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SLED ISLAND FEST - Calgary 6/24 - 6/25

SLED ISLAND! Hell yes, Canadians know how to PARTY! Our first show was at the Palomino - a killer BBQ joint and rock club. I have never seen as much broken glass after a show. Wild times. Bryan had someone else's blood on him, but I think it was happy blood. I didn't see anyone crying. Ice cold KOKANEE! The next show was at the Distillery . Another total RAGER!! Big thanks to Black Mastiff and Biblical and, of course, the Sword for blowing ears and minds. We can't wait to get back to Calgary!! EXTRA EXTRA special thanks to our man, Ari , for housing us and taxiing us around for 3 days. You are the shit, buddy! OK. I'm done. Coyle! Get back on this. It's hard. Sherman

EUROPE!!!! 6/17-6/20

Kassel, Germany. After the show, we were taken to a hostel kinda spot to crash. To get to it, we had to walk through a crazy multi-level party spot with several bars, dance floors, black light ping pong rooms, and all kinds of weirdness. We knew the next night we had to leave and drive overnight right after the show, so this was the last chance we had to throw down. And throw down we did. There was crowd surfing, euro dancing, unnecessary shots, and tons of laughs. End of tour style.. Brugge, Belgium. Our good buddy, Loopy, showed up! He just happened to be getting off a tour and decided to swing down and hook up with us. This was the last night with Intronaut. Cool dudes, stellar musicians. We'll see you again, dudes!! After the Brugge show, we drove all night to... HELLFEST! I wish I had a better crowd shot - it was INSANE!!! I also wish I had more pics of the festival in general, but I was having too much fun and totally sleep deprived and just kind of forgot about my ...

EUROPE!!!! 6/14-6/16

Bologna, Italy. We played some kinda youth center that was surrounded by this awesomeness. Peaceful, beautiful creek. The dudes weren't sure how to take in all this tranquility. So, we headed back to unload the Ocean's "Trailer of Chaos" - these dudes haven't learned the science of Trailer Tetris yet. Bologna crowd - a wild bunch. Danny Intronaut and Tour Manager Marco caught in a tender embrace. Not sure what was going here, but you can smell the love. Even in Italy, NO SHIRT, NO SHOES, NO DICE!! Trieste, Italy. This place is awesome. Right on the water - the Adriatic, I believe - and super pretty. It seemed kinda touristy, but not shaved chest, Oakly blades, wet t-shirt touristy, more old lady sippin' on wine in the street touristy. I like. So, Martin, Louis and I hit the town for some sight seeing/ street drinking. CLASSY street drinking - not pounding Four Loco under the bridge street drinking. Some boats right behind the venue. Trieste crowd. Tr...

EUROPE!!!! 6/10 - 6/13

Salzburg, Austria Crowd shot: I don't remember much about Salzburg, but I'm sure it was great. I TOTALLY remember the next night in Winterthur, Switzerland at Gaswerk! It was AWESOME!!! The Ocean was booked a t a festival, so the rest of us played this club, Gaswerk. Super cool club - friendly folks, great food, showers, LAUNDRY! We felt welcome and relaxed as soon as we got there. We were a bit nervous what the crowd would be like since none of us had played there... And we were TOTALLY STOKED!! The crowd was one of the best, most energetic of the tour. The great thing about sleeping at the venue is not loading out - just finish your set and start partying. Sometimes things get weird. And when things get weird, the next day you just gotta sit on the dock, stare at the clouds and take deep breaths. It was a good night. Munich crowd. Don't remember much about this night either. I heard tale of a food fight which was evidenced by sticky floors in the morning, but I...

EUROPE!!!! 6/6 - 6/9

Liepzig, Germany. Every night we get fed, which is awesome. But some nights we get fed SUPER well! Tonight was one of those nights. I tried to take it easy and not eat too much before the show, but every single thing they offered was amazing. Growing up in the southern US of A, I've had my fare share of fall-off-the-bone chicken, and this was up there with the best of them. Food!! Leipzig crowd. Bratislava, Slovakia. In case you didn't know, the Randal Club is a "live & wild rock 'n' roll music club. For reals, y'all. Another awesome spread of bread, meat and cheese awaits us! Earthship ruling it. Bratislava crowd. Sorry, bros - forgot to turn on the flash! Louis (The Ocean) takes the stage to the crowd and blows minds. These dudes couldn't stay awake. The worst "tequila" in the world! DO NOT DRINK. Trust us!! Wien, Austria. TOTALLY AWESOME. The Arena is a huge compound with at least four stages and tons of rad people doing ra...