Looks like The Coast are the latest band to have their gear stolen. On the eve of releasing their highly-anticipated—not to mention highly enjoyable—debut full-length, Expatriate, their Myspace page reports that the Toronto outfit lost everything in Vancouver the other night:

“After travelling through DC, New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles, it was little ol’ Victoria BC that finally got us. We got off stage last night after our first Canadian gig of the tour, to find that our van was broken into, valuables stolen. Computers, ipods, and all of Ben’s clothes. There’s one snazzily dressed crackhead walking the streets today.”

This unfortunate news comes just over a week after The Black Halos went through a similar situation, as their van—with all their gear and merch inside—was stolen in Montreal (get the details from this post on their Myspace page).

Is there something in the air? I mean, during CMW The Burning Hell’s Mathias Kom reported that his baritone ukulele had been pilfered and just the other day Crush Luther had a handful of guitars stolen from a shared jam space. I suppose this sort of thing happens all the time, as instruments are pretty damn expensive and often have quick resale potential, but this seems a bit much. I don’t know about you, but I’m putting a lock on my tambourine.

All kidding aside, those of you who share my addiction for sites like Craigslist and Kijiji ought to keep an eye out for anything that fits the bill. In the meantime buy Expatriate from places like Zunior on April 1 and help The Coast buy some more gear.