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Category Archives: Bands You Should Know
Ball of Wax 33 Songs: Sun Tunnels – “Commit-Spike”
Sun Tunnels, the musical alter ego of Louis O’Callaghan, trades in the highest grade of indie rock classicism and singer-songwriter goodness. His songs do more than evoke everything you love about Built to Spill, Neutral Milk Hotel, or Elliot Smith … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 33 Songs: Virgin of the Birds – “Victor Bockris”
I have to confess that listening to Virgin of the Birds songs occasionally leaves me feeling like I’m in a conversation with someone much smarter than I at a party. He keeps making these clever and obscure cultural references (not … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 33 Songs: Olie Eshleman – “Gamma Progression Street”
Ball of Wax veteran and Corespondents founding member Olie Eshleman contributes a guitar-driven instrumental track to volume 33 with “Gamma Progression Street” The song is carried by a series of guitars (maybe 3?) vamping atop processed, stomping drums. Filling in the … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 33 Songs: The Luna Moth – “33333”
The Luna Moth‘s “33333” pretty much hits the musical spot for me right now. Clocking in at a title-appropriate 3:33, the track has a looping, hypnotic pull while still feeling very much performed and improvised. Driven by a pretty bass … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 33 Songs: Levi Fuller – “33 Slade St.”
“33 Slade St.,” by Ball of Wax founder and DIY well spring Levi Fuller, is a protest song of the most localized sort. The lyrics offer a clear narrative about the annoyance and hardship brought on by noisy neighbors rehearsing as … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 33 Songs: Gibraltar – “Gibraltar”
Seattle’s own Gibraltar brings the dark, clangy pop with their contribution to Ball of Wax 33. The song, also named “Gibraltar,” is moody, tightly wound and reminiscent of bands like the Afghan Whigs and Clinic. There’s some cool, percussive piano … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 33 Songs: Territory & Hombre – “Autry”
As you might remember, for Ball of Wax 31 my esteemed colleague Jon and I wrote a blog post for each of the original versions of the songs that were covered for that volume. Jon had the brilliant idea that … Continue reading
Corespondents: “Weltschmertz”
Sometimes I love the internet. Longtime Ball of Wax favorites Corespondents just posted the following on Facebook, with a link to a brand new song on Soundcloud: “Todd wasn’t feeling well last night so the 3 of us in lieu … Continue reading
Bill Horist’s Got Talent
Local guitar genius (and national treasure) Bill Horist has a new web site! I’ve often had a hard time when referring to him on the internet, not knowing whether to link to this out of date label page, or that … Continue reading
Tele Novella
Once there was a band I liked very much called Agent Ribbons, from Austin by way of Sacramento. After years of relentless touring and several records they are recently no more (I believe the drummer may have been tired of … Continue reading
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