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Thursday, August 23rd 2007
Slightly Stoopid's Self Released Chronchitis Debuts At #55 On Billboard Chart
SLIGHTLY STOOPID’S SELF RELEASED “CHRONCHITIS†DEBUTS AT #55 ON BILLBOARD CHART
First Leg of Fall Headline Tour Confirmed After Massively Successful
Summer Haze Tour Concludes on Sept. 2 in Florida
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Los Angeles, CA (August 21, 2007) – Slightly Stoopid’s (www.slightlystoopid.com ), latest release CHRONCHITIS debuted at #55 on the Billboard Chart last week, selling close to 12,000 copies. Additionally, CHRONCHITIS was #2 Independent Record and #15 in digital sales. This is the bands sixth independent release and first official release on their Stoopid Records/Controlled Substance Sound Labs label.
Currently, Slightly Stoopid is co-headlining the high profile 20+ date Summer Haze Tour with G. Love & Special Sauce and Ozomatli. The tour is selling out 4,000 – 8,500 seat amphitheatres across the country including the Pacific Amphitheatre in Orange County, Ca., Red Rocks in Denver and the Santa Barbara Bowl among others. A new headlining fall tour has just been confirmed with more dates expected to be added shortly. Confirmed dates include:
09/22 Coors Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA (San Diego
Street Scene)
09/23 The Empire, Sacramento, CA
09/25 Indigo Niteclub, Eureka, CA
09/26 Midtown Music Hall, Bend, OR
09/27 Big Easy Concert House, Spokane, WA
09/28 Big Easy Concert House, Boise, ID
09/29 Wilma Theatre, Missoula, MT
10/02 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
10/03 Eagles Club, Milwaukee, WI
10/04 Canopy Club, Urbana, IL
10/05 Clutch Cargos’, Pontiac, MI
10/06 House of Blues, Cleveland, OH
10/09 Mr. Small’s Tavern, Midvale, PA
10/10 Starland Ballroom, Sayerville, NJ
10/11 The Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY
10/12 Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI
10/14 @ Higher Ground Ballroom, S. Burlington, VT
Known for their laid back rhythms, cool reggae beats, deft musicianship and epic showmanship, Slightly Stoopid are sure to solidify their place as the next great band to break out to the Southern California subculture and into the mainstream. In fact, in the run-up to performing at Lollapalooza this summer, Slightly Stoopid emerged the triumphant winner in the Chicago Tribune RedEye’s online Battlepalooza. The band had great fan support in beating out such high profile artists as Amy Winehouse Peal Jam and others in this friendly contest.
Slightly Stoopid is one of the most successful acts of the last decade and was ranked in Pollstar’s Top 50 touring bands for the first quarter of 2006. In the process of creating their own blend of popular music, Slightly Stoopid has built legions of worldwide die-hard fans often referred to as “Ese Locos” or “Stoopidheads”. Entering their second decade of rock ‘n’ roll and still in their twenties, these seasoned veterans have toured with Sublime, The Roots and Dave Matthews Band as well has played some of the worlds biggest festival such as Austin City Limits, Vegoose, New Orleans Jazzfest and this year’s San Diego Street Scene and Lollapalooza.
ABOUT SLIGHTLY STOOPID
Founded in 1997 in San Diego California, Slightly Stoopid was signed by Sublime’s Brad Nowell to his own Skunk Records when they were mere teenagers. In the decade since, Slightly Stoopid has created their own success as an independent band, selling over 300,000 CDs on their own record label, Stoopid Records. With “Chronchitis†this Southern California band have cemented a signature sound by fusing acoustic and electric rock with blues, psychedelic dub reggae and hip-hop which has resulted in a more mature, well-rounded band. Produced by Mario C, Paul Leary, Miguel and Chris D, this stellar album features a little help from friends such as G.Love, Guru of Gangstar, Angelo Moore of Fishbone and Money Mark.
