We proudly present our first ever comedian on HardLore, in person in Los Angeles: The great (almost legendary) Shapel Lacey! Lifelong hardcore punk listener, former cheerleading champion, and comedian on the rapid rise who proudly flies the flag for hardcore music every single time he hits the stage.
 

We learn all about Shapel's origin from being a young Mesa, AZ hardcore kid at the Nile Underground discovering the wonders of Black Flag, to University of Louisville cheerleader trying comedy on a whim at an open mic night, touring with Bert Kreischer on a bus and then headlining rooms on his own, all the way to his finding his latest love of modern hardcore in 2020 and beyond.

Shapel rules and we had an incredible time getting to know him in real time as this episode progressed, and we think you'll all enjoy it just as much as we did.

HardLore: A Knotfest Series

Edited by Steven Grise (@iamoneonenineseven)

Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf (@marzluf)

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00:00:00 - Hello Welcome

00:00:57 - Introduction / Mills Vintage

00:01:58 - Music or Comedy First?

00:04:54 - Guitar/Bass

00:06:46 - Black Flag

00:09:58 - The Nile

00:10:48 - Formative Local Hardcore Shows

00:13:53 - Sight for Sound

00:15:41 - Cheerleading

00:17:32 - Henry Rollins and Stand up

00:19:10 - DS-13 / That Weird Swedish Kazaa

00:24:42 - The first open mic night...

00:33:26 - First Stand Up Out of State

00:42:06 - Ditching Cheer Practice

00:45:09 - Comedians, Wrestlers and Bands

00:50:51 - Bombing

00:56:27 - Going Underground Recordss

01:00:24 - Do You Feel like You've made It?

01:01:17 - Shapel's Biggest Headline Set

01:04:03 - Favorite Set of All Time

01:05:44 - Walk Out Music

01:07:06 - Top 4 Comedians

01:13:12 - Parasocial Relationships

01:16:20 - Reading Comments

01:21:47 - Finding Top 4 Records

01:30:23 - Favorite Tour

01:33:21 - Life on the Road

01:34:54 - Eatin' Good

01:41:25 - Mad Peaceful

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