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Category Archives: Ball of Wax
Ball of Wax 41 Songs: Blizzard Swan – RedWhiteBlue (In the Future, We Will All Be Rich and Beautiful)
You would be forgiven for thinking Blizzard Swan was yet another new addition to our global coterie at first glance, but as soon as you hear that seductively sideways guitar, you know you’re in the capable sonic hands of our … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 41 Songs: Bucky Fereke & the Pony Express – Please Don’t Wreck Up My World
Bucky Fereke, out of Lowell, MA, is yet another newcomer to the Ball of Wax fold (always happy to have more folks from my home state), and he brings us the delightfully low-fi “Please Don’t Wreck Up My World.” There’s … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 41 Songs: Future Fridays – I Am Not You
BoW newbies Future Fridays – the duo of Eric Padget and Sari Breznau – keep the punk rock energy going on track 3 with “I Am Not You,” a stripped-down, propulsive little number with just about everything you need for … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 41 Songs: Levi Fuller & the Library – You Could Have Died
Ball of Wax grand poobah Levi Fuller (along with his Library) was surprisingly absent from Volume 39 (the last “regular” release of the quarterly), though he returns with a fuzzy rumble on Volume 41. “You Could Have Died” opens with a … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 41 Songs: Low Hums – The Watermelon Sunn
Accomplished local psych practitioners Low Hums were apparently keeping this beautiful instrumental in their back pockets, waiting for just the right occasion to unleash it upon the world. I’m very happy that kicking off Ball of Wax 41 is that … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 41! September 18th at Conor Byrne!
Ball of Wax Volume 41 Release Show With Puget Power, Cold Comfort, Future Fridays, Visceral Candy, and Brenda Xu Friday, September 18, 9pm Conor Byrne Pub 21+ / $8 (includes Ball of Wax 41 CD) The 41st volume of Ball … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 40 Songs: M.I.K.E. Drop – Afterbertha
[Ball of Wax 40, as we’ve mentioned, is a little different. Given the unique nature of each of the bands and songs on this collection, we decided to eschew our usual track-review format for the blog in favor of letting … Continue reading
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Tagged emory liu, harry candy, keenan dowers, kelly dale, louis o'callaghan, M.I.K.E. Drop
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Ball of Wax 40 Songs: Lahar – One of These Days
[Ball of Wax 40, as we’ve mentioned, is a little different. Given the unique nature of each of the bands and songs on this collection, we decided to eschew our usual track-review format for the blog in favor of letting … Continue reading
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Tagged colin isler, harry candy, kirsten eklund, lahar, mark schlipper, mindie lind
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Ball of Wax 40 Songs: Chasing Shell – Lonesome George
[Ball of Wax 40, as we’ve mentioned, is a little different. Given the unique nature of each of the bands and songs on this collection, we decided to eschew our usual track-review format for the blog in favor of letting … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 40 Songs: When You Start to Die (Don’t)
[Ball of Wax 40, as we’ve mentioned, is a little different. Given the unique nature of each of the bands and songs on this collection, we decided to eschew our usual track-review format for the blog in favor of letting … Continue reading
Posted in Ball of Wax, Check Out This Song, Harry Candy
Tagged doug arney, frank buckles, harry candy, jake uitti, levi fuller, shea bliss
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