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Category Archives: Recorded Music
Free Album(s) of the Day: Snailface
As today is the last day of February, which for several years now has been RPM Challenge month around the world, I thought I would pay tribute to a band that sprouted out of an RPM Challenge and has so … Continue reading
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Album Review: Heatwarmer
Heatwarmer – self-titled (2009, self-released) (Purchase or stream at Bandcamp) Heatwarmer (heard on Ball of Wax volumes 9 and 14), fronted by the intimidatingly skilled Luke Bergman, is a very odd band, and I mean that in the best of … Continue reading
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Free Album(s) of the Day: Eyes
The band Eyes, sadly no longer with us, was a psych-kraut-groove-freakout project led by the multi-talented singer/songwriter/saxophonist Scott Pinkmountain (also of P.A.F., Scott Pinkmountain and the Golden Bolts of Tone, Pink Mountain, and probably myriad other projects). Pinkmountain is an … Continue reading
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Album Review: The Savings and Loan – Today I Need Light
The Savings and Loan – Today I Need Light (2011; Song, By Toad) Scotland’s The Savings and Loan serve a heavy duty blend of dour drunkenness, religious dread, and spartan arrangements on their debut, Today I Need Light. Stark and … Continue reading
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Check Out This Song: Man Rockwell – “OEHG and OJ”
Norman Baker is a tough guy to pin down. He’s got his solo thing (as heard on Ball of Wax 19), which is all finger-picked acoustic and hushed vocals, and quite nice. He’s got Particle Gods (as heard on Volume … Continue reading
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Album Review: The Way It Is – Music Is My Boyfriend
The Way It Is – Music Is My Boyfriend (EP) (2011, self-released) (Purchase or stream at Bandcamp) Michael Sanchez may not be the most prolific musician out there, but he is a polymathic talent whose work – whether in music, … Continue reading
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Album Review: The Lido Venice
The Lido Venice – Songs Written around the Campfire in the Belly of a Whale (EP – 2004 ECA Records) [Note: this review is part of the Bad at Listening series.] At that same previously-written-about Missoula show, the Lido Venice played … Continue reading
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Album Review: Bill Horist – Covalent Lodge
Bill Horist – Covalent Lodge (North Pole Records, 2010) (Purchase or stream at Bandcamp) Bill Horist is something of an institution here in Seattle. A musician’s musician known primarily for his madcap electric guitar experimentation, he has played in more … Continue reading
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Darryl Blood: “Stubborn Will”
I was pleased to hear from another old friend of Ball of Wax recently: Darryl Blood – who lately has been focusing more on visual art than music – sent me a new video he just posted on Vimeo: It’s … Continue reading
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New Music from Pure Horsehair
Aubade, the debut album from mysterious Brooklyn outfit Pure Horsehair, was one of my favorite albums of 2006 (look, proof!). I was very excited when they allowed me to feature Ryan Smith’s gorgeously simple video for their song “The Sun … Continue reading
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