California reggae-fusion act Slightly Stoopid has announced their ninth annual cross-country summer tour, bringing them to Saranac Brewery in Utica on July 22.
The Return Of The Red Eye Summer Tour will criss-cross the country, hitting amphitheaters and pavilions throughout North America, with supporting act SOJA announced as direct support for most dates. Zion I, the Grouch & Eligh and Fortunate Youth will also perform on select portions of the tour, with all acts aside from Fortunate Youth performing at Saranac Brewery on July 22.
Return of the Red Eye Summer Tour Dates:
6/15 Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park # *
6/17 Eugene, OR – Cuthbert Amphitheater # *
6/24 Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre # *
6/25 Irvine, CA – Irvine Meadows # *
6/26 Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl # *
6/30 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex # *
7/01 Las Vegas, NV – TBA # *
7/02 Stateline, NV – Harvey’s Outdoor Arena # *
7/03 San Luis Obispo, CA – Avila Beach Resort # *
7/09 San Diego, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre # *
7/15 Houston, TX – The Lawn at White Oak Music Hall # *
7/16 Corpus Christi, TX – Concrete Street Amphitheater Pavilion # *
7/17 New Braunfels, TX – Whitewater Amphitheater # *
7/21 Portland, ME – Maine State Pier # *
7/22 Utica, NY – Saranac Brewery # *
7/24 Simsbury, CT – Simsbury Performing Arts Center # *
7/29 Portsmouth, VA – Portsmouth Pavilion # *
7/30 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater # *
7/31 North Charleston, SC – Riverfront Park # *
8/03 Des Moines, IA – Brenton Skate Plaza # *
8/04 Kansas City, MO – Crossroads # *
8/06 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre # *
8/07 Council Bluffs, IA – Stir Cove # *
8/11 St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre # !
8/12 Cocoa, FL – Riverfront Park # !
8/14 St. Petersburg, FL – Vinoy Park # !
8/18 Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion # !
8/19 Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage # !
8/20 Philadelphia, PA – Festival Pier # !
8/21 Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion !
8/25 Minneapolis, MN – Cabooze Outdoors # !
8/27 Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion # !
# with SOJA
* with Zion I, The Grouch & Eligh
! with Fortunate Youth
Released in July 2014, Mandatory Fun marked Weird Al’s first number one album. He also took home a Grammy Award in the Best Comedy Album category for it. The album was well received by critics, and the virality of its music videos helped place it atop the Billboard Top 200 shortly after it was released. As NYS Music’s Michael Hallisey said, “Mandatory Fun is Al’s 14th release, and by far his masterpiece. Like Warner Brothers through Looney Tunes, Yankovic is able to tie in current events with references to the past, allowing listeners from multiple generations to enjoy.” Mandatory Fun is likely Yankovic’s last normal length album as he shifts to releasing songs through EPs and singles over the internet.
This week, the Luetticke-Archbells are entertaining a shortlist of potential acts: Charlie Daniels Band, Kenny Rogers, Oak Ridge Boys or Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Paul Green, founder of School of Rock and inspiration for Jack Black’s character in the movie of the same name, has been teaching children to play rock music, including that of Frank Zappa, since 1998. His students have played Lollapalooza, Carnegie Hall, CBGB and Austin City Limits. They have worked alongside many Zappa collaborators including Ike Willis, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Denny Walley, Adrian Belew and Mike Keneally.