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Category Archives: Recorded Music
Ball of Wax 63 Songs: Ken Cormier – “Trash Man”
“Trash Man,” from Ken Cormier’s stellar new album Old King Cloud, is a thoughtful character study, a simple portrait of a man who seems to contain multitudes – and it all starts off with a brilliant AC/DC nod: “He was … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 63 Songs: The Weird Winkers – “Span the Great Divide”
This week marks the anniversary of the week of first dates my husband and I had 11 years ago. One of our first dates was a Ball of Wax release show. That was a bright time of new feelings rising … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 63 Songs: Tomo Nakayama – “Birch Tree”
“Birch Tree,” by Tomo Nakayama, is a slow, gorgeous knife, a knife that teases the skin on your belly, just above your navel, not enough to draw blood but enough to leave a little white mark so you know it … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 63 Songs: Maggie O’Hara – “Worth the Wait”
Maggie O’Hara makes her debut contribution to ye olde Ball of Wax with “Worth the Wait,” an uncluttered voice and ukulele song written by O’Hara and recorded by scene stalwart and bearded Cascadian musical guru Colin J Nelson. “Worth the … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 63 Songs: Amanda Winterhalter and Rebecca Young – “The Bump Room in L.A.”
Before listening to Amanda Winterhalter & Rebecca Young’s “The Bump Room in L.A.,” my favorite Prince-inspired song was Bill Callahan/Smog’s “Prince Alone in the Studio.” Originally written for The Bushwick Book Club Seattle’s January 2021 showcase featuring songs inspired by … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 63 Songs: KO SOLO – Quarantine Boogie
I think I first heard Kate Olson play solo at the Bourbon Bar at Columbia City Theater. Years ago. Pandemics ago. Maybe it was a century ago, because Kate Olson always seems to transcend time and space. And yet time … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 63 Songs: Datura Blues – Silence for the Apple
With “Silence for the Apple,” the sprawling, long-lived collective known as Datura Blues brings us a brief, percussive meditation, created during a 20th-anniversary (!) improvisational retreat in the pre-Covid days of late 2019. It is noteworthy that six musicians contributed … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 63 Songs: Orion – Witch’s Blood
“Witch’s Blood” by Orion works a spell of converging time periods and ignites within me a nostalgia for events that never happened, or that I never experienced. It wastes no time in getting down to its main progression, with prickly … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 63 Songs: NIGHT of 21 HOURS – “Flight Risk”
The origin of NIGHT of 21 HOURS is written on their Bandcamp page: By the winter of 2020, approximately 9 months of COVID related isolation had started to wear on me. That’s when this started. The credits on ISOLATION, their … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 63 Songs: Night Owl – “Lunar Ghost Phase”
As you might expect, Night Owl’s “Lunar Ghost Phase” is perfect nighttime music. Specifically, driving at night. Specifically-er, driving late, late at night, the neon from empty bars reflected in the rain-slicked streets ahead of you. The interplay of guitar, … Continue reading
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