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Ball of Wax 50 Songs: Sun Tunnels – “I Guess Not”
Louis O’Callaghan (once the Graze, sometimes just Louis O’Callaghan, now Sun Tunnels) is one of Ball of Wax‘s oldest, dearest friends. He first popped up way back on Volume 2, and while he’s had some extended absences, he always finds … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 50 Songs: Visceral Candy – “Doot Doot”
Our pals Visceral Candy are back with more densely layered, thoughtfully constructed art-funk – this time in the form of an exasperated comment on the Current State of Affairs, this absurdist dystopia we somehow became trapped in about a year … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 50 Songs: Wiscon – “More Bones”
With four hand-claps on an 808, Wiscon gets Ball of Wax 50 off to a rollicking start with “More Bones,” probably the most delightful song about the blood feuds of paleontologists you’ve heard all year. For most of the song … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 50 Is Nigh! 12/15 at LoFi
Ball of Wax 50 Release Show Friday, December 15, 9pm LoFi Performance Gallery 429 Eastlake Ave. E. with The Foghorns, Screens, Visceral Candy, The Laughing Group, and Jenni Potts $8 advance/$10 door (includes a copy of Ball of Wax 50 … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 50: An Update
As you probably know if you’re looking at this site, Ball of Wax Volume 50 (Autumn 2017) was supposed to be devoted to music by women, curated by me and Sharlese Metcalf. After much deliberation, Sharlese and I have decided … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 49 Songs: Eric Anders – “Big World Abide”
Just as we were releasing our “Songs of Resistance” volume (to benefit NW Immigrant Rights Project), California singer-songwriter Eric Anders was putting the finishing touches on Eleven Nine, his collection of artfully crafted anti-Trump songs (to benefit Lambda Legal). “Big … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 49 Songs: The Winterlings – “The Dead”
[With this post, we’re welcoming a new writer to the Ball of Wax fold. I’m pleased to introduce Aurora Fonseca-Llloyd, who has already upped the literary ante around here with this first review. -ed.] Seattle-based indie folk duo The Winterlings … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 49 Songs: Anika Reichert & Matthew Brown – “Burn Down”
Ball of Wax newcomer Anika Reichert joins Seattle-to-Hamburg transplant Matthew Brown on “Burn Down,” a smoldering* piece of synth-and-drum-machine-based pop. The sedate, yet propulsive backing tracks are somewhere between John Carpenter and Depeche Mode (a pretty damn good place to … Continue reading
Ball of Wax Songs: Robert Deeble – “Uncertain”
Robert Deeble has been with Ball of Wax since the very beginning – Volume 3, to be precise – and over the past few years he’s been gradually sharing sneak peeks with us from his long-awaited and soon-to-be-released album, Beloved, … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 49 Songs: James Kelly Pitts – “Right Foot Blue”
“Right Foot Blue” is newish BoW regular James Kelly Pitts’s third appearance in these parts. I’ve admired his approach to songwriting and production since receiving his first submission, “Night Shift,” but two adjectives that I haven’t previously connected to his … Continue reading