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Ballyhoo!

If Sublime, 311, & Green Day came together to form a giant robot to destroy all of the shitty music in the world, it would be called "BALLYHOO!". All the bad music would crumble by the hand of the meolodic Funky-Reggae/Rock grooves & menacing percussion. Buildings would collapse by the quake-like bass lines. Women everywhere would fall to their kness in an orgasmic haze from the powerful, but sweet, vocal melodies....Yeah, something like that.... Their first full-length album, "365-Day Weekend", released in October 2000 on Hooligan! Records, has sold thousands of copies, receiving rave-reviews from fans and critics alike. In 2001, Ballyhoo! opened the HFStival, an annual stadium event with 60,000 people in attnedance in Washington D.C. Also on the bill that year were national acts such as Green Day, Staind, Incubus, and Sum 41. Since then, the guys have shared the stage with Reel Big Fish, The Tossers, and more. Ballyhoo!'s song "Longshot" was chosen for a compilation CD by 98 ROCK Baltimore called, "Noise in the Basement". There were about 20,000 copies pressed and distributed throughout the Baltimore/Washington area. The song also held strong in the top 5 Rock category at Garageband.com for over a year. The track, “Last Breath” was released on the Philly station, WMMR’s Local Shots Vol 1 in December of 2005. In 2006, their cover of Sublime’s “40 Oz. To Freedom” will be released on the upcoming Sublime Tribute album called, “Forever Free”. Other Tour Highlights include opening the Y100 FEZtival in 2004 with the Beastie Boys, Hoobastank, and more. A showcase at Toronto's annual North By Northeast Music Conference and The CHILL Festival in Bolton Valley, VT in February of â€˜05, sponsored by Burton Snowboards. Ballyhoo! is currently receiving airplay on several Mid-Atlantic commercial radio stations. Y100 FM in Philadelphia nominated the band for Best Unsigned of 2004 in their end of the year poll. And the best part is, they’ve done it all without the use of “Guy-Liner” or pseudo-intellectual Emo glasses! Their 2nd full-length album, “Do It For The Money!” is out NOW! 15 tracks of “Whiteboy Reggae/Rock” jams that’ll keep ya groovin’ all night long. The band will be supporting the new record in 2006 with a heavy tour schedule throughout the U.S. Web: www.ballyhoorocks.com | myspace.com/Ballyhoo Legal: Daniel R. Friedman Mobile: (314) 497-1060 Email: danielrfriedman@aol.com

Latest bulletin 04.28.09

Cheers! hits stores next Tuesday, May 5th!

Make your Cinco de Mayo even bigger by grabbing copy of "Cheers!" at Best Buy or FYE. Featuring new art work and the new song "Alcohol Looks Beautiful Ton...

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Apr 28, 11:29 AM

Cheers! hits stores next Tuesday, May 5th!

Make your Cinco de Mayo even bigger by grabbing copy of "Cheers!" at Best Buy or FYE. Featuring new art work and the new song "Alcohol Looks Beautiful Tonight", you'll be spinning the disc over and over. Tell your friends and help us to keep the party going.
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Apr 22, 10:18 AM

Ballyhoo! Hits the Road, Comes to your town!

April 16 Thu Fairfax, VA (Fat Tuesday's)
April 17 Fri Roanoke, VA (Awful Arthur's)
April 18 Sat Blacksburg, VA (Awful Arthur's)
April 19 Sun Birmingham, AL (The Nick)
April 20 Mon Hattiesburg, MS (Bottling Co)
April 23 Thu Tucson, AZ (The Hut)
April 25 Sat Puerto Penasco, MEX (Playa Bonita)
April 26 Sun Redondo Beach, CA (Brixton)
April 28 Tue Hollywood, CA (The Key Club)
April 30 Thu Long Beach, CA (DiPiazza's)

May 1 Fri San Diego, CA (Winston's)
May 2 Sat Manhattan, KS (Kansas State)
May 5 Tue Sparks, NV (The Cantina)
May 6 Wed S. Lake Tahoe, CA (Whiskey Dick's Saloon)
May 7 Thu Santa Rosa, CA (Last Day Saloon)
May 8 Fri Santa Cruz, CA (The Catalyst-Atrium)
May 9 Sat Livermore, CA (The Burro)
May 10 Sun Leggett, CA (The Peg House)
May 13 Wed Portland, OR (Dante's)
May 14 Thu Spokane, WA (The Blvd)
May 15 Fri Seattle, WA (The Nectar Lounge)
May 16 Sat Bellingham, WA (The Wild Buffalo)
May 19 Tues Boise, ID (The Reef)
May 20 Wed Salt Lake City, UT (Burt's Tiki Lounge)
May 21 Thu Denver, CO (The Marquis Theatre)
May 22 Fri Colorado Springs, CO (The Black Sheep)
May 23 Sat Fort Collins, CO (Hodi's Halfnote)
May 24 Sun Vail, CO (Sandbar Sports Grill)
May 26 Tues Lincoln, NE (Box Awesome)
May 28 Thu Kansas City, MO (Cross Town Station)
May 29 Fri Des Moines, IA (The House Of Bricks)
May 30 Sat Cedar Falls, IA (The Hub)
May 31 Sun Fargo, ND (The Aquarium)

Jun 2 Tue Harrisburg, SD (The Phoenix Lounge)
Jun 4 Thu Kent, OH (The Robin Hood)
Jun 5 Fri Ft. Wayne, IN (Kaysan's 5th Down)
Jun 6 Sat Columbus, OH (The Lodge Bar)
Jun 7 Sun Findlay, OH (Nino's)
Jun 10 Wed Albany, NY (Red Square)
Jun 11 Thu Allston, MA (Harper's Ferry)
Jun 12 Fri Providence, RI (Jerky's Live Music Hall)
Jun 13 Sat Danbury, CT (Billy Baloney's)
Jun 16 Tue Philadelphia, PA (Doc Watson's)
Jun 17 Wed Pittsburgh, PA (Hard Rock Café)
Jun 18 Thu Ocean City, MD (The Paddock)
Jun 19 Fri Towson, MD (Recher Theater)
Jun 20 Sat Newark, DE (The Deer Park Tavern)
Jun 21 Sun Virginia Beach, VA (The Halfshell)
Jun 23 Tue Wilmington, NC (Kefi)
Jun 24 Wed Myrtle Beach, SC (Droopy's)
Jun 25 Thu Columbia, SC (5 Points Columbia)
Jun 30 Tue Tallahassee, FL (Potbelly's)
Jul 1 Wed Orlando, FL (Aka Lounge)
Jul 2 Thu St. Petersburg, FL (The State Theatre)
Jul 3 Fri New Smyrna Beach, FL (Beachside Tavern)
Jul 9 Thu Vienna, VA (Jammin Java)
Jul 10 Fri Annapolis, MD (The Whiskey)
Jul 11 Sat Aberdeen, Maryland (The Greene Turtle)

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For more information regarding Ballyhoo!, please contact:
Nola Schoder at Surfdog Records
760.944.8000 or nola@surfdog.com