Hello there!
After 17 years of releasing four volumes of Ball of Wax Audio Quarterly per year, followed by an 18-month break, it is time, at last, to celebrate the release of Ball of Wax Volume 69, featuring 20 dazzling duos to delight and discombobulate.
This
is the first volume of a new era of Letting Things Take the Time They
Need To, and I'm excited to finally share it with you - and thrilled to
celebrate at the wonderful new venue the Rabbit Box, right in Pike Place Market.
Ball of Wax 69 Release Show
With JNA, The Lonely Coast, and The Gabes
Sunday, December 17, 6pm doors
The Rabbit Box, 94 Pike St.
Tickets $12 in advance
Ball of Wax 69 is available for pre-order now, and we’ve been rolling out track reviews over at ballofwax.org. I also thought I'd try out this new Bandcamp listening party feature, so wherever you are, you can join us at 7pm on December 13 and listen to the whole thing together: https://ballofwax.bandcamp.com/merch/ball-of-wax-volume-69-listening-party
Another thing about this new era of Ball of Wax: We're paying people! Musicians are being offered compensation for their music's inclusion, and guest curators such as Mia Rose Malone (currently compiling Ball of Wax 70, devoted to WA trans and non-binary musicians) will be paid for their labor. We received a grant from 4Culture, which helps tremendously, but the more folks purchase and subscribe, the more sustainable this model will be. If you appreciate Ball of Wax, please support this work however you can! That said . . .
Important note to past subscribers: If your subscription ended any time between September 2022 and now, I will send you a physical or digital copy of Ball of Wax 69! I'll be in touch, but feel free to reach out if you don't hear from me.
Thank you so much for listening. I hope to see you online on the 13th and/or in person on the 17th.
Levi