Gerhardt Fuchs, current drummer for Maserati who has also performed with acts ranging from MSTRKRFT to !!!, died last night in a freak accident in Williamsburg.After attending a benefit party early Sunday morning when the elevator he was in stalled, Newsday reports "as Fuchs attempted to jump out of the elevator and onto an adjacent floor, the hood of his sweatshirt got caught on a piece of the elevator, causing him to fall five stories to the bottom of the elevator shaft, according to the police report."
Tragically, Maserati is no stranger to band-member deaths involving the percussion player: in 2005, then-drummer Mike Gius was hit by a car and killed while riding a bicycle in Sacramento, leading Fuchs to join the band as his replacement.
My previous post for this blog was a show recap of Maserati's performance at the Mohawk on October 17th. It was the last show I attended in Austin before moving to Chicago, and with good reason: Maserati was my favorite act at SXSW2k9 that I knew nothing about previously. And Fuchs' insanely skilled progressive/post-rock drum patterns were not only the kinetic energy of the band, but literally the main feature of their pulsating live performances.
Didn't want this to be the first post from my new digs, but as a freshly-minted fan who had the privilege of watching him play with newfound awe and enthusiasm for his craft, my heart goes out to his family, friends, and bandmates that are missing him a whole lot right now.
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