Some tragic news from the camp of well-respected “punkgrass” band Split Lip Rayfield…

“With great sadness we must announce that our band mate, friend and brother Kirk Rundstrom has lost his battle. Anybody who knew Kirk knew that he had more zest than all of us. He truly had an ethereal spirit. We have been proud and impressed with the way he went out on his own terms. It wasn’t easy, it wasn’t fair, and it sure as hell isn’t right, but he was an inspiration. We love him and will miss him.”

Rundstrom was suffering from squamous cell carcinoma, a deadly form of throat cancer. He was 37 years old.