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Ball of Wax Showcase at Northwest Folklife 2012
Our friends at Northwest Folklife have announced the schedule for this year’s festival (Memorial Day weekend, May 25-28) and, as usual, it’s a doozy. There’s a mind-boggling number of wonderful artists representing a mind-boggling array of sounds and styles, and … Continue reading
Submit to Ball of Wax 28: The BoW Dance Party!
This is gonna be a fun one. I have decided that Ball of Wax Volume 28 (Spring 2012) will be the Ball of Wax Dance Party installment – i.e., all things electro, dance, hip-hop, etc. I would love to hear … Continue reading
The Bats Pajamas: “Sarai”
The Bats Pajamas are a band from Toronto that I’m pleased to welcome to the Ball of Wax fold for Volume 27. You might say their song “Sarai” is not the usual BoW fodder, but its brash, aggressive strangeness could … Continue reading
Check Out This Song: oh lo lo – “Laundromat”
I’m listening to my playlist for the new volume of Ball of Wax. Surprise surprise, it’s awesome. As a little taste, here’s the first song, oh lo lo‘s “Laundromat”: I’m very excited to present oh lo lo to the world … Continue reading
2011 Releases You Should Hear from Ball of Wax Artists
Given the astounding length of our contributors list, I guess it shouldn’t be surprising that I can put together a list of 16 excellent albums and EPs that were released in the past year by artists who have appeared on … Continue reading
Posted in Ball of Wax, Bands You Should Know, Check Out This Song, Free Album of the Day, Recorded Music
Tagged 2011, ainara legardon, an invitation to love, andrew weathers, andrew weathers ensemble, ball of wax, bright archer, can the boy tell time, foghorns, joshua morrison, pica beats, shenandoah davis, slow skate, stellarondo, tied to the branches, tito ramsey, tron sack, virgin of the birds, washover fans
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Submit to Ball of Wax 27
The dust is starting to settle on the incredibly successful Volume 26 of Ball of Wax Audio Quarterly (though you can still get your copy right here), and it’s time to look forward to the next one. After a couple … Continue reading
Drew Christie: Some Crazy Magic: Meeting Harry Smith
Last Friday’s Ball of Wax 26/Tribute to Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music show was a blast. Huge thanks to all the great artists who played, to Greg Vandy (American Standard Time) and Devon Leger (Hearth Music), to the … Continue reading
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Tagged anthology of american folk music, drew christie, harry smith, john cohen
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