Category Archives: Recorded Music

The Ball of Wax Spooooky Halloween Playlist

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Levi Fuller

On my Hollow Earth Radio show yesterday, I predictably decided to play a set of all dark, scary, Halloweenish music, and I found myself playing a number of tracks from the Ball of Wax archives. So I figured today would … Continue reading →

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Check Out This Song: Robert Deeble – “Undertow”

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Levi Fuller

Long-time Ball of Wax friend Robert Deeble (heard on volumes 3, 4, 10, 15, and 24) has a new album, called Heart Like Feathers, coming out early next year. (See previous coverage here.) Because I’m super-awesome and donated to his … Continue reading →

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Northwest Folklife Festival Site Offers a Bounty of Streaming Audio

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Levi Fuller

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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[glocal scene] Jil Is Lucky

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Phil Heron

I had somehow come into contact with Roy Music, the label of the Paris band Jil Is Lucky, through booking gigs around Europe. The label manager put on a few gig nights in the City of Lights, and often prescribed … Continue reading →

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[glocal scene] Dappled Cities to Release 4th Album

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Phil Heron

I’ve often compared Dappled Cities to an Australian version of The Shins. I think it is about time a lot more people had a listen. For those not familiar with Australian ‘art rock’ band Dappled Cities, I will give you … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Stray Kites

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Louis O'Callaghan

Stray Kites – Mieux (2011, self-released) I’ve found this to be true: lo-fi twee bedroom pop can be polarizing. I love the stuff, much of the time . . . for sure, the genre is littered with a lot of … Continue reading →

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Vanish Valley Gets Good

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Levi Fuller

Ball of Wax’s relationship with Vanish Valley‘s Andrew McAllister goes back to our earliest days. Before his band Conrad Ford went by that name, they appeared on Volume 2 as Toy Tractor. Conrad Ford then showed up on Volume 4, … Continue reading →

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Album Review: The Foghorns – To the Stars on the Wings of a Pig

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Jon Rooney

The Foghorns – To the Stars on the Wings of a Pig (2011, Knick Knack Records) Count this review as another in a long line of conflicts of interest here at the Blog ‘o Wax. The Foghorns are a Seattle … Continue reading →

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Now Playing: The Pica Beats – Better in Color

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Levi Fuller

Fans of Ryan Barrett (heard on Ball of Wax Volume 25/Songs about Books) and The Pica Beats (heard on volumes 8 and 18) should be thrilled, as I was, to hear of the release this week of their new album … Continue reading →

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Free Album of the Day: An Invitation to Love – Boxcar

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Levi Fuller

It’s no secret that Louis O’Callaghan (The Graze, Sun Tunnels) has long had an affinity for the quiet-loud dynamics, overblown guitars, and tortured vocal stylings of the musical art form known to many as grunge. Much of his output has … Continue reading →

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