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Tag Archives: the foghorns
This Murder Won’t Hurt You, Baby – Sam Russell on the Foghorns
[The Foghorns‘ new album The Sun’s Gotta Shine comes out today. Our friend Sam Russell has a few things to say about it. -ed] I tend to assume that wherever a person was born, wherever they are from, they have … Continue reading
Posted in Bands You Should Know, Deep Thoughts
Tagged nostalgia, sam russell, the foghorns, Wisconsin
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Ball of Wax 39 Songs: The Foghorns – If You Can’t Get Lucky Please Get Up
I’ve typed more words about the Foghorns on this here Blog of Wax than any other band, and this post will certainly add to the digital pile. Their contribution to Ball of Wax 39 is called “If You Can’t Get Lucky … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 39: Saturday, March 7th at Conor Byrne
Ball of Wax Volume 39 Release Show Saturday, March 7th, 8:30pm Conor Byrne Pub Performances by The Foghorns, Soft Blows, Season of Strangers, Coast, Nightlife, and Shannon Jae It’s time (past time, really) for a new volume of Ball of … Continue reading
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Tagged Coast, Nightlife, Season of Strangers, Shannon Jae, Soft Blows, the foghorns
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Ball of Wax 38 Songs of Protest: The Foghorns – “Sons and Daughters of the Molly Maguires”
Ball of Wax mainstays the Foghorns gift us all another gem with “Sons and Daughters of the Molly Maguires,” a seething, smart foray into our largely-forgotten history of labor strife and largely-suppressed tradition of class struggle. The Foghorns do righteous … Continue reading
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Tagged labor, molly maguires, protest songs, the foghorns
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Ball of Wax 37 Songs (and pictures): The Foghorns – “Alfred the Elephant,” Illustrated by Darryl Blood
Ball of Wax Volume 37: Songs about Animals by The Foghorns
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Tagged darryl blood, elephants, songs about animals, the foghorns
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Ball of Wax 36 Songs: The Foghorns – “Beautiful Soul”
Somehow I didn’t get a waltz or a love song from the Foghorns for Ball of Wax 34 or 35, respectively, so of course now that I have a volume with no theme at all, here comes Bart Cameron with … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 36: June 7, 2014
Posted in Ball of Wax, Live Music
Tagged casey ruff, greenhornbluehorn, sun tunnels, tenderfoot, the foghorns, Town Forest
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Album Review: The Foghorns – The Big F EP
The Foghorns – The Big F (self-released, 2013) Seattle-area staples and Ball of Wax abettors the Foghorns began selling the Big F EP from the merch table at their recent Conor Byrne show with Levi Fuller & the Library and … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 32: 6/8 at Conor Byrne, and Online Now!
Ball of Wax Volume 32 CD Release show Saturday, June 8th, 8:30pm Conor Byrne Pub The Foghorns / Black Swedes / Levi Fuller & the Library / Pampa / GreenhornBluehorn / Robert Deeble $7 / includes free copy of Ball … Continue reading