From coast to coast, Silverback artists Slightly Stoopid, a San Diego band, also brought some friends. October 6, Tribal Seeds and Fortune Youth would open for them at the Santa Barbara Bowl. As I drove north in the coastal fog, the excitement of seeing the Santa Barbara Bowl was building up. The Sun was out when I got to Santa Barbara, and you could feel the warm Santa Barbara vibe. I got to the venue and walked uphill in a very green scenic walk with trees and rocks, adding more anticipation for the night.
Fortunate Youth would begin the night with high frequencies and good vibes. They played fan favorites like “United”, “One Love”, and “Sunlight.” Kyle from Slightly Stoopid was also a busy man on Sunday. He would come out during their set to sing a verse. During “Pass the Herb,” a friend of the band Oz (We Should Smoke) would bring a considerable joint to smoke on stage with the band and share with the crowd, which would grow larger throughout the night, with the party turning up another level.
Tribal Seeds would hit the stage and help with the Sunday Vibes as it went from day to night during their set. The band would play exactly what the crowd needed to hear for a Sunday night, and they put the crowd’s lungs to work by playing “The Garden” early in their set. They would also set the mood for all the couples on a date for a Sunday night show with “In Your Eyes.” Kyle Stoopid also hit the stage with Tribal Seeds for “In Your Area.” Tribal Seeds would also switch it up, and bandmates who can sing in Spanish would take center stage and sing their soul out for the crowd. They have a new album, Ancient Blood, that they were promoting.
The saying in the Stoopid world is don’t ever miss a Sunday show. I’ve been to a few shows at Red Rocks on Sundays, and those sets always have something special to them. So a Sunday Stoopid night in the Santa Barbara Bowl in October was getting ready to kick off. The crowd was ready to get Stoopid. You can see the lasers warming up and two 10 feet skeletons, one holding a joint and one holding a bong, being rolled on stage. It gave me some Cypress Hill vibes, and you knew it would be a Stoney show. The house lights went off. House of Pain’s “Jump Around” would start playing, and a countdown would hit the screen. Music fades, and the band hits the stage with Chali 2na and starts the set with “Top of the World”. They would also get the crowd blazing with songs like “Bandelero” and “2am.” During “Prophet,” the band played a video on screen with Skunk Records members in the video, from Long Beach Dub Allstars to Bradley Nowell. The next guest would be the band’s Uncle Don Carlos, who would sing and dance with the band’s covers of his music. The next part of the setlist would go to Closer to the Sun and even do a lil tribute to the movie Never Ending Story. The band would also go into their punk roots and play Perfect Gentleman, getting three mosh pits going. To get the crowd in a more mellow mood to start ending the night, the band would play Collie Man, and the crowd once again was in a different vibe and was ready for Don Carlos to come out one more time for the night and help end the concert. So please take every Stoopidheads advice and never miss a Sunday show.
Article and Photos by: Mark A. Dennis
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