Unfortunate news from up the 5 from the Maria Taylor/Jonathan Rice/Nik Freitas tour, which hits Echoplex tonight:

Maria Taylor’s van was broken into in San Francisco the other night and almost everything was stolen. Guitars, basses, equipment, suitcases full of clothes and merchandise are all gone.

Tonight is the last night of her six-week tour of the U.S. with Johnathan Rice and Nik Freitas.

Johnathan and Nik have decided that tonight’s show should be a benefit to help Maria and her band recoup some of the many thousands of dollars that they lost in this tragedy.

Please, come out and show your support for Maria in her new adopted hometown of LA. All donations will be given to Maria.

Here’s the run down of the swiped gear, in case you happen come across any of it in a San Francisco pawn shop:

Left-handed RED Gretsch Tennessee Rose Guitar (Depicted above)
Left-handed Martin Acoustic Guitar
Left-handed WHITE American Fender Precision bass (w/ green pick guard)
Right-handed PURPLE Fender Jazz Bass guitar
Right-handed 1976 BLACK Les Paul Deluxe
Right-handed Alvarez acoustic guitar (Hand painted white w/ black swirls. Guitar strap is nailed on)
Boss Tuner Pedal
Boss distortion Pedal