Beau Velasco, co-founder of The Death Set, is dead
Beau Velasco, co-founder of critically acclaimed Baltimore/New York/Philadelphia electro-punk group The Death Set, died yesterday in Brooklyn, the band's manager confirmed today.
Details of Velasco's death have not been released, but his band mate Johnny Siera posted this message on the band's Facebook page:
R.I.P. my dear brother, friend and band mate Beau Velasco. We are all so devestated that I will keep this short. We love you and you will be missed. You affected us all so much in the most positive ways. Our lives would not be as is if not for you. W...e love you. For all those who wish to pay their respects we will let the details known soon.
The Death Set came together in mid-2005 in Australia, and moved to Baltimore shortly thereafter. They released the album "Worldwide" in 2008 on Counter Records, an imprint of Ninja Tune.
Local composer Dan Deacon lived next to Velasco and Siera in the Copycat Building when they first moved to Baltimore.
"beau was the definition of a solid guy," Deacon wrote in an e-mail. "i don't know what to say beyond that. he was just a really great guy and its real shame what happened."
(Handout photo)
I've been The Baltimore Sun's nightlife and local entertainment reporter for a couple years, and it's surprising how much the scene has grown in that time. Most of Baltimore's bars and clubs are unpretentious places with fairly cheap drinks and plenty of character. I like dancing and think this city needs more clubs, but nothing beats having a cold, locally brewed beer with friends in a comfortably full corner bar.
Comments
Goddamnit.
Posted by: Chw | September 28, 2009 3:59 PM
Umm, that's a photo of Johnny and Pete, not Beau.
Posted by: Frank | September 28, 2009 4:01 PM
I bet it wasn't natural causes.
Posted by: johnnycat | September 30, 2009 2:50 PM