Eclectic instrumentalists Pelican, featuring Larry Herweg on drums, have been robbed in Rome during their European tour in support of their third full-length album, \'City Of Echoes\'. Pelican guitarist Trevor de Brauw explains:
\"Two days ago we had a spare half hour to spend in Rome before heading to the venue, so we decided to go see the Coliseum. We parked nearby and went to take a brief twenty-minute walk around the area. When we returned to our van we found that it had been broken into, despite being parked on a major street in broad daylight. Four bags were stolen, the contents including computers, passports, wallets, iPods, our soundguy\'s microphone collection, and, most devastatingly, a number of personal journals and two portable recording devices containing hours of song ideas that are now lost forever.\"\"
The calculated loss of this theft is several thousands of dollars and puts the musicians in a very compromised financial position. That\'s why the band has set up a PayPal account at the address pelicanrobbed@gmail.com. Feel free to help out with whatever you can offer.
