Pitchfork

People, you suck. Seriously, stop running off with bands' gear, especially when those bands aren't Bon Jovi. St. Louis spazz-rockers So Many Dynamos found themselves the latest victims of the gear theft scourge this past Saturday (October 21) at Seattle's Paradox, when some fiend ran off with three guitars, a cell phone, and a wallet belonging to vocalist/guitarist Griffin Kay.

The items disappeared from the club's back room during another band's set. Thankfully, SMD called for a cab-- a Death Cab-- and met up with a certain Chris Walla later in Portland, who generously lent the Dynamos some guitars so they could continue their tour of these United States of Petty Thievery.

That tour zig-zags all over the country through December and sees our fair Dynamos butting heads with pretty much every mid-sized indie rock band in the biz today. Click for dates and a complete description of the pilfered guitars-- and if you have any information, please drop a note to the band via MySpace.

Stolen goods:

"1978 Gibson SG - tobacco sunburst with a repaired headstock, many dings and chips, and a Smokey the Bear sticker on the case.

"2004 G&L ASAT Classic Tribute Series (looks like a Telecaster) - sunburst semi-hollow body (has an f-hole) in a black gator case with Griffin Kay's name and address on the case. This guitar has lots of rust.

"Squier Supersonic - black with white pickguard in a Gibson gig bag. The guitar has an 'Anyone Can Do This' sticker on the back."

So many dates:

10-23 Sacramento, CA - Club Pow
10-24 San Francisco, CA - Café du Nord
10-25 Visalia, CA - Howie and Son's
10-26 San Luis Obispo, CA - Two Dogs Cafe
10-27 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland *
10-28 Tucson, AZ - The Compound
11-01 Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen #
11-02 Pittsburgh, PA - Lava Lounge ^
11-04 Boston, MA - Middle East %
11-05 Grove City, PA - Sun Gins ~
11-07 Norfolk, VA - Relative Theory Records +
11-08 New York, NY - Pianos !
11-09 New Haven, CT - The Space
11-10 Baltimore, MD - The Talking Head &
11-11 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel @
11-12 Philadelphia, PA - The Khyber
11-13 Chapel Hill, NC - Wetlands $
11-14 Charlotte, NC - Milestone $
11-16 Athens, GA - Caledonia Lounge ~
11-17 Jacksonville, FL - Jackrabbit's
11-18 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree Cafe
11-19 Huntsville, AL - Flying Monkey Arts Center
11-20 Chattanooga, TN - Cafe Mi Aroma
12-05 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck £

* with Figurines
# with Ladyhawk
^ with the Divorce
% with Oxford Collapse, Chin Up Chin Up, Georgie James
~ with Cinemechanica
+ with the Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower
! with Now It's Overhead
& with the Cassettes
@ with Rye Coalition
$ with Cities
£ with Parts & Labor