Slightly Stoopid books coast-to-coast party
The group--which blends styles including reggae, rock, hip-hop and funk--is scheduled to wrap 2007 with a New Year's Eve gig in Anaheim, CA, and then launch the three-week tour Feb. 14 in San Francisco. Fellow Stoopid Records recording artists The Expendables and Outlaw Nation will come along for the ride, which is set to stop by intimate venues from coast to coast into March. Details are listed below.
Members of Slightly Stoopid's fan club, MySpace community and street team can score pre-sale tickets and a free digital music sampler through Jan. 4 at MusicToday's website. The band is also offering members a limited number of ticket bundles that include signed posters as well as Slightly Stoopid's latest CD, "Chronchitis," and The Expendables' self-titled album. General ticket sales begin Jan. 5.
Slightly Stoopid recently wrapped a fall headlining tour to support "Chronchitis," which surfaced in August and snagged the No. 2 spot on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart. The set, which is the group's sixth independent release, features guest artists including Guru of Gang Star, Angelo Moore of Fishbone, Money Mark of the Beastie Boys and G. Love. A couple of songs from the record are streaming at Slightly Stoopid's MySpace page.
The band put out a couple of live releases last year: the two-disc "Winter Tour '05-'06" and the "Live in San Diego" DVD, which was filmed over two nights at the House of Blues in Slightly Stoopid's hometown of San Diego, CA.
During their decade-long career, the bandmates--still in their 20s--have sold more than 300,000 records independently and built a worldwide following of die-hard fans, lovingly referred to as Stoopidheads, according to a press release. They were discovered by the late Bradley Nowell of Sublime, who signed Slightly Stoopid to his Skunk Records label when founding members Miles Doughty and Kyle McDonald were still in high school.
They went on to tour with the likes of Sublime, Dave Matthews Band, Pennywise, and The Roots, and have played major festivals including Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and New Orleans Jazzfest.
Last year, Slightly Stoopid made it onto the Top 50 list of touring bands, according to industry mag Pollstar.
December 2007
31 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
February 2008
14 - San Francisco, CA - Independent
15 - Chico, CA - Senator Theatre
16 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre
17 - Bellingham, WA - Nightlight Lounge
20 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
21 - Omaha, NE - The Slowdown
22 - St. Louis, MO - Pageant
24 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
27 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
28 - Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection
29 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
March 2008
1 - Oakley, OH - 20th Century Theater
2 - Bloomington, IN - Bluebird Nightclub
5 - New York, NY - Blender Theatre
6 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
7 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore at the TLA
8 - Towson, MD - Recher Theatre
Pepper breaks out 'Pink Crustaceans' for summer trip [May 2008]
Slightly Stoopid infects US with 'Chronchitis' [August 2007]
Slightly Stoopid, Pepper head up Jager tour [September 2006]
Live Review: Slightly Stoopid in San Francisco [January 2006]


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