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Category Archives: Community
Comets Flame Out: Empathy Loses to Nostalgia in Seattle as We Lose a Landmark and a Big Piece of our Humanity
Transplants to Seattle, at least normal transplants, (people who like conversation with humans and not conversation with mountain trails or, I’ll say it, bored baristas pointing at tip jars) get miserable quick. My wife and I moved to the Capitol … Continue reading
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: 9/7 at Conor Byrne!
Ball of Wax Volume 33 Release Show The Luna Moth | Lowmen Markos Sun Tunnels | Michael Wohl Saturday, September 7th, 9pm Conor Byrne Pub 21+ / $7 (includes a free copy of Ball of Wax 33 CD) Ball of … Continue reading
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Tagged 33, Lowmen Markos, Michael Wohl, sun tunnels, The Luna Moth
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Ball of Wax at Northwest Folklife Festival
It’s spring in Seattle, and time once again for the annual orgy of free music and culture known far and wide as Northwest Folklife Festival! Ball of Wax is very proud to continue our association with the fine folks at … Continue reading
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Tagged apartment lights, autococoon, ball of wax, bill horist, eric ostrowski, gems, grand hallway, hollow earth radio, j.wong, jon pontrello, kelli frances corrado, led to sea, levi fuller, mike dumovich, northwest folklife festival, scorpio scorpio scorpio, sokai stilhed, sun tunnels, the great um, Town Forest, virgin of the birds, washover fans
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Songs from Boston, for Boston
I spent the first twenty-five years of my life in Boston. I don’t have a lot to add to the ocean of ink and pixels that have already been spilled on the subject of the craziness that’s been going on … Continue reading
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New Records Coming from Corespondents and Gems!
So far this year has been a slow one for me, musically speaking; I haven’t really heard much that’s grabbed me and gotten me excited. Something tells me that’s all about to change, though, as two of my favorite groups … Continue reading
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Tagged corespondents, gems
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Ball of Wax 31 Originals: The Music of Grayface – Averybrieftale
[Ball of Wax 31, as previously announced, will feature 15 local songwriters and bands all covering each other’s songs. Between now and the release show on March 9th, I will share the originals with you to provide a little background, … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 31 Originals: Slow Skate – Hourglass
[Ball of Wax 31, as previously announced, will feature 15 local songwriters and bands all covering each other’s songs. Between now and the release show on March 9th, I will share the originals with you to provide a little background, … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 31 Originals: Levi Fuller – This Murder Won’t Hurt You
[Ball of Wax 31, as previously announced, will feature 15 local songwriters and bands all covering each other’s songs. Between now and the release show on March 9th, I will share the originals with you to provide a little background, … Continue reading
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Tagged levi fuller, virgin of the birds
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Ball of Wax 31 Originals: The Foghorns – 80 Proof
[Ball of Wax 31, as previously announced, will feature 15 local songwriters and bands all covering each other’s songs. Between now and the release show on March 9th, I will share the originals with you to provide a little background, … Continue reading