Ashley Hamer

Ashley Hamer (aka Smashley) is a saxophonist and writer living in Chicago, where she performs regularly with the funk band FuzZz and jazz ensemble Big Band Boom . She also does standup comedy, sort of, sometimes. Her tenor saxophone's name is Ladybird.

Music

Ashley HamerDecember 25, 2013
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Jesus-Free Music for a Merry Secular Christmas

Merry Christmas from your friends at the Lab! What did you get us? Oh, you left it in the car?…
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Feminism

Ashley HamerDecember 23, 2013
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How to Not Infuriate a Woman Musician

The Huffington Post blog article “Infuriating Things People Say to Women Musicians” has been making the rounds in my social…
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Lab Tracks

Ashley HamerDecember 9, 2013
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Lab Track: Make a Circuit with Me

While the subgenre of science- and skepticism-themed music might be small, there are definitely examples to be found. Everybody loves…
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Biology

Ashley HamerOctober 30, 2013
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My Favorite Winners of the 2013 Photomicrography Competition

Nikon Small World is a website that celebrates the teeny tiny images scientists capture with light microscopes. Just as satellite…
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Lab Tracks

Ashley HamerOctober 21, 2013
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Lab Track: Infinitesimal

Givin’ Canada some love. Today’s Lab Track features Canadian indie band Mother Mother. (You may have heard them on a…
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Featured

Ashley HamerOctober 7, 2013
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Lab Track: Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison

Have you heard of Epic Rap Battles of History? It’s a slickly produced, hilariously inspired series wherein commenters suggest famous…
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Lab Tracks

Ashley HamerSeptember 30, 2013
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Lab Track: Trees

Ozomatli is known for radical, irreverent music infused with hip hop, salsa, reggae, and jazz and tinged with controversial political…
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Lab Tracks

Ashley HamerSeptember 9, 2013
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Lab Track: Work It

By now, you’ve no doubt been one of the 11.2 million people who has seen The Fox, a viral video…
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