Slightly Stoopid
With more than a decade of making music together, the members of Slightly Stoopid have perfected one of the rarest and most valuable skills a band can develop: the art of the stealth groove, that knack for quietly, almost innocently, sliding into a composition, and utterly lassoing anyone within earshot by mid-song. That's where the band has come to reside, musically: deep in the pocket, that ever-elusive, funky trench where a band can entrance an audience, hypnotize it and hold on to it until the set or CD is finished. Built on a bedrock of nasty, oceanic slabs of dubby bass, meditative vocal harmonies, rock-steady guitar licks and tightly syncopated percussive rhythms, Slightly Stoopid illustrate a case study in underground success, steeped in years of hard touring, an improvisational business model, and a creative process that continues to unwind and push the envelope of a new jam-based genre the band helped to create.
Slightly Stoopid's dual front-men Miles Doughty (Guitar, Bass, Vocals) and Kyle McDonald (Guitar, Bass, Vocals), created their own label, Stoopid Records, in the early 2000’s to avoid signing a record deal and keep their DIY work ethic and freedom away from music industry politics. The west coast sound pioneers later added musicians Ryan ‘RyMo’ Moran (Drums) and Oguer 'OG' Ocon (Congas, Percussion, Harp, Vocals) from the B Side Players, as well as C-Money (Trumpet, Keyboard) and Dela (Saxophone) from John Browns Body; solidifying their on stage line up. Slightly Stoopid has built a large n’ loyal fan base, and has soared to one of the most successful independent artists of this decade. The buzz surrounding the group continues to increase with each successive release; their album catalog sales have topped the 700,000 mark and the group continues to fill the most prestigious concert venues around the world, and continues to create a legion of "stoopidheads" in the process!
TWEETS
- The 2010 Lineup
- Amos Lee
- Angus & Julia Stone
- Ashley Cleveland & Kenny Greenberg
- Asleep at the Wheel
- Balmorhea
- Band of Horses
- Basia Bulat
- Beach House
- Bear in Heaven
- Beats Antique
- Blind Pilot
- Blues Traveler
- Broken Bells
- Buddy & The Straight Way Travelers
- Cage the Elephant
- Caitlin Rose
- Carolyn Wonderland
- Charlie Mars
- Chief
- Dan Black
- David Bazan
- Dawes
- Deadmau5
- Devendra Banhart and the Grogs
- Donavon Frankenreiter
- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
- Elizabeth Mitchell
- First Aid Kit
- Foals
- Frances England
- Frank Turner
- GIVERS
- Gayngs
- Girls
- Gogol Bordello
- Gospel Stars
- Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
- Heavenly Voices
- JD & The Straight Shot
- JJ Grey & Mofro
- Jones Family Singers
- Kings Go Forth
- Kinky
- LCD Soundsystem
- Lissie
- Local Natives
- Lucero
- M.I.A.
- Manchester Orchestra
- Martin Sexton
- Matt and Kim
- Maxim Ludwig & The Santa Fe Seven
- Mayer Hawthorne & The County
- Midlake
- Miike Snow
- Monsters of Folk
- Muse
- MyNameIsJohnMichael
- NINJASONIK
- Norah Jones
- Nortec Collective Presents: Bostich + Fussible
- Okee Dokee Brothers
- Ozomatli
- Pat Green
- Pete Yorn
- Phish
- Ponderosa
- Portugal. The Man
- Q Brothers
- Qbeta
- Rebelution
- Richard Thompson
- Robert Earl Keen
- Robert Randolph & The Family Band
- Ruby Jane
- Run With Bulls
- Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses
- SPEAK
- Sahara Smith
- Sarah Harmer
- The School of Rock All Stars
- Shearwater
- Silversun Pickups
- Slightly Stoopid
- Sonic Youth
- Spoon
- Switchfoot
- T Bird and the Breaks
- TV Torso
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
- The Band of Heathens
- The Black Keys
- Black Lips
- The Constellations
- The Dough Rollers
- The Eagles
- The Ettes
- The Flaming Lips
- The Gaslight Anthem
- The Henry Clay People
- The Jane Shermans
- The Jellydots
- The Kicks
- The Morning Benders
- The Mountain Goats
- The National
- The Relatives
- The Soft Pack
- The Strokes
- The Sword
- The Temper Trap
- The Verve Pipe
- The Very Best
- The xx
- Those Darlins
- Tom Freund
- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
- Two Door Cinema Club
- Two Tons of Steel
- Vampire Weekend
- Vonnegutt
- Warpaint
- Wesley Bray & The Disciples of Joy
- White Rabbits
- Yeasayer
Comments
Yet another scheduling screw up in Austin. How is this band playing at a later time and bigger stage than the Black Keys? Seen them a few times and am always disappointed.
gimmenow21 , about 1 year agocant wait for stoopid to play!!! there my favorite and NEVER disapoint me :D
Marissa Gutierrez , about 1 year agoCant wait for this show! Craziest line up ive seen and my favorite band Slightly Stoopid is there to do it big! They have the funnest sets ever cant wait. Did you all get that free sampler they put out to?
Richie Reyes , about 1 year agoGotta LOVE Stoopid! Wish we could be there! All I have to say is.... PREPARE TO GET YOUR SOCK KNOCKED OFF!!!... or YOUR SANDALS!!! One love!
Lydia Andonaegui Williams , about 1 year agoSaw them at Lolla and now ACL! I've been a Stoopidhead for a couple years now and have seen a lot of shows... That pales in comparison to some of their original Ese Locos. I met a couple from Chicago who had seen Stoopid 10 TIMES just this year alone!!!
Xavier Ramirez , about 1 year agoSLIGHTLY STOOPID is the best!!! wish I could gooo!!! everyone get STOOPID for me : )
Patrizia R. , about 1 year agoStoopid is gonna kill it! CANT WAIT :)
Sarah Abdel , about 1 year agoSlightly Stoopid is definitely one of the best bands playing ACL this year! Can't wait to hear them rock the stage with some damn good music!!!
Joshua J. Johnson , about 1 year agoSlightly Stoopid @ ACL! I cant wait!!! They are going to Rock it! Irie Vibessss
Angela Failla , about 1 year agodamnnn soo stoked to see Slightly Stoopid @ ACL !! also stoked to see Rebelution !! cant wait !! epic times ahead !
JLee , about 1 year agoSo stoked to see Slightly Stoopid again! One of the best bands this year at ACL!!!! Can't wait for them and Phish back to back on friday
Rene Maris , about 1 year agobest band at acl 2008 hands down
Chris Scott , about 1 year agoDUDE!!! Yes im stoked I didn't know they were going to even be playing. Hell ya im there for sure
Dave Malyjurek , about 1 year agoslightly stoopid <3
aldome91 , about 1 year agoyayayayay!
elizabethbirdadams33 , about 1 year agoyesss Stoopid is playing ACL!
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