Named on MTV.com's "100 Bands to Watch List"
"This is definitely a ground-breaking album for the
east-coast veterans in the scene, not only accredited to the fact it is their
first with LAW records." - The Pier
The reggae/rock
band Ballyhoo! will be kicking off their first full run of the Vans
Warped Tour, this Saturday, June 16th in Salt Lake
City, Utah. The Baltimore-based band started off their summer with a bang,
performing on 311's Five-Day Caribbean Cruiseand at Bamboozle
Festival, with headliners the Foo Fighters and Bon Jovi. The band has been
gaining momentum since signing with LAW Recordsfor their Fall 2011
album, Daydreams, which debuted at #1 on the iTunes
Reggae Charts and #4 on Amazon. MTV.com predicted that
Ballyhoo! would be a band to watch this year, and this foursome has certainly
been living up to the hype.
Performing on Warped Tour has always been a goal for the
band, ever since Ballyhoo! formed over a decade ago. Howi Spangler, lead
singer and guitarist for Ballyhoo!, says, "It's an honor to be
invited by Kevin Lyman on such a world famous tour. We've been trying for
years to get on this tour and are excited to finally be joining the
ranks!"
The band teamed up with Director, Raúl Gonzo (Thom
Yorke, David Lynch, Enter Shikari, Versa Emerge) to create the music video for
"Last Night,"which was shot in L.A. and just released
on May 29th.
Ballyhoo! has shared the stage with some of the biggest
names in rock and reggae including 311, Slightly Stoopid, The
Dirty Heads, Pepper,Authority Zero, Toots & The Maytals and Matisyahu.
Spangler has a reputation for mixing slick lyrics with his
smooth but powerful voice and drummer Donald "Big D" Spangler lays
out the hard-hitting beats, which are underlined by JR Gregory's funky
and witty bass lines. Scott Vandrey (aka DJ Blaze) rounds it
out on the turntables and keys.
Ballyhoo!'s relaxed sound mixed with the band's energetic
performance style has been turning heads in the rock radio scene as well. WRFFPhiladelphia, DC
101 in Washington, DC, and the syndicated rock giant, Sirius Faction,
have all been featuring the band's tunes in preparation for their Warped Tour
debut.
Please head to www.ballyhoorocks.com for
more updates.
Check out more on Ballyhoo! here:
http://www.Facebook.com/Ballyhoo
http://www.Twitter.com/Ballyhoo_MD
http://www.BallyhooRocks.com
http://www.myspace.com/Ballyhoo
Track Listing:
01. Evil Penguin
02. Last Night
03. Diamonds
04. Say I'm Wrong
05. Walk Away
06. Sandcastles
07. If You Gotta Go
08. Meat Head
09. Bootleggers
10. Antisocial
11. The Getaway
12. Ricochet
Vans Warped Tour Dates:
July 11 Cuyahoga
Falls,
OH
Blossom Music Center
July 12
Burgettstown,
PA
1st Niagara Pavilion
July 13 Holmdel,
NJ
PNC Bank Arts Center
July 14 Montreal,
QC
Parc Jean - Drapeau
July 15 Toronto,
ON
The Flats At Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
July 17 Darien
Center,
NY
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 18 Scranton,
PA
Toyota Pavilion
July 19 Mansfield,
MA
Comcast Center
July 20 Camden,
NJ
Susquehanna Bank Center
July 21 Uniondale,
NY
Nassau Vets Memorial Coliseum
July 22 Hartford,
CT
The Comcast Theatre
July 24 Columbia,
MD
Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 25 Virginia
Beach,
VA
Farm Bureau Live
July 26 Atlanta,
GA
Aaron's Amphitheatre @ Lakewood
July 27 Orlando,
FL
Central Florida Fairgrounds
July 28 West Palm
Beach,
FL
Cruzan Amphitheatre
July 29 St.
Petersburg,
FL
Vinoy Park
July 30 Charlotte,
NC
Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 31
Cincinnati,
OH
Riverbend Music Center
August 1 Milwaukee,
WI
Marcus Amphitheatre
August 4 Redmond,
WA
King County's Marymoor Park
August 5 Portland,
OR
Rose Quarter Riverfront
1 comment:
Drat, I missed them! Hopefully I'll be able to catch them when they go to Oregon. Thanks for posting the dates.
-Jack @ Salt Lake City Bands
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