Monday, June 25, 2007

SLIGHTLY STOOPID set to release fifth studio album "CHONCHITIS" AUG 7th

I Surrender recording artists VALENCIA kicked off the summer with a killer performance at Bamboozle in May and are keeping up the momentum with a full schedule of recording and touring through the sweltering summer months. They are currently in the studio recording the highly-anticipated follow-up to their debut album, This Could Be a Possibility. More Information & DatesSLIGHTLY STOOPID will be hitting the road this summer on the Summer Haze Tour in conjunction with the release of their fifth studio album “CHRONCHITIS” due out August 7th Controlled Substance Sound Labs/Stoopid Records. This mammoth 22 city, 6 week tour Slightly Stoopid will be sharing the stage with G. Love & Special Sauce and Ozomatli. This triple threat tour kicks off in Costa Mesa on Aug 4th and wraps in Boca Raton on September 2nd. (tour dates below)

SLIGHTLY STOOPID was ranked in Pollstar's Top 50 touring bands for the first quarter of 2006, packing venues of 1,500-3,000 capacity across the country. 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 at the ripe ages of 28-29 years old, these seasoned veterans have toured with the likes of 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, San Diego Street Scene and this years Lollapalooza.

Flying well below the music industry radar SLIGHTLY STOOPID has quietly exceeded 250,000 in CD sales via their own record label, Stoopid Records, Slightly Stoopid proves that hard work, perseverance and staying true to their roots gives way to creating genre-bending music with integrity. On “Chronchitis” this Southern California band have cemented a signature sound fusing acoustic and electric rock with blues, psychedelic dub reggae and hip-hop. 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.

Aug 3rd - Lollapalooza @ Grant Park - Chicago, IL
Aug 4th - Pacific Amphitheater - Costa Mesa, CA
Aug 5th - Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa Barbara, CA
Aug 8th - Edgefield Winery - Portland, OR
Aug 9th - Marymoor Amphitheater - Seattle, WA
Aug 10th - Cuthbert Amphitheater - Eugene, OR
Aug 11th - Greek Theater - Berkeley, CA
Aug 12th - Jim Kelley's Nugget - Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Aug 14th - The Pearl - Las Vegas, NV
Aug 15th - Mesa Amphitheater - Phoenix, AZ
Aug 17th - Red Rocks Amphitheater - Morrison, CO
Aug 18th - Crossroads - Kansas City, MO
Aug 22nd - Bank Of America Pavilion - Boston, MA
Aug 23rd - Penn's Landing - Philadelphia, PA
Aug 24th - Pier Six Concert Series - Baltimore, MD
Aug 25th - WolfTrap Pavilion - Vienna, VA
Aug 26th - NTELOS Pavilion @ Harbor Center - Portsmouth, VA
Aug 28th - Central Park Summer Stage - New York, NY
Aug 30th - House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC
Aug 31st - Koka Booth Amphitheater - Cary, NC
Sep 1st - The Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
Sep 2nd - Minzer Park Amphitheater - Boca Raton, FL

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1 Comments:

Anonymous Cilly said...

It's a great album, I can't get enough of it. You can get tickets to any of the upcoming performances by going to slightlystoopidtickets.org. I think they have them at the best price too, but the best part is that they come with a free album too.

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