The members of PENNYWISE have announced that Zoli Teglas, front man for OC hardcore/punk band IGNITE will be filling in on vocals during the band’s set on the 2009 Smokeout Festival at the San Manuel Amphitheatre in San Bernadino, CA October 24, 2009 as they begin their search for a new singer.

The two day Smokeout Festival will take place on October 23 and 24 and marks the seminal Hermosa Beach punk band’s first major show since Pennywise singer Jim Lindberg and the band parted ways last month after 19 years together.

Pennywise will be playing on a lineup that includes such acts as Slipknot, Deftones, Cypress Hill, Kottonmouth Kings, Bad Brains, Method Man/Red Man, a recently reunited Sublime (performing with their new singer, Rome) and many more.

As a former tour mate and a longtime friend and fan, Pennywise’s Fletcher Dragge says Teglas is a natural choice to help the band out during this transitional period.

Dragge explains, “As everybody knows, Jim has left the band and we’re looking for a new singer. For the time being our friend Zoli has agreed to fill in for Jim for a couple shows to avoid having to cancel them while we look for a permanent replacement.”

Teglas is looking forward to playing with Pennywise and their hometown So Cal fans adding, “I’m stoked to be singing these upcoming shows with Pennywise. I’m a huge fan of the band and am super grateful to share the stage with my long time friends Fletcher, Byron, and Randy.”

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The biggest band you don’t know about…The Slightly Stoopid story can be traced to Ocean Beach, California, when childhood chums Miles and Kyle formed the group in 1995, mixing reggae and punk sounds into one smooth stylistic cocktail. Soon after, late/great Sublime frontman Brad Nowell caught wind of the group, and signed them to his Skunk Records label – while the band members were still in high school.

For over a decade now, Slightly Stoopid has been supplying its fans with tunes that have served as the perfect summer soundtrack and ultimate live party. So it should be fitting that the group, that has been led from the beginning by Kyle McDonald and Miles Doughty (who share vocal/guitar/bass duties), take it to the stage this dog day season for “Tailgate 2008 Summer Tour,” kicking off in Las Vegas on August 1, 2008 and playing some two dozen cities across the US before they wrap up on September 6 in their hometown of San Diego, CA.

‘Slightly Not Stoned Enough To Eat Breakfast Yet Stoopid’

This will be the band’s first-ever sole headlining trek of amphitheatres and will feature Pepper and reggae legends Sly and Robbie. And let’s not forget the arrival of the group’s tenth release overall – the odds and ends collection ‘Slightly Not Stoned Enough to Eat Breakfast Yet Stoopid’ – which was released July 22nd on the group’s newly formed label, Stoopid Records.

“We did an album called ‘Closer to the Sun,’ and we had a bunch of songs – we went in and recorded 50 or 60 songs because we were having so much fun,” explains Kyle. “We had way too much for that album – we put out ‘Not Stoned Enough’ originally as a six-song bonus CD, only available in a limited pressing, with the pre-sale of the original album. People ended up liking it but not being able to get it. We went in and recorded some more songs in a session with the Inner Circle guys at their Circle House Studios in Miami, added a couple of songs from here and there, and just wrapped it up.”

‘Slightly Not Stoned Enough to Eat Breakfast Yet Stoopid’ is not your average oddities collection, as it keeps the chain intact of Slightly Stoopid releases that are incredibly stylistically varied, as evidenced by such standouts as an impeccably deep and dubby cover of UB40’s “I Would Do For You,” the irresistible acoustic jive of “Train 1″ and “Train 2,” into the classic “Know You Rider” awash a mishmash of dub instrumental outtakes. What’s bound to catch the eye of many longtime fans is the inclusion of such longtime live favorites as “False Rhythms” and “Sensimilla,” both of which are featured as studio renditions for the first time ever, amid new jams such as “No Cocaine” and “Supernatural” which will no doubt keep the band’s hardest core fans very happy.

Besides looking forward to touring with their friends, Slightly Stoopid is especially looking forward to playing in front of their always-growing fan base, or as they’re affectionately known, ‘Stoopid Heads.’ “They’re just maniacs straight-up, and we love them. Without them, we’d just be playing at the bar. They make it worth our while – when we go out and people are having that good of a time, the energy goes back and forth. Just a good time – we just rely on each other’s energy.” With the arrival of ‘Slightly Not Stoned Enough to Eat Breakfast Yet Stoopid’ and the stellar tour that they’ve put together, there will certainly be no shortage of energy at Slightly Stoopid shows this summer.

“Tailgate 2008 Summer Tour” dates (with more to be added), are as follows:

“Tailgate 2008 Tour” Starts Here:

Dates could be added or changed! Go to Slightly Stoopid’s Official Website for the latest tour dates and information.

August 2008

1 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV
2 Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, CA
3 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA
6 Idaho Center Amphitheatre, Boise, ID
7 Marymoor Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA
8 Cuthbert Amphitheatre, Eugene, OR
9 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
10 Regional Park Amphitheatre, Truckee, CA
13 Butte Amphitheatre, Butte, MT
14 The Great SaltAir, Magna, UT
15 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
16 Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
20 Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY
21 Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, MA
22 Stone Pony Lot, Asbury Park, NJ
23 Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, PA
24 Pier Six Concert Series, Baltimore, MD
27 House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC
28 Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary, NC
29 Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
30 Mizner Park Amphitheatre, Boca Raton, FL
31 St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, FL

September 2008

2 Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK*
3 Warehouse Live, Houston, TX*
5 Mesa Amphitheatre, Phoenix, AZ
6 Open Air Theatre, San Diego, CA

* Slightly Stoopid & The Expendables

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Promotional Giveaway Start Date: Monday April 23, 2007; End Date extended to May 7, 2007 at 12 midnight EST!

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Scotty Don’t. An idea conceived by the veteran rockers of a group widely known as Badfish: a Tribute to Sublime. Scotty Don’t is more than a band, it’s a concept derived from years of touring and stewing creativity that has finally been wrangled into one place.

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Scotty Don’t – “Back Porch”
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