Kill Hannah's van found, Photo: ABC Action News
According to report in Kill Hannah vocalist and Fuse advice columnist, Mat Devine, the staff at a Philadelphia Holiday Inn was in on the coordinated heist that stole gear from Kill Hannah, Mae, Damone, and The Living Things.
From Devine's blog The Raccoon Society on Fuse:
Thank you ABC Action News for the Helicopter photo of our recovered van and trailer. All gear remains missing.
Special Crimes tells us it was a coordinated heist involving hotel staff. -that we are the latest in a long list of similar robberies targeting touring bands.
Our friends in The Living Things, Mae and Damone all suffered the same fate in the same parking lot. Identical methods. Identical stories as a dozen other bands as well, within the past year. Why weren't they warned? Why weren't we warned?
It was a hard blow to our morale. We all did as much national press as we could.. to put a spotlight on the situation and to warn other traveling musicians about organized crime in Philadelphia.
It was a dark few days. Greg and i continued on to NYC to drink, and to ponder the nature of the universe which, much like our trailer, and our hearts, felt cold and empty.
Now, back in Chicago, my spirits have rebounded.. One by one we will replace the vintage guitars and effects and amps.. the show must go on.
Thank you to all the fans and Raccoons who rallied for the band. Everyone's love and support means the world to us.
*Proceeds from this Chicago Indie Music Examiner article benefit the Kill Hannah band relief fund. For more info click here.
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Comments
Are there any arests yet?
So did they get the people?
I had a feeling the staff was behind it. Why would the hotel warn you if that means you're going to choose another hotel or better protect your stuff? They know the area well, they've got friends who can provide an alibi and give them a place to store the stuff, and heck, are probably musicians themselves, so they'd know how to "fix" it so no one would know that it was stolen gear. There was no way this was just a group of kids pulling random band thefts. We knew from the get-go that it was organized, and any smart criminal knows that part of the organization process involves inside information, which in this case meant people who worked at the hotel.
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