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Category Archives: Live Music
Tango Alpha Tango at Comet Tavern Tonight–Slow Skate Should Assist in the Forceful Adoption of Portland’s Bluesy Up-and-comers
The rivalry between Portland and Seattle is unmentioned on this blog. I won’t give it voice here. I’ll just say, we locals get a bit tired of bands from the city with the NBA team. I won’t explain it, because … Continue reading
That’s What Ballard Was Missing: Sax at the Hattie’s Hat Back Room
I got stopped on the street and told about Prawnyxx. Saxophone, drums and heart, I was told. This band’s playing tonight at the newly up and running Hattie’s Hat back room. This, to me, could possibly make up for the … Continue reading
Blog of Wax Legal Corner: WSLCB Proposes Loosening Up a Bit
This is very exciting news for musicians who perform in Washington State. If you’re neither a musician nor a Washington State resident, I beg your indulgence for a minute. For years now – I don’t know exactly when it started, … Continue reading
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Friends and Family: If Only More of Seattle Were Like This Band
Lemme preface this. I always thought The Foghorns, which is my band’s name, was the worst band name in Seattle. (We started on an island in Wisconsin, I swear it made sense at the freaking time.) But, God bless them, … Continue reading
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The Foghorns Release To the Stars on the Wings of a Pig Tomorrow at the Tractor
I am a bad friend/colleague/listener. I’ve had access to (our own Bart Cameron‘s) The Foghorns‘ excellent new album To the Stars on the Wings of a Pig for a few weeks now, and I’ve listened to it a handful of … Continue reading
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The Way It Is Returns to Seattle!
Anyone with a glancing familiarity with Ball of Wax and/or this blog is probably aware that I am inordinately fond of the music of Michael Sanchez, most of which has been made under the name of The Way It Is … Continue reading
New York Guitarist Terrence McManus in Town Tonight and Tomorrow
If you like your music spare, unconventional, enthralling, and perhaps slightly unsettling, I recommend you head out to LoFi tonight and/or Gallery 1412 tomorrow to catch a performance from guitarist Terrence McManus, visiting us for a couple days from New … Continue reading
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Live Video from the Ball of Wax 24 show (part 2)
I told you I was slow with the video. Back in May we had ourselves a little live show to celebrate the release of Ball of Wax Volume 24 (which you should just go ahead and buy right now if … Continue reading
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[glocal scene] NXNE Music Festival 4
This final post from NXNE is an all-Canadian selection as the festival reached its climax on Saturday, with only a splattering of bands performing on Sunday. The throwaway name of Toronto’s Loopsy Dazy nearly made me miss out on heading … Continue reading
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[glocal scene] NXNE Music Festival 2
And so continues my NXNE blog. I’ve never been to SXSW, so it is hard to make comparisons to its Canadian counterpart. In fact, I’ve never encountered the citywide festival experience before, having only ever been to the more traditional … Continue reading
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