Practice Space Burglarized As Livewyre Plays Gig

Livewyre roared through heavy metal music in Lansford on Sunday night, but members might have played the blues had they known a burglar was in their Allentown practice space.

That night, more than $4,000 in instruments, sound equipment and other electronics was stolen from the practice room, said Mike Kingcaid of Fountain Hill, the band's lead singer and guitarist.

"There is no lower life form on earth than a … thief," he said.

A police report states the equipment was taken from 1209 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, where Kingcaid said the band, which plays '70s- and '80s-style hard rock, rents space to practice.

Band members left town around 7:30 p.m. to get to their show, and they didn't return until almost 4 a.m., police said.

That's when they noticed dirty footprints, Kingcaid said. "I got in there and started looking around," he said, and realized things were missing. "You get that sickening feeling, you know?" he said.

Items taken included three guitars, a bass guitar, two soundboards, recording equipment, a DVD player and a cordless phone and answering machine, police said.

Kingcaid, who helped found the band about four years ago, said most of the missing items belonged to him, and he's now waiting to hear back from his insurance company.

The bright side, Kingcaid said, was that the band had taken a lot of its equipment to its show.

Plus, the burglar left behind most of the band's stage equipment, Kingcaid said, so Livewyre will continue to rock on.

Source: mcall.com