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Category Archives: Bands You Should Know
Ball of Wax 35 Songs: Inly – “In the Morning”
Inly‘s “In the Morning” is a hardened love song, more “look out for that guy” than “that guy is the greatest.” Mindie Lind’s sweet, rootsy voice croons a tale of warning (“in the morning / he’s going to fool you”) … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 35 Songs: Virgin of the Birds – “Minmae Shall Be Revealed”
Jon Rooney continues his campaign of shedding light on underappreciated cultural figures (cf “Victor Bockris”) with Virgin of the Birds‘ low-key ballad “Minmae Shall Be Revealed.” It’s nice to hear Jon mixing it up a bit with this simple recording, … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 35 Songs: Joshua Schramm featuring Fairy Robot – “Drink Until You’re Dry Again”
Westerly‘s Joshua Schramm makes his first contribution to Ball of Wax with “Drink Until You’re Dry Again,” a collaboration with Fairy Robot, known by most folks as Sarah McGuinn (who also plays with Schramm in Modern Relics). “Drink Until You’re Dry … Continue reading
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Drunken Prayer, Casey Ruff, Friday at Conor Byrne
There is a long-awaited show to take place tomorrow evening at the Conor Byrne Pub in Ballard. Ball of Wax alumnus (featured on Volume 10, according to my research) and all-around local luminary Casey Ruff will play with cohorts The … Continue reading
Album Review: The Foghorns – The Big F EP
The Foghorns – The Big F (self-released, 2013) Seattle-area staples and Ball of Wax abettors the Foghorns began selling the Big F EP from the merch table at their recent Conor Byrne show with Levi Fuller & the Library and … Continue reading
Marc Laurick’s Thesis on Album-oriented Rock: tourbillons
Marc Laurick – tourbillons (2013, self-released) Marc Laurick is part of the rhythm section for a growing number of Seattle-based musicians– something like a contemporary Leland Sklar of The Section. I can’t think of how many songwriters he’s sat in … Continue reading
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Album Review: Levi Fuller & the Library – Social Music EP
Levi Fuller & the Library – Social Music EP (2013, self-released) It’s been four years since our fearless leader Levi Fuller’s Colossal, a semi-cephalopodic collection of songs – many of which first appeared in a nascent form on Ball of … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 33 Songs: Michael Wohl – “Lonesome No More”
Michael Wohl closes out Ball of Wax 33 with a meditative solo acoustic instrumental, “Lonesome No More.” “Lonesome No More” transitions from slowly strummed, partially arpeggiated chords to a more intricate, reverb-drenched figure to folk and country picking and back … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 33 Songs: 33 Slade – “Unfun”
If I had a hard time being objective about Boey, this is just going to be impossible. I’m really happy that we’re able to not only include new songs from the former members of my old band 33 Slade on … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 33 Songs: We Wrote the Book on Connectors – “Captain Dog”
We Wrote the Book on Connectors‘ breezy, goofy “Captain Dog” serves up a curveball to Ball of Wax 33‘s general seriousness. With lyrics about Beverly Hills 90210 told from the perspective of a dog and a bedroom acoustic pop arrangement, … Continue reading