Shai Hulud

On Tuesday morning we headed out up north to the city of Chico,CA. A place I've never been to, we booked a small show with some local bands and it was really fun. Made some new buddies, got smoked out with excellent Nor Cal herb, and in the morning we proceeded on our way to San Jose,CA. It was only a three hour drive, not very long when you're used to driving eight hours and shit like that, but we got into town early, I finally met all guys in Born of Osiris, all of which are nice dudes and seem fun to hang out with, after partying a bit with those guys Shai Hulud pulls up, and we have to brake the news to them that the show is canceled. Shai Hulud being the hardcore vets they are were very understanding of the situation and ended just hanging out with us in the parking lot of PBSJ. Turns out the promoter still paid everyone in full and Born of Osiris decided it was best to head out to Los Angeles and set up camp. Shai Hulud and Antagonist on the other hand were willing to play anywhere we could, after chatting with Matt Fox and him being so awesome, he still has that DIY mentality; "We'll play to 30 kids in a living room if we have to" direct quote from the man. Now I'm not a big Shai Hulud fan, shit I don't even own a physical copy of any of their albums (only a few comps on with them on it) but we came to play with Shai Hulud, and after hanging out for an hour we pretty much became friends with one of the most influential hardcore bands of the last 10 years, a band that I can tell you that I respect and just seeing their attitude and how they handled things was very inspiring. Touring is not about making money! its about playing shows and wearing your heart on your sleeve every night! No matter if its ten people or ten thousand!! you fuckin' treat every show like its your last!!