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Category Archives: Live Music
The Singer Songwriter Showcase
How do you cleanse your musical palate, feed it something fresh and stimulating, free of cheep gimmick, empty flash, genre tunnel-vision? Ball of Wax, of course! Yes, good answer. Allow me to introduce another favorite of mine, The Singer Songwriter … Continue reading
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Tagged copper gate, kubby casual, singer songwriter showcase, steve norman
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[glocal scene] Albuquerque, NM
As a ‘treat’ for Blog of Wax turning 1 year old, I have decided to write a post that will take a year to read. Below is a tale from the Glocal Scene team’s journey to Albuquerque, NM. I hope … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Free Album of the Day, Glocal Scene, Live Music, Recorded Music
Tagged albuquerque, confucius, derren brown, laura marrich, lousy robot, the alibi, the gracchi, tour fever
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Interview with Carlos Forster, Who Is Touring the West Coast
I reviewed Carlos Forster‘s new album, Family Trees, last year on this very blog. A couple of years ago, I wrote a short, somewhat random posthumous tribute to Forster’s former band, For Stars, on Fensepost. Forster is about to set … Continue reading
Posted in Bands You Should Know, Deep Thoughts, Live Music, Recorded Music
Tagged carlos forster, for stars
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[glocal scene] Phil’s 2011 review
Upon turning over my calendar at the beginning of this month, it came to my attention that in a short time 2011 will be no more. 2012, and the possible end of the world, will follow. In the limited time … Continue reading
Animal Hospital Ensemble: What I’d Be Doing This Weekend if I Were on the East Coast
Regular listeners to Ball of Wax Audio Quarterly should remember the mostly-instrumental gorgeousness of Kevin Micka’s Animal Hospital song “. . . And Ever” from Volume 17. Animal Hospital has always been a solo project, its many layers of rhythm … Continue reading
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Tagged animal hospital, animal hospital ensemble, kevin micka
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Iceland Airwaves Part 2: Gimaldin, Megas and Playing for Festivals
Iceland Airwaves is getting big coverage in Seattle this year. Listening in, you may have a few thoughts: 1) damn, that sounds like fun, and 2) isn’t it slightly unfair that hundreds of local bands can’t get coverage, while obscure … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 26: A Tribute to Harry Smith and the Anthology of American Folk Music, 11/25 at the Columbia City Theater
Ball of Wax 26: A Tribute to Harry Smith and the Anthology of American Folk Music Presented by American Standard Time, Ball of Wax, and Hearth Music Friday, November 25th, 8:00 p.m. The Columbia City Theater Kevin Murphy (The Moondoggies), … Continue reading
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Iceland Airwaves Part 1: Find Great Icelandic Bands, Find Good Music Writing
October is Iceland Airwaves month. You’ve heard about it in Seattle, in part because KEXP is promoting it and broadcasting from Reykjavik, my old home. Airwaves used to have an enormous impact on my life: as the editor of the … Continue reading
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Northwest Folklife Festival Site Offers a Bounty of Streaming Audio
It feels like it just happened, but the 2011 NW Folklife Festival was more than four months ago, with a whole summer (such as it was) between then and now. With the days getting shorter and wetter, it seems like … Continue reading
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