Anons: Magic Sword needs our help.
//POTUS: How about a NFT with you at a Magic Sword concert? I mean, everybody knows the real POTUS got moves! Show it in an NFT. The reee factor would be glorious.
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This Boise band’s Seattle tour stop ended in ‘tragedy.’ Now it hopes to raise $50,000
BY MICHAEL DEEDS UPDATED DECEMBER 15, 2022 12:31 PM
When the members of Magic Sword exited their hotel Dec. 12 after playing a tour-ending Seattle show, the plan was to drive eight hours home to Boise. Hearts sunk, they bought last-minute plane tickets instead. The electronic trio’s van had vanished overnight in the hotel parking lot. The equipment trailer, too. Stolen. “Everything was gone,” a newly created GoFundMe page explains, calling the crime a “true tragedy.” Touring in today’s economy is increasingly challenging for musicians. National acts ranging from Santigold to Animal Collective have pulled the plug on road plans because the business numbers don’t add up. Get unlimited digital access Try 1 month for $1 CLAIM OFFER But when you do tour? Then lose your livelihood in the process? “It’s still a little unbelievable,” Magic Sword’s bandleader, known as The Keeper, admitted in a phone interview. Magic Sword is a familiar highlight at the annual Treefort Music Fest in downtown Boise. Tyler Garcia Treefort Music Fest The Idaho Way newsletter A weekly roundup of opinions, commentary and your views from around the region. SIGN UP This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. GOFUNDME DRIVE To help offset losses and get the band back on stage, Magic Sword has launched a crowdfunding effort to raise $50,000. That figure doesn’t include the van and trailer. Insurance should cover those, The Keeper said. “I actually was just on the phone … trying to figure out how to go about doing this and claiming it,” he said. “But the gear is not covered. Period.” Magic Sword needs to replace more than a powerhouse synthesizer and wicked-looking guitar. The mysterious group, which performs wearing LED masks and dark cloaks, travels with expensive lighting equipment and special stage props — including the mythical Magic Sword…
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