Ballyhoo!

Through 25 years and eight independent albums, the last four on their own Right Coast Records, Ballyhoo! have earned the exclamation point which marks their name. Starting in the basement of their mom’s Aberdeen, MD, home, rocking out on guitar and drums respectively, practicing every day, brothers Howi and Donald Spangler formed the proto-punk band in the mold of Green Day and Nirvana, with an eye towards the emerging ska genre led by Goldfinger, Sublime, 311, and No Doubt.

The group’s eighth and most recent studio album, the breezy, ska-fueled, hook-filled Message to the World, on their own Right Coast Records, finds the self-declared “beach-rockers,” having grown up in public, accepting the responsibilities of adulthood while still hanging on to their dreams of world domination. Stylistically, their music ranges from the hard-edged punk of 2018’s Detonate, which captured the feelings of anger and depression from dealing with personal loss and the exhaustion generated by over a decade on the road to the island reggae beats of the follow-up, Message to the World.

“Whatever you want to achieve, just focus on that and work towards it,” explains Howi about the Ballyhoo! ethos. “Don’t worry about followers, views, or even money. Just keep making good stuff. One day it may be possible to finally quit that day job and live your dream full time.” Ballyhoo! is still doing just that, purveying good vibes, positivity, and fun live shows meant to take you away from real life...

Upcoming Shows


Nov
19
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Turf Club
Nov
19
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Turf Club

Past Shows


Feb
28
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2020
Mainroom
Feb
28
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2020
Mainroom

Iration

with IYA TERRA, Ballyhoo! and The Ries Brothers
Oct
10
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2019
7th St Entry
Oct
10
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2019
7th St Entry

Ballyhoo!

with Artikal Sound System and Fayuca
Jul
26
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2017
Triple Rock Social Club
Jul
26
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2017
Triple Rock Social Club

Ballyhoo!

with Kash'd Out and Mark Joseph
Nov
14
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2015
Fine Line
Nov
14
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2015
Fine Line

Pepper

with Ballyhoo! and Katastro

More Shows

Feb
16
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Fine Line

Dua Saleh

with Sam Austins
Jan
10
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First Avenue

G. Love & Special Sauce

Feb
9
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The Fitzgerald Theater

A Black History Month Celebration
The Sound of Gospel

Feb
8
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The Fitzgerald Theater

A Black History Month Celebration
The Sound of Gospel