Thursday, July 16, 2009

Miles Interviews WIth The Santa Barbara Independent

Slightly Stoopid Blazes New Trail By Aly Comingore As major labels begin to crumble under the weight of MySpace, Facebook, and file sharing, it’s easy to understand why so many bands are embracing the do-it-yourself music model. But back when self-made rock stars Slightly Stoopid got their start (circa 1995), such a model didn’t really exist. Yet, through a combination of non-stop writing, gigging, and touring the country, the six-piece punk-meets-reggae-meets-hip-hop act from San Diego managed to not only make it work, but make it huge. Today, the band is selling out shows across the nation, hitting amphitheatres year-round, and playing for fans that are ever willing to show up and sing along...continue reading

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Stoopid Gets Blazed With Snoop!

This is just one reason why you do NOT want to miss the Blazed And Confused Tour this summer. We are bringing the party every night out here, dig??!!

GET BLAZED AND CONFUSED WITH SLIGHTLY STOOPID WHILE FEEDING THE HUNGRY

Slightly Stoopid has teamed up with Food Banks across the country to offer fans a chance to not only get good Karma by feeding the hungry, but also to win tickets to select dates on the Blazed and Confused Tour featuring Slightly Stoopid, Snoop Dogg, Stephen Marley, and Mickey Avalon. Slightly Stoopid is offering fans a way to get tickets to the Blazed & Confused Tour while giving everyone a bit of good karma in the process. On select dates throughout the tour (listed below), Slightly Stoopid will be giving a pair of tickets away to the fan who donates the most food to certain food banks across the country. Via the Twitter, @SlightlyStoopid will be alerting their fans as to the exact time and place to drop off the canned goods to the food banks. To win tickets, all you will have to do -- to find out which food banks and what date/time to drop off the food -- is follow Slightly Stoopid on Twitter (http://twitter.com/slightlystoopid). Everyone who enters (and provides and email address) will also receive an exclusive link once the tour ends featuring a live tour sampler. Or just check out this list below (more dates/locations coming soon!). Showdate: July 17th at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, OR Contest Date: July 15th Contest Time: Follow Slightly Stoopid on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/slightlystoopid) to find out! Food Bank: Oregon Food Bank 7900 NE 33rd Drive Portland, OR 97211 http://www.oregonfoodbank.org Showdate: July 18th at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA Contest Date: July 17th Contest Time: Follow Slightly Stoopid on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/slightlystoopid) to find out! Food Bank: Second Harvest Inland Northwest 1234 E. Front Avenue Spokane, WA 99202 http://www.2-harvest.org Showdate: July 19th at the Idaho Center Ampitheater in Boise, ID Contest Date: July 18th Contest Time: Follow Slightly Stoopid on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/slightlystoopid) to find out! Food Bank: The Idaho Foodbank 3562 South TK Avenue P.O. Box 5601 Boise, ID 83705 http://www.idahofoodbank.org Showdate: July 24th at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in San Francisco, CA Contest Date: July 23, 2009 Contest Time: Follow Slightly Stoopid on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/slightlystoopid) to find out! Food Bank: San Francisco Food Bank 900 Pennsylvania Avenue San Francisco, CA 94107 http://www.sffoodbank.org Showdate: July 25th at the Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre in Contest Date: July 24, 2009 Contest Time: Follow Slightly Stoopid on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/slightlystoopid) to find out! Food Bank: Feeding America San Diego 9151 Rehco Road, Suite B San Diego, CA 92121 http://www.feedingamericaSD.org Showdate: July 31st at Vinoy Park, Saint Petersburg, FL Contest Date: July 30th Contest Time: Follow Slightly Stoopid on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/slightlystoopid) to find out! Food Bank: America's Second Harvest of Tampa Bay Tampa Distribution Center II 4702 Transport Dr., Bldg. 6 Tampa, FL 33605-5940 http://www.a2htampabay.org Showdate: August 5th at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD Contest Date: August 4th Contest Time: Follow Slightly Stoopid on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/slightlystoopid) to find out! Food Bank: Maryland Food Bank 2200 Halethorpe Farms Road Baltimore , MD 21227 http://www.mdfoodbank.org Showdate: August 8th at the Comcast Center in Boston, MA Contest Date: August 7, 2009 Contest Time: Follow Slightly Stoopid on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/slightlystoopid) to find out! Food Bank: The Greater Boston Food Bank 70 South Bay Ave Boston, MA 02118-2700 http://www.gbfb.org