May 11, joined by The Foghorns (also playing their first show of 2019) and Sam Russell’s new old-soul band Doug … Continue reading
Jarrod Paul Bramson, RIP
As you have probably heard by now if you are connected with independent music in greater western Washington and are on any kind of social media, we lost a dear friend last week with the death of Jarrod Paul Bramson. … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 55 Songs: Levi Fuller – “Fuck Your Wall”
You remember that guy in high school who used the ubiquitous sex bomb as an intensifier to the point that it lost its impact and became indistinguishable from the rest of his drivel? How about the girl who uttered it … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 55 Songs: Behind These Scars – “This Is Just Dirt”
Ahhh, remember way back before 2016, when people weren’t screaming and foaming at the mouth about all the bad people trying to come across our border? Ha ha, just kidding. The origins of this current wave of xenophobia stretches way … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 55 Songs: Jacopo Andreini – “9 borders to cross”
Jacopo Andreini‘s “9 borders to cross” is, alas, the only track on Ball of Wax 55 to come from outside the US border. Jacopo is Italian, but the music he makes crosses many borders, as you might guess from the … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 55 Songs: Green Light Cameras – “Hurricane Fence”
“Subdued ebullience” is maybe a bit of an oxymoron, but it’s the phrase I would use to best describe Green Light Cameras’ “Hurricane Fence.” A scintillating piece of slow pop pleasure, “Hurricane Fence” comes in at the pace of a … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 55 Songs: Nic Masangkay – “Diaspora Lover (feat. Guayaba)”
It’s easy to think that Nic Masangkay’s strength is their chops when it comes to mixing and composing, and yet time after time, their voice surprises with its strength and emotion. The content of the lyrics on “Diaspora Lover” are … Continue reading