Black Mountain, Raveonettes, Mae Shi Gear Stolen

Add the Raveonettes, Black Mountain, and the Mae Shi to this lamentably growing list of hard-working musicians whose lifeblood has been purloined in recent weeks. Goddammit, why can't somebody take Switchfoot's guitars or something?

The Raveonettes were victimized in Brooklyn sometime between 10pm October 6 and 9am October 7. Word spread fast about the theft and someone has already posted decoy eBay listings to alert would-be buyers of contraband. A damn fine idea, that. The band encourages anyone with any information pertaining to the theft to contact info@theraveonettes.com. Judging from the detailed list (complete with serial numbers) supplied to Pitchfork by the Raveonettes' tour manager, the fiends could single-handedly revive shoegaze with this stash they made off with:

*Fender Bassman 300 CR266804
*Fender Bassman 410 Pro Cabinet M1351640
*Fender Bassman 410 Cabinet M1341905
*Speaker and power cables for bass rig A884438
*Fender Bassman 300 CR279176

*Slingerland 20" Kick drum
*Yamaha 12" Rack tom (on loan from SIR S.F.)
*Slingerland 16" Floor tom
*20" Zildjian, Pre Aged Dry Light Ride
*20" Zildjian, Custom Ride
*Yamaha Cymbal Stand
*Mapex Cymbal Stand
*Yamaha Snare Stand
2 *Tama Iron Cobra Kick Pedals (x2)
*Pearl Drum Stool
*Tambourine, Black
*Stickbag
*Drum rug
*Fan
*20" Weatherking Pinstripe Drumhead (clear)(x3)
*20" Weatherking Ebony Drumhead (black)(x2)
*16" Weatherking Pinstripe Drumhead
*14" Coated Ambassador Batter Drumhead (x8)
*Gretsch 14" Snare drum 97867

*Fender Deville 182090
*Fender Deville 182091
*Fender Deville 182087
*Fender Bass Man 70 Amp Head 771651
*Fender Bass Man 135 Amp Head 842026
*Cables & Looms for Guitars & Bass
*Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 1965 Guitar Orange V89V391
*Fender Telecaster Guitar, Black V119224
*Fender Jaguar Guitar, Black (White) V139718
*Fender Jazzmaster Guitar, Sunburst 55820
*Fender Jazzmaster Guitar, Black V118485
*Fender Precission 1974 Bassguitar L. Tan 317392
*Rickenbacker 4001 1974 Bassguitar OK 7546

*NE6 Pedalboard
*NE4 Pedalboard
*NE2 Pedalboard

*Apple G4 Laptop QT23809LLP5
*DigiDesign Digi002 TB0506800B
*Smart Disc Hard Drive JH2Z12F
*BSS AR-416 1003259
*BSS AR-416 1003197
*Behringer EuroMixer MX602A M02730
*APC PS250 UPS (120V) QS0303132863
*Furman PL8 Distro 273001449
*ALESIS ADAT HD24 (21) A10411048702498
*ALESIS ADAT HD24 A10411048702469

*Eventide H3000 SE SE6981
*TC Electronics M5000 280933
*Midas XL42 XL42/42995
*Technicians Tools (FoH)
*Snellmans tools
*TC Electronics EQ STATION 2700113
*FOH Cables from Copenhagen Workshop
*Digi 02 TB0506800B
*Flight suitcase for Apple G4 laptop
*Guitar Gun Rack
*Backline Technicians Tools
*4-ways 240V UK (x2)
*Gaffa (x5)
*Large Backdrop
*Small Backdrop

Seriously, what are you going to do with a large Raveonettes backdrop?

Last weekend also saw the Big Apple swallow up gear belonging to Black Mountain and its side project, Blood Meridian. If you have any clues, email jerkwithabomb@hotmail.com:

Guitars:
*Gibson RD Standard, Blonde Woodstain 1366
*Eko 12-String, Sunburst ("Gus" stencil on case)
*Epiphone ET-270, Red w/ Black pickguard
*Fender Telecaster Thinline, Woodstain
*Squier Telecaster, Black ("Jawbreaker" sticker)
*Gibson Ripper electric bass, Sunburst (Duct-taped Pickguard/"Black Haloes" stencil on case)

