Shellshock Tour
Ballyhoo!
Joint Operation, CLoud9 Vibes
Tue May 21
Doors: 7:00 PM /
Show: 8:00 PM
All Ages*
Front Room
$20 ADV / $25 DOS
Doors at 7:00pm
Front Room
$20 Advance/$25 Day of Show
All ages show. Check entry requirements at https://theslowdown.com/All-Ages and https://www.theslowdown.com/covid-19/
About Ballyhoo!
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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’sDetonate, 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..
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About CLoud9 Vibes
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Having roots in Jacksonville means this group of entertainers is Florida’s “Essential Reggae Welcoming Committee.” The band however is from all over FL. Cloud9 has been called a high-energy reggae rock act that is carving a name for itself along the east coast, warming up the crowd for such notable acts as 311, Collie Buddz, Matisyahu, Badfish, Ballyhoo!, and Kash’d Out.
With a strong performance history that includes a stint on the Van’s Warped Tour, two appearances at Reggae Riseup and Reggae at the Rock, these guys seem to be popping up on big shows all over Florida and the East Coast. They may have been flying under the radar for a bit, but they are starting a full on invasion.