Jana Hunter and The Castanets Gear Stolen In Tuscon, AZ

Apparently, when everybody's working for the weekend in Tuscon, it's as cold-blooded thieves, robbing independent musicians blind. After a gig at Solar Culture on Friday, Jana Hunter and The Castanets damaged the door of their tour van, hindering the ability to close the door securely (and putting the musicians out another $2,000 to the vehicle rental company). Sensing potential trouble, Ray of The Castanets (after losing "nose goes") slept in the van to keep an eye on the valuable equipment. Word on the streets now is that the dude sleeps like a log. During his slumber, someone opened the door with cat-like stealth and took everything they could carry.

According to a post on her MySpace page, Hunter is asking for donations. "A lot of kind folks have written to Ray and I asking with very kind words of sympathy and offers of help. Given that we don't expect to see our gear returned to us and therefore really could use the help, we've decided to set up a PayPal account and ask that whomoever is so inclined make a small donation to help alleviate the costs of replacing our equipment." You can read more here.

This is what was stolen.

Jana Hunter:
- Fender classical guitar (serial # 9505151116)
- Boss rc-20 loopstation (serial # 0860399ev16879)
- Boss reverb/delay pedal
- original Digitech whammy pedal
- original B K Butler tubedriver overdrive pedal
- Peavey 6 mixer (serial # k0344300)
- Shure beta 98/s (serial # 4421303325)
- custom flashlight circuit-bended thing
- briefcase with "Houston deserves to be a better place to live" sticker (full of Jana Hunter CDs, T-shirts, and stickers)

The Castanets:
- late '60s blue Fender music master guitar
- Line 6 delay pedal
- Boss tremolo
- Mutron volume/wah pedal
- Boss tuner pedal
- Digitech metal master
- Ebow
- slides/cables

Jana Hunter and The Castanets are hoping store owners and eBay users will keep an eye peeled for the stolen goods. Anyone with any information regarding the stolen goods should contact Jana Hunter, and everyone should check out her latest album, There's No Home (TMT Review). And just remember: when you steal gear, you're pretty much in al-Qaeda*.

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* The United States Government has now raised the threat level to Severe, or Toasted Almond Brown on the color chart, for all touring bands originating in acid folk.

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