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"A Night of Music in Mike’s Honour" (Hotel Lobbyists benefit): The Smokes, Thee Manipulators, The Stumblers Inn, No Horses, Shiloh Lindsey, Earlstown Winter, Babe Gurr, Cadaver Dogs
Musicians mourn Mike Gurr
By Adrian Mack
It’s been a very sad week for the...
In-Person Event
Thu. October 16th 2008 + Add to Calendar
Pub 340
$10
Artists
The Smokes
Indie Folk Rock/black metal from Vancouver BC
Thee Manipulators
NW Karrage/R'n'B from Vancouver BC
The Stumblers Inn
psycadellic classic rock from Vancouver BC
No Horses
Northern Rock from Vancouver BC
Shiloh Lindsey
Alt-Country from Vancouver BC
Earlstown Winter
Alternative Country Rock from Vancouver BC
Babe Gurr
blend roots, pop, blues from Vancouver BC
Cadaver Dogs
Swamp Thing from Vancouver BC
Event Description
Musicians mourn Mike Gurr By Adrian Mack It’s been a very sad week for the local music community, with word getting around of the death of Hotel Lobbyists drummer Mike Gurr. The Vancouver band was on its way from Winnipeg to Calgary, driving along the Trans-Canada Highway east of Brandon, Manitoba, when its van flipped in the early hours of September 25. Gurr, who was 26 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Lobbyists’ guitarist-vocalist James Wood is in a medically induced coma and remains in critical condition in a Winnipeg hospital with a crushed pelvis, spinal injuries, punctured lungs, and lacerations to one of his kidneys and his liver. Doctors performed emergency surgery on Saturday to relieve pressure on his brain. The two other Lobbyists, bassist Jor... more...Venue
Pub 340
340 Cambie Street Vancouver BC
V6B 2N3