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Tag Archives: Colin Ernst
Ball of Wax 68 Songs: Colin Ernst – “Rocinante Rides Again!”
Colin Ernst‘s “Rocinante Rides Again!” is, as its title suggests, a musical journey with cinematic sweep and flair. In lieu of my own review, I’m tempted to just paste Colin’s text from the Ball of Wax 68 liner notes (which … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 66 Songs: Colin Ernst – “The Point of No Return”
For some reason, I tend to think of Colin Ernst as being a part of Ball of Wax since Levi first started putting it together. This isn’t the case, so it must be that Colin’s material embodies something of the … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 62 Songs: Colin Ernst – “If I Were President (I’d Be Shot)”
It’s not a simple task to match up a spoken-word performance with music and make it all work, but Colin Ernst does it with ease in “If I Were President (I’d Be Shot).” This piece has a kind of King-Missile-meets-Spaulding-Gray … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 61 Songs: Colin Ernst – “Make It Through”
Colin Ernst‘s “Make It Through” does a brilliant job of summing up the absurdity, terror, tension and trauma of our current moment in a catchy (and even kinda whimsical?) pop song, whose whistled hook will likely not leave your brain … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 58 Songs: “Colin Ernst- Everybody’s Gettin’ Coal”
You never know what you’re going to get when you see Colin Ernst’s name pop up. On his contribution to our winter spectacular, Ernst narrates as Old Saint Nick himself, somewhat irritably declaring that “Everybody’s Gettin’ Coal.” Thinking back to … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 57 Songs: Annastasia Workman and Colin Ernst – “Cosmic Bees”
This sweet and groovy little number was written by Cafe Nordo music director Annastasia Workman, and produced and performed by our old friend Colin Ernst. According to Colin, Annastasia wrote it for Nordo’s adaptation of Tom Robbins’s Jitterbug Perfume. It’s … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 57: 9/14 at the Blue Moon!
Ball of Wax 57 Release Show with Tekla Waterfield, The Foghorns, Cowboy Cold, and Colin Ernst Saturday, September 14th The Blue Moon Tavern, 712 NE 45th St. $8 / Ball of Wax 57 CD included with entry Ah yes, it’s … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 53 Songs: Colin Ernst – “I Have a Friend”
The lyrics of Colin Ernst’s “I Have a Friend” aren’t as literally connected to environmental catastrophe as some of the songs here, but in context it all makes sense. The song is a jaunty retelling of the Icarus myth, which … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 47 Songs: Colin Ernst – “The Lonesome American Fascist”
Longtime Ball of Wax contributor Colin Ernst makes no bones about his sentiments with the satirical cowboy song, “The Lonesome American Fascist.” The song itemizes the atrocities committed by Americans throughout history in a familiar folk style, as in: “Home, … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 45 Songs: Colin Ernst/Country Legend Dick Freckles
From Colin Ernst, “Just a Minute” is the hook of the collection—how does he squeeze so much sound into one minute, all leading to the refrain of “Hold on, wait just a minute” organized from the lead up 30 seconds—a … Continue reading
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Tagged Colin Ernst, Country Legend Dick Freckles, Kirstie Alley
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