Built4BBQ’s Star Spangled Bonanza returns to The Hangar on the Hudson July 1

TROY, NY – Local DIY music collective Built4BBQ hosts its seventh sort-of-annual Star Spangled Bonanza on Saturday, July 1 at The Hangar on the Hudson, serving up a steaming smorgasbord of rock ‘n’ roll from the northeast’s finest. Doors open at 6 p.m., with music kicking off at 7. A parking lot barbecue from The Ale House tops it all off.

The tasty mixed bill features the reunion of 518 ska band Pinstripe Melee (making their first appearance since 2009), a rare performance from one-man country-blues troubadour Henry’s Rifle, local punkers Girth Control, hilltown noise machine Turf ‘n’ Turf, Capital Region garage rock weirdos The Abyssmals, and Boston folk-punk troupe Coffin Salesman. Fans of all things fast, loud, fun, sad and strange will find something to dance to.

Convened a decade ago by local musicians banding together in the name of good tunes and good times, Built4BBQ lies mostly dormant in the 2020s but can never truly die. The crew collaborates to record and press their own music, print their own merchandise, and promote their own shows — including a long-running series of Star Spangled Bonanza 4th of July parties stretching back to 2014. As a label, B4BBQ has released more than a dozen albums and EPs by some of the Capital Region’s best rock ‘n’ roll bands. For more information, music, and a bit of a local music time capsule, visit www.built4bbq.com.

The Hangar on the Hudson is located at 675 River Street, Troy NY 12180. Ages 18+ with ID, or under with parent or guardian. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Find more info and purchase tickets at thehangaronthehudson.com.