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Latest Posts from Ball of Wax Audio Quarterly
Marina Rose - red-eyed vireo
Ball of Wax Audio QuarterlyFollow “What is it with loopers and birds? Completely independently of Gary Prince’s improvisation with birds, the wonderful multi-instrumentalist Marina Rose…” on Jul 1st →
Colin Pulkrabek - Trichiliocosm
Ball of Wax Audio QuarterlyFollow “The timing wasn’t intentional on my part, but I’m so glad I ended up writing this track review after seeing…” on Jun 30th →
Amy Denio - Dunga-Dee
Ball of Wax Audio QuarterlyFollow “As if I’m not lucky enough to be walking the earth at the same time as a multi-faceted, multi-instrumental genius…” on Jun 27th →
Gary Prince - Improvisation for Electric Guitar and Birds, Washington, DC, 4/21/25
Ball of Wax Audio QuarterlyFollow “Ball of Wax 71 is out now! Thanks to everyone who made the release show last night at Vermillion such…” on Jun 26th →
KO SOLO - selfexploration
Ball of Wax Audio QuarterlyFollow “KO SOLO – aka Kate Olson, one of the curators of this fine collection of sounds, has contributed the smoldering,…” on Jun 24th →
N8b - Rainy Day
Ball of Wax Audio QuarterlyFollow “One enjoyable surprise about being part of a collection of music by live looping improvisers is the myriad different ways…” on Jun 24th →
Passenger Pigeon - Attack of the Twig Blights
Ball of Wax Audio QuarterlyFollow “First of all, I invite you to google “twig blights” and feast your eyes upon artist renderings of these creepy…” on Jun 23rd →
Crystal Beth - Answer the Damn Phone
Ball of Wax Audio QuarterlyFollow “Beth Fleenor – aka Crystal Beth – has long been one of my favorite performers to witness creating spontaneous musical…” on Jun 23rd →
Leanna Keith - something in the wind
Ball of Wax Audio QuarterlyFollow “Words have been failing a lot lately, so happening upon Leanna Keith’s “something in the wind” was all the more…” on Jun 21st →
Mitchell Beck - Cryosphere
Ball of Wax Audio QuarterlyFollow “I’ve seen a lot of people do a lot of things with a lot of musical instruments over the years,…” on Jun 20th →
Skerik - Brad Houser
Ball of Wax Audio QuarterlyFollow “Local celebrity Skerik is known for his larger than life stage persona, his preternaturally rhythmic saxophone soloing, and for bringing…” on Jun 19th →
Naomi Moon Siegel (feat. Erica Von Kleis… - A Simpler Life
Ball of Wax Audio QuarterlyFollow “Welcome to Ball of Wax Volume 71: LOOPS! This collection of improvised music created with the help of looping pedals…” on Jun 18th →
Miscomings - Putty
Ball of Wax Audio QuarterlyFollow “I’m writing this post at a scary time for LGBTQ+ people in America and all over the world. I can’t…” on Dec 3rd, 2024 →
Atrocity Girl - Ego Fix
Ball of Wax Audio QuarterlyFollow “Atrocity Girl‘s “Ego Fix” is a powerful call to arms against patriarchy, focusing on the rampant misogyny in media by…” on Feb 2nd, 2024 →
Gemini Affinity - Dig in Deeper
Ball of Wax Audio QuarterlyFollow “Gemini Affinity, an elusive project with minimal online presence, bring a mysterious air of mid-tempo guitar sophistication with “Dig in…” on Feb 1st, 2024 →
Gender Envy - Mads Mikkelsen
Ball of Wax Audio QuarterlyFollow ““I used to be a gymnast.” Give Seattle’s Gender Envy any and all awards for best song title with “Mads…” on Jan 31st, 2024 →