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Ambulette robbed!

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 4/28/06 @ 4:53 PM - altpress.com

Atmospheric indie-rock act Ambulette, the new band from Denali's Maura Davis, have been the latest victim of bands being robbed on the road. The band, currently out on the road with Dredg, were victimized Sunday night, April 23, in Philadelphia, in a hotel parking lot; a majority of their equipment was stolen, and the loss is valued betwenee $15,000-20,000. The band posted the following on their MySpace blog about the incident:

"We stayed at the Extended Stay Hotel near the airport in Philly on Sunday night. Sometime between 1am and sunrise, our van was broken in to (popped the lock on the driver's side door) and the majority of our equipment was taken. Between 9:45 and 10:45 a.m., Matt was guilt-tripped by the two Philly beat cops on the scene for being "too damn optimistic" to leave anything valuable in the van overnight (it's worth noting that neither of the same two officers there to make the OFFICIAL POLICE REPORT thought that it was neccessary to get out of their squad car to investigate, not even once, despite the loss of $15,000 to $20000 worth of equipment; I love everybody, including the police, no kidding, but come on...). No one was hurt, and we have insurance that should help cover most or all of the loss, though much of the stuff ('59 Jazzmaster, anyone?) is irreplaceable.

So, if you're our friend, here's a partial list of things that were stolen from us Monday morning in Philadelphia:

guitars:
-1959 Fender Jazzmaster - white w/ white headstock, tortoise shell pick guard
-1974 (?) Gibson SG - brown/natural finish
-2003 Fender "deluxe american" Telecaster - sunburst w/ white binding, pick guard
-1977 Fender Precision Bass - black w/ black pickguard, maple neck

keyboard:
-new Clavia Nord Electro - 72 keys, in SKB hard case

amplifiers:
-1969 (?) Matamp ("Orange") OR100 Head - in flight case, with modified power jack
-newer Dr. Z "Presciption" (***not "Prescription - note the misspelling; the amp was made that way) white, in flight case
-newer Dr. Z 2x12" speaker cabinet - red
-1960's Fender Champ - Tweed
-Traynor YBA1 Bassmaster Head

drums:
-16" Ludwig Vista Lite - Clear, in SKB case

effects/pedals:
-Fulltone Tube Tape Echo (in Pelican case w/ Champ Amp)
effects together in a pedal board/flight case:
-Demeter Compulator
-Chicago Iron works Parachute wah wah
-Fulltone Fulldrive
-Electro Harmonix Big Muff
-Demeter Tremolo
-Z Vex Lo Fi Loop Junky
-Ernie Ball Volume Pedal
-Keeley Katana
-Peterson Strobe Tuner

If you're on the east coast (Philly, NYC, D.C., Delaware, etc.), and you see these things anywhere, please let us know. If you're a wacko super-fan and know our equipment better than we do ourselves, and are POSITIVE that what you're trying out at the pawn shop in Stroudsburg or Wilkes-Barre or Rochester or Secacus (etc...) used to belong to us, feel free to call the police before getting in touch with us.

In the mean time, thanks to Dredg and Ours and their crews for being kind enough to let us use their equipment every night so that we might finish this portion of the tour. We fully intend to play every night, so to answer a commonly asked question: YES, we will be playing all of the Rainer Maria dates, as planned.

And if you're a gear thief, please let us know where you put our stuff.

Love,
Ambulette"

As the band mentioned above, they are continuing their touring plans in support of their new The Lottery EP, out now; their current itinerary, including a stint with Rainer Maria, is posted below:

Apr 28 2006 8:00P the masquerade w/ dredg, ours atlanta, GA
Apr 30 2006 9:00P Emo's w/Rainer Maria, Old Time Relijun Austin, TX
May 2 2006 8:00P Modified w/Rainer Maria Phoenix, AZ
May 3 2006 8:00P Troubadour w/Rainer Maria Los Angeles, CA
May 4 2006 8:30P Bottom of the Hill w/Rainer Maria San Francisco, CA
May 5 2006 8:00P Doug Fir Lounge w/Rainer Maria Portland, OR
May 6 2006 7:00P Paradox w/Rainer Maria, Aloha Seattle, WA
May 7 2006 8:00P Media Club w/Rainer Maria Vancouver
May 10 2006 5:00P Triple Rock Social Club w/Rainer Maria Minneapolis, MN
May 11 2006 8:00P beat kitchen w/ rainer maria chicago, IL
May 12 2006 6:00P beat kitchen w/ rainer maria chicago, IL
May 13 2006 8:00P grog shop w/ rainer maria cleveland , OH
May 14 2006 9:00P Blind Pig w/Rainer Maria Ann Arbor, MI
May 15 2006 8:30P Horseshoe Tavern w/Rainer Maria Toronto
May 16 2006 8:00P El Salon w/Rainer Maria Montreal
May 17 2006 7:00P Higher Ground w/Rainer Maria Burlington, VT
May 20 2006 8:00P Bowery Ballroom w/Rainer Maria New York, NY
May 21 2006 7:30P First Unitarian Church w/Rainer Maria Philadelphia, PA