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Oakland fire death toll now 36, Ghost Ship manager speaks, money being raised

Pre-fire photos of the California DIY venue have also surfaced.

Dozens feared dead from fire at Oakland, CA warehouse party

The party was part of the Golden Donna 100% Silk 2016 West Coast Tour. Joel Shanahan, who is Golden Donna, is safe…

Guerilla Toss' van caught fire, funding for a new one, but made it to Boston Hassle

A van has always been an essential item for indie rock bands, though now more than ever in this era of streaming. Unfortunately, Guerilla Toss‘ van fell the same fate as at least one Spinal Tap drummer: spontaneous combustion.

K Records' HQ caught on fire on Fourth of July (everyone's OK, firefighters put it out quick)

Thankfully, the building didn’t suffer any significant damage and no one was injured.

27 dead & over 140 hospitalized after fire broke out at metal show in Romania

According to the BBC, 27 people were killed and over 140 were hospitalized after a fire broke out at a metal band’s show in Bucharest, Romania last night…

Silent Barn fire aftermath: shows cancelled, residents displaced, money being asked for

Friday night we reported on a fire happening at Brooklyn music venue, apartment building and artist collective Silent Barn. The venue, which can no longer host shows in their main performance space until further notice, issued a statement with lots of updates…

fire at Silent Barn tonight (Freak Out Fest cancelled for tonight, but will continue Saturday & Sunday)

UPDATE: more shows are cancelled and Silent Barn has issued a statement. As you can see in the above photo more shows are cancelled and Silent Barn has issued a statement…

Second City building burned in Old Town fire: offices destroyed but theatre intact; iO pitching in

Yesterday a grease fire at Abodo Grill in Old Town set Second City Theatre ablaze; the fire took two hours and two injured firefighters to successfully put out…

band Public Access TV lived in one of the buildings destroyed in 2nd Ave explosion/fire (they're OK, currently on tour)

Amongst the tenants of one of the buildings on 2nd Ave that was destroyed today in to the giant explosion and fire this afternoon are the band Public Access TV…

East Village building collapses, huge fire after explosion

“Well an entire BUILDING just collapsed on 2nd Avenue and 7th street in the #EastVillage!!” – mikenouveau Firefighters were on the scene of an apparent explosion on Thursday afternoon in the East Village, and a building at the site appeared to have been partly destroyed while another building was engulfed in flames…
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