Hi, two benefit shows have been organized in San Francisco to help us replace gear and fix our van. We're extremely grateful to these bands, bottom of the hill and to you for coming to the show and helping us get back on track... Wednesday, April 26 @ Bottom of the Hill, $8, 21+ 11:00 Nuke Infusion 10:00 - 10:40 Cheetah Speed 9:00 - 9:40 Henry Miller Sextet 8:30 doors Get tickets Friday, April 28 @ Bottom of the Hill, $15, all ages 12:00 Lovemakers 11:00 - 11:40 Oranger 10:00 - 10:40 Boyskout 8:30 doors Get tickets Below is the story as it unfolded.... 3/8/06: As many of you have already heard, our van, the 2003 Ford Econoline we bought two days before we left for tour, was stolen with all our equipment in Philadelphia. Our van was parked in a well-lit, 24-hour attendant secured lot with a club on the steering wheel. Even though we did everything we could to keep this van safe and secured, the thieves sawed through the club, hotwired the van and drove it through the parking lot checkout fence. Pretty unbelievable. Unfortunately our van insurance does not cover theft and while some of our insurance might cover some of the gear, it will most likely be minimal. 6:30 pst 3/9/06 update: The Philadelphia police department found our van with all the gear gone. We haven't seen it yet, but we understand that the steering wheel was cut in half to take the club off, the ignition broken to start with a screwdriver and locks broken. Some new dents as well, but we haven't seen it yet. But of course all our favorite instruments, amps and pedals are gone so it's not great. Thanks to everyone who has been getting the word out, especially Pitchfork, The Metro in Philadelphia and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Anyone in those regions please continue to pass the word about the equipment, we're very appreciative of all your support. 7:30 est 3/13/06 update: We're sorry to announce that we're not going to make the Memphis show on Tuesday. We've been very lucky to be able to borrow gear for our shows in an attempt to finish this tour, but we've run into some unexpected scheduling problems that will prevent us from getting into Memphis on time for the show. We're hoping on our next tour we'll be able to make up these shows in DC, Providence, Memphis and Welleseley College (thanks Welleseley for donating the show payment, so kind). We're still planning to play all our shows in Austin, as well as Noise Pop Festival and LA. Thanks everyone for your support and donations so far, we're still working on trying to replace our gear. We never knew how many friends we have out there. We'll keep you updated with any changes. Thanks so much to all the support we've been getting from our friends, family and fans. Emails, myspace comments and articles, it's wonderful to feel like we're not alone in this. Also, because we're getting hit with some big costs here we've set up a paypal account for donations. If you are able to donate anything at all, we'd be extremely appreciative. Everything and anything at this point helps. 3/21: Hi, after a 30-hours-straight drive from Austin we're finally back home safe from this nightmare tour. We're resting and attempting to reset before the next couple shows. Our warmest regards go out to our buddy and sound engineer Dave who's mom was diagnosed with cancer on this tour and had to leave us. We'll be announcing our benefit show in SF soon so check back in the next couple days. We're beginning to sound like a skipping cd, but thanks so much for your letter and support. Again, thanks for your support and donations and we hope to see you at the shows. Here's a list of gear stolen: Van recovered with some damage AMPS: Fender Deville guitar amp, 2x12 model 70s Fender Twin Reverb silverface, master volume 70s Ampeg SVT Bass amp head, serial number 732322-1 engraved into the faceplate. Ampeg SVT 410HLF cabinet GUITARS: 93 Gibson SG black guitar serial 93152342 73 Fender Telecaster Deluxe w/humbuckers white w/marble pickguard, serial: 417821 76 Fender Precision Bass Serial 629010 no finish/natural, Bartolini pick-ups 90s Simon and Patrick acoustic guitar c-6 EFFECTS PEDALS: 2 Line 6 Delay DL-4 pedals Electro-Harmonix Memory Man Deluxe pedal, older style with hard-wired AC cord MXR Distortion pedal Cry Baby Wah-wah pedal 1 Boss DD-3 2 Boss GE-7 Equalizer pedal 1 Boss TU-2 tuner pedal Electro-Harmonix Big Muff fuzz pedal, silver American version Boss TU-12 tuner Pro-Co Rat distortion pedal SansAmp Bass DI box Core One Pedal board Pedal Pad pedal board KEYS: Kurzweil K2VX keyboard w/sampling option Boss SP-303 sampler w/power adapter ART powermix 4 minimixer Yamaha sustain pedal CABLES 3? & 10' dual 1/4? cables 3? right angle/straight 1/4? cable 10? right angle/straight 1/4? cable 25? 1/4? cable DRUMS: 66 Ludwig blue sparkle 13?, 16?, 22? 64 Ludwig supralite snare 14? 14? Zildjan A series hi-hats 20? Zildjan A series crash 24? Paiste 2002 Dark ride 1 SKB 22? bass drum case 1 SKB 16? floor tom " 1 SKB 14? snare drum " 1 SKB 13? tom " 22? SKB cymbal " 2 Pearl stronglight stands 1 Pearl hi-hat stand 1 Pearl Bass drum pedal OTHER: 1 30gb iPod 2 Motu 828 audio interface 2 MXL condenser mics ZIP100 SCSI drive w/power adapter aluminum gear case Sony TRV-900 video camera 13 mini-DV video tapes DLO transpod iPod charger/FM transmitter Belkin 6-port firewire hub 3 firewire cables dual mic holder/stand Weller 25-watt soLdering iron Volti meter Bag of various XLR - 1/4? adapters Leatherman tool Custom earplugs Various tools ie. pliers, wire cutters, screwdrivers Gorilla allen wrench multi-tool