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Category Archives: Recorded Music
Ball of Wax 31 Originals: Bret Alain Phillips – Winder Downs
[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 alicia amiri, bret alain phillips, oldman winter
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Ball of Wax 31 Originals: Jeremy Burk – City Jobs
[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 ball of wax, bret alain phillips, jeremy burk
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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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Ball of Wax Volume 31: Covers!
Ball of Wax Volume 31 (Covers!) Columbia City Theater Saturday, March 9, 8pm $8 advance / $10 doors (includes a free copy of Ball of Wax 31 CD) Performances by Alicia Amiri, Norman Baker, Robb Benson, Emiko Blalock, Jeremy Burk, … Continue reading
Posted in Ball of Wax, Live Music, Recorded Music
Tagged alicia amiri, ball of wax, brad dunn, bret alain philips, caitlin sherman, colin j nelson, columbia city theater, emiko blalock, jeremy burk, led to sea, levi fuller, norman baker, oldman winter, robb benson, shenandoah davis, slow skate, the foghorns, the music of grayface, virgin of the birds
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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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Rick Bass and Stellarondo
Back in April I wrote about Rick Bass and Stellarondo’s ambitious musical/literary project: an album of scored stories, for which they were soliciting Kickstarter donations at the time. Well the Kickstarter was a success, and the album is out, and … Continue reading
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
Posted in Community, Free Album of the Day, Live Music
Tagged ballard, bandolier, friends and family, health care, lino fernandez, sunset, the cure, the smiths, yellow
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Now Playing: This Blinding Light – Altar EP
If Ball of Wax 29 left you hankering for some guitars, then I have the remedy for you. Local psychespiritual riff peddlers This Blinding Light have just released Altar EP – and is it possible this is their first studio … Continue reading
Check Out This Song: Landlady – “Above My Ground”
I get emails! If you ever want a bunch of new friends to start emailing you constantly, just start a music blog. Within weeks you will have musicians and their publicists sending you very friendly messages, calling you by your … Continue reading
Singin’ Freebird with Christian Bookshop
Longtime Ball of Wax listeners might remember the Irish band Music for Dead Birds from Volume 12. I’ve wondered over the past few years what they might be up to, and I was quite pleased to receive an email yesterday … Continue reading
Posted in Check Out This Song, Recorded Music, Videos
Tagged christian bookshop, music for dead birds
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