Slightly Stoopid at Depot

By The Standard Staff - 08/07/2008

Slightly Stoopid

The band called Slightly Stoopid plays outside at the Butte Depot, 818 S. Arizona St., at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13.

Tickets are $32.50 each and are available at the Depot. For details, call 782-2102.

For more than a decade now, Slightly Stoopid has been supplying fans with tunes that have served as the perfect summer soundtrack and ultimate live party. So it should be fitting that the group — which has been led from the beginning by Kyle McDonald and Miles Doughty (who share vocal/guitar/bass duties) — takes it to the stage this dog day season for a “Tailgate 2008 Summer Tour.” The band kicked off in Las Vegas on Aug. 1 and will have played two dozen cities, including Butte, across the country before it wraps up on Sept. 6 in its hometown of San Diego.

This will be the band’s first headlining trek of amphitheaters and will feature the band Pepper and reggae legends Sly & Robbie. And let’s not forget the arrival of the group’s 10th release overall —- the odds and ends collection “Slightly Not Stoned Enough to Eat Breakfast Yet Stoopid,’’ which was released July 22 on the group’s newly formed label, Stoopid Records.

The release is not your average oddities collection, as it keeps the chain intact of Slightly Stoopid releases that are stylistically varied, as evidenced by such standouts as a deep cover of UB40’s “I Would Do For You,” the acoustic jive of “Train 1” and “Train 2,” into the classic “Know You Rider” awash a mishmash of dub instrumental outtakes.

And the party vibe is sure to carry over to Slightly Stoopid’s current tour, according to Miles.

“Every time we go out with Pepper, it’s pretty insane. We’ve done three national tours together, and we’ve been friends for 10 years. The ‘Tailgate tour’ is going a party tour, y’know what I mean? It’s a good time. I’m looking forward to the arsenal jams with us, Pepper, and Sly & Robbie all together. You can party every day of the the week, but getting those jams together is where it’s going to be insane!”