Pedals (in black & silver flight case):
* Maestro Phaser 013922
* MXR Distortion
* MXR Overdrive
* Boss Tremolo
* Boss Digital Delay / Octave
* Electro Harmonix Big Muff
* Electro Harmonix Dr. Q
* Electro Harmonix Octaver
* Boss TU-2 guitar tuner (x2)

Hopefully, Black Mountain will recover or replace the goods in time for their European tour in November. Fellow stoner-droners Dead Meadow will join them for all shows; appropriately, the trek ends in Amsterdam:

11-11 Utrecht, Holland - Ekko *
11-12 Den, Holland - Bosch *
11-13 Hamburg, Germany - Molotow *
11-14 Berlin, Germany - Knaack *
11-15 Dresden, Germany - Schlachthof *
11-16 Munich, Germany - Feierwerk *
11-17 Vienna, Austria - Flex *
11-18 Bergamo, Italy - Zero Club *
11-19 Bologna, Italy - Il Covo *
11-20 Basel, Switzerland - Kaserne *
11-22 Evreux, France - MJC *
11-23 London, England - Scala *#
11-24 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms *#
11-25 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC2 *#
11-26 Manchester, England - Roadhouse *#
11-28 Paris, France - La Boule Noir *
11-29 Hasselt, Belgium - M.O.D. *
11-30 Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso *

* with Dead Meadow
# with Wolf Parade

And misdeeds come in threes, apparently: On October 3, Tim of 5RC recording artists the Mae Shi awoke to find his car window smashed in and $1300 worth of CDs and EPs gone. The thievery went down in L.A., so if you come upon some shifty Hollywood street vendor peddling copies of Terrorbird and Heartbeeps right next to boots of X&Y; and Late Registration, it's time to get medieval. Contact tim@mae-shi.com or "drop them off next to the abandoned stove in the front yard of 545 S. St. Andrews Place in between Fifth and Sixth."

Undaunted, but in financial peril, the Mae Shi soldier onward with their nationwide mega-tour. And boy do we mean soldier: the junket includes a balls-out 35-date consecutive stretch. Zowie. There's never been a better time to introduce your friends to arty spazz-rock:

10-15 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
10-19 Phoenix, AZ - The Rhythm Room
10-20 Las Cruces, NM - The Bean
10-21 Austin, TX - Elysium *
10-22 Houston, TX - Mary Jane's Fat Cat*#
10-23 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves *#
10-24 Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory #
10-25 Little Rock, AR - Whitewater Tavern
10-26 Knoxville, TN - The Pilot Light
10-27 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom
10-28 Middlebury, VT - Coltrane Lounge at Middlebury College
10-29 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom &
10-30 Boston, MA - Eagle's Nest at Boston College ^
10-31 New York, NY - Tonic
11-01 Middletown, CT - Eclectic Haus at Weslyan University
11-02 Providence, RI - AS220 ^
11-03 Brooklyn, NY - North Six !
11-04 Hamilton, NY - Colgate College
11-05 Annadale-On-Hudson, NY - Bard College
11-06 Oberlin, OH - The Sco at Oberlin College $
11-07 Gambier, OH - Horn Gallery at Kenyon College $
11-08 Bloomington, IN - Second Story
11-09 Urbana, IL - Canopy Club #
11-10 DeKalb, IL - The House #
11-11 Moline, IL - Laser Mansion #
11-12 Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen #
11-13 St. Paul, MN - Big V's #
11-14 Houghton, MI - Michigan Tech University #
11-15 Madison, WI - Owl Sanctuary #
11-16 Iowa City, IA - Gabe's Oasis #
11-17 St. Louis, MO - Hi-Pointe #@
11-18 Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground #@
11-19 Lincoln, NE - TBA #@
11-20 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive %+
11-21 Boise, ID - Yosada House %
11-22 Seattle, WA - Vera Project %=
11-24 Olympia, WA - Yes Yes %
11-25 Portland, OR - Food Hole %
11-26 San Francisco, CA - Elbo Room %
11-27 Oakland, CA - Lobot Gallery %

* with Best Fwends
# with The Show Is The Rainbow
& with Mountain Goats
^ with Fat Day
! with No Things, Parts & Labor
$ with Racebannon
@ with So Many Dynamos
% with The Pope
+ with Chin Up Chin Up, Ultra Boys, Pretty Thigh
= with Milemarker

Black Mountain: http://www.thewaxmuseum.bc.ca/jwab/
The Raveonettes: http://www.theraveonettes.com/
The Mae Shi: http://www.mae-shi.com/