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Category Archives: Community
Ball of Wax 31 Originals: The Glass Notes – Don’t Write This Song
[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
Posted in Ball of Wax, BoW Covers, Check Out This Song, Community, Recorded Music
Tagged ball of wax, jeremy burk, robb benson, the glass notes
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Holiday Tunes from Ball of Wax Friends
Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Etc.! If you think you’re sick of listening to holiday-themed music, I implore you to open your mind and your ears and check out these wonderful new additions to the genre from some of our … Continue reading
Posted in Ball of Wax, Community, Free Album of the Day, Recorded Music
Tagged carols, heatwarmer, holiday music, matt menovcik, oc notes, prairie empire, xmas
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Celebrating Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music This Friday
A Tribute to Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music Hosted by Greg Vandy With performances by: Baby Gramps / The Horde and the Harem / The Sumner Brothers / Led to Sea / The Washover Fans / Annie Ford Band … Continue reading
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The Smiths and The Cure to Provide Health Care Coverage: Lino Fernandez Fundraiser November 1 at Sunset Tavern
While one really doesn’t need a reason to celebrate Robert Smith and Morrissey, the sheer insanity of existence in Seattle Washington in 2012 has allowed a perfect cause. Lino Fernandez, a friend to quite a few in this town as … Continue reading
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Tagged ballard, bandolier, friends and family, health care, lino fernandez, sunset, the cure, the smiths, yellow
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A Good Year for Local Instrumental Vinyl: New Releases from Joy Wants Eternity and Scriptures
If you know me just through Ball of Wax, you might not realize that I’m a pretty big fan/supporter of instrumental rock music (sometimes referred to with the blanket genre term “post-rock”). I play in a droney instrumental band myself, … Continue reading
Posted in Bands You Should Know, Community, Recorded Music
Tagged instrumental rock, joy wants eternity, post-rock, scriptures, vinyl
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[glocal scene] Made in Iceland
You would be daft if you think you could go to Iceland and not come into contact with incredible music. Unless you listened to nothing but the radio stations, that is. Iceland in May is a curious concoction of near … Continue reading
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God’s Favorite Beefcake – Witches Bones ‘n’ Whale Skin
We’re having a hard time in Seattle right now. Yesterday was a brutal, tragic day and we lost some wonderful people. I didn’t know Drew and Joe very well, but I played a show with them at the magical Cafe … Continue reading
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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