Phosphorescent ripped-off, T.O. gigs canned

After Phosphorescent played a show in New York on Thursday night – the first gig of a planned six week tour – they had their rented tour van stolen containing all of their instruments, gear and merchandise in Brooklyn. A devastating $40,000 hit.
Consequently, Phosphorescent's Toronto show at the Horseshoe tonight and Soundscapes in-store on Sunday have been canceled (with hopes of rescheduling at a later date) while the group figures out their next move. They're currently offering a $5,000 reward for the return of their stolen stuff and $1,000 for any tips which lead to recovering it. Anyone with information about the theft is asked to contact phosphorescentgearfund@gmail.com which is also where concerned fans can make a donation via Paypal to help offset Phosphorescent's heavy losses.

The following note was posted on the band's myspace page on Friday along with a detailed list of what was stolen below:
   


Phosphorescent Gear/Van Stolen last Night
Last night, after an amazing show at Pier 54 in New York City, Phosphorescent's rental van -along with all of their equipment - was stolen from outside a residence in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 
Among the stolen items was Matthew Houck's custom, irreplaceable 1955 Gibson ES-125 guitar, vintage amplifiers, and a vintage pedal steel with losses totaling around $40,000.  If anyone has ANY information or leads on what might have happened, or if you see any of this gear in pawn shops, on Craigslist, etc, please call the NY Police Department, Vector Management, or anyone you think might be able to help recover this gear.  
The van rental company is insured - they are covered for their van and are therefore not greatly concerned with recovering it.  Phosphorescent DOES care though, greatly, about recovering any of this gear possible, and about right now figuring out how to rally up and make this US Tour happen.  Anything anyone can do to help would be simply amazing.  We have set up a Paypal account (phosphorescentgearfund@gmail.com) for anyone wishing to donate funds to help replace gear - anything helps.  We will be sending updates about the upcoming tour dates ASAP.  Thanks in advance for any goodwill and assistance and thank you for your support over the years.

Nick Stern
Vector Management
phone: 212-317-2323
nick@vectormgmt.com

STOLEN EQUIPMENT LIST
MOST OF THIS GEAR IS IN STANDARD BLACK ROADCASES STENCILED WITH "PHOSPHORESCENT" OR "PHOS" IN LARGE WHITE LETTERS

GUITARS:
1955 Gibson ES-125 Hollow-body Electric
1968 Gibson EB-3 Bass with slotted headstock (brown)
197? Fender Stratocaster - Custom, Blonde wood finish. No brand names or markings anywhere.
197? Emmons Pedal Steel Guitar - Push-Pull Model

AMPS:
1973 Fender Twin Reverb (Silverface) w/ Indian Sun Worshipper Tapestry affixed to grillplate
1978 Music Man 112 RD500 Custom Amp w/ 10" Speaker
SWR Workingman's Bass Amp
196? Fender Deluxe Reverb

PEDALS:
(1) Line 6 DL4 Delay Pedal
(2) Fulltone Full-Drive 2 Mosfet
(1) Electro Harmonix Holy Grail Plus
(1) Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff
(2) Electro Harmonix 80's Memory Man Deluxe
(1) MXR Power Amp Pedal
(2) Boss TU-2 Tuner
(1) MXR Phase 90, CSP-026
(1) Fender Tuning Pedal

DRUMS:
DW "Collectors Series" Drum Kit - Black Matte finish
22" kick drum
16" floor tom
12" rack tom
14" Yamaha, Anton Fig snare drum, with maple hoops
(1) Ludwig boom cymbal stand
(2) yamaha boom cymbal stands
 
(1) DW9000 Hi-Hat pedal, DW7000 kick pedal
 
(1) Yamaha, double braced snare stand
(1) Ludwig double braced snare stand
(1) Ludwig drum throne/stool.
(1) 20" Zyldjian Constantinople ride cymbal
(1) 17in Zildjian A Custom crash cymbal
(2) Zildjian Constantinople Hi-Hats (paired)

OTHER ITEMS:
Black Arai Profile Full-face Motorcycle Helmet
Durango Boots - Brown Harness Boots

MERCHANDISE:
Approximately:
150 Vinyl (To WIlle/Pride/Here's to Taking it Easy)
150 CD's (To WIlle/Pride/Here's to Taking it Easy)
100 PHOSPHORESCENT "LION" T-shirts