On Tour:
The 88 (www.the88.net)
09/13/07 @ The Pearl Theatre, Las Vegas, NV. (w/ Smashing Pumpkins)
BMI (www.bmi.com)
09/10/07 @ Genghis Cohen, Los Angeles, CA (Acoustic Lounge Showcase)
Dengue Fever (www.myspace.com/denguefevermusic.com)
09/12/07 MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, Ca. (free)
09/15/07 Treasure Island Music Festival, San Francisco, Ca. (Thievery Corp., Kinky, DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist & more!)
09/21/07 National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM (Globalquerque!)
09/22/07 Club Congress, Tucson, AZ.
09/30/07 Private Event, Los Angeles, CA.
10/14/07 Pasadena Art Weekend, Pasadena, CA. (free)
10/27/07 WOMEX - Pavilion, Seville, Spain
12/07/07 The Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA. (free)
03/12/08 @ UCLA Live, Los Angeles, CA. (w/ Angelique Kidjo)
Gram Rabbit (www.gramrabbit.com/b2b)
09/03/07 Spaceland, Los Angeles, Ca. (Monday residency, free)
09/08/07 Pappy & Harriet’s, Pioneertown, Ca. (Camper/Cracker Beethoven Campout)
09/10/07 Spaceland, Los Angeles, Ca. (Monday residency free)
09/17/07 Spaceland, Los Angeles, Ca. (Monday residency free)
09/22/07 DNA Lounge, San Francisco, Ca.
09/24/07 Spaceland, Los Angeles, Ca (Monday residency free)
10/03/07 Hotel Congress, Tucson, Az.
10/04/07 Casablanca Lounge, Phoenix, Az.
10/06/07 Club Fred, Fresno, Ca.
10/07/07 The Casbah, San Diego, Ca.
10/25/07 Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, Ca.
10/27/07 Pappy & Scarriest’s, Pioneertown, CA. (Gram Rabbit’s Halloween Ball)
Ingram Hill (www.myspace.com/ingramhill)
8/25 University of Mississippi, University MS (Rumble In The Grove)
9/07 The Music Mill, Indianapolis, IN
9/08 Brick Street Bar, Oxford, OH
9/09 Schubas, Chicago, IL
9/11 House of Blues (Cambridge Room), Cleveland, OH
9/12 Exit/In, Nashville TN
9/13 World Grotto, Knoxville, TN
9/18 The Legacy, Tuscaloosa, AL
9/19 Rick’s Café, Starkville, MS
9/20 Varsity Theater, Baton Rouge, LA
9/22 Mugshots Grill & Bar, Hattiesburg, MS
9/29 Mid-South Fair, Memphis, TN
9/30 @ Big Spring Jam, Huntsville AL
Luca (www.nickluca.com)
10/04 Plush, Tucson, AZ
10/12 The Raven, Prescott, AZ
10/13 Burt’s Tiki Lounge, Albuquerque, NM
10/15 Kirby Court, Salt Lake City, UT
10/17 Laurel Thirst Pub, Portland, OR
10/18 The Comet Tavern, Seattle, WA
10/19 Sam Bond’s Garage, Eugene, OR
10/23 Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA
10/24 Yucca Tap Room, Phoenix, AZ.
10/27 Plush, Tucson, AZ
Slightly Stoopid (www.slightlystoopid.com)
Summer Haze w. G. Love and Ozomatli
08/22 Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, MA
08/23 Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, PA
08/24 Pier Six Pavilion, Baltimore, MD
08/25 Filene Center Wolftrap, Vienna, VA
08/26 Ntelos Pavillion, Portsmouth, VA
08/28 Central Park SummerStage, New York, NY
08/30 House of Blues, North Myrtle Beach, SC
08/31 Koka Booth Amphitheatre Regency Park, Cary NC
09/01 Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
09/02 Mizner Park Amphitheatre, Boca Raton, FL
09/22 @ Coors Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA (San Diego Street Scen