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Ball of Wax 60 Songs: Marc Manning and The Laughing Group

Marc Manning: “mirrors facing mirrors” Manning overlays a pensive, brooding acoustic guitar ballad with an unsettling synthesizer that buzzes like an insect out of the corner of an eye. Ball of Wax Volume 60 (60 x 60 = 60) by … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 57 Songs: The Laughing Group – “The New Meritocracy”

In an all-too-brief (yet perfectly succinct) lumbering sway of a rocker in 6/8, The Laughing Group call out “The New Meritocracy” in modern life (society and politics, I’m sure, but more the latter) by painting a picture of entitlement, cronyism, … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 50 Songs: The Laughing Group – “What Happens Stays”

A year after making their BoW debut as The Laughing Group, Seth Howard and co. return with “What Happens Stays,” a pretty little waltz number (replete with jazz chords, melodic Casio, and lush backing vocals) with subtle, evocative lyrics. I’m … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 50 Is Nigh! 12/15 at LoFi

Ball of Wax 50 Release Show Friday, December 15, 9pm LoFi Performance Gallery 429 Eastlake Ave. E. with The Foghorns, Screens, Visceral Candy, The Laughing Group, and Jenni Potts $8 advance/$10 door (includes a copy of Ball of Wax 50 … Continue reading

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Ball of Wax 46 Songs: The Laughing Group – Black Dress

Longtime Ball of Wax contributor Seth Howard has at long last taken the plunge and given his band a proper name. The Laughing Group comprises Seth on guitar, voice, and some other stuff; Sam Jansons on drums; and Jeffrey Henry … Continue reading

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