10,000 Maniacs without Rob

Well, from what I can tell, my favorite band is kinda no more. That is, 10,000 Maniacs (and here’s the fan site) is thinking of dropping the name and going with another name. Reasoning is the loss of the band member Robert Buck who played guitar late last year. I’ll quote from Steven Gustafson, bass player for the band,: “To some of us, a future as 10KM without Rob in the world just wouldn’t feel right. Regardless of what’s happened in the past, the past is not the answer here. IMHO, it’s time to do the honorable thing. And that is to let Rob take the name with him.”