help scotland yard gospel choir

Terrible news about the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir — quoting directly from Jim DeRogatis’s report in the Chicago Sun-Times:

Heading out on tour to celebrate the release of their new Bloodshot Records album “…And the Horse You Rode In On,” the members of Chicago’s celebrated ork-pop band the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir were hospitalized Thursday afternoon after sustaining serious injuries when their van flipped over and rolled five to eight times on I-65 in Indiana en route to a show in Cincinnati, according to news reports and a brief statement from Bloodshot.

Alison Hinderliter, Jay Santana, and Ethan Adelsman were all released from the hospital last night with minor injuries. Elia Einhorn was held overnight with injuries to his head and neck, and is expected to be released tomorrow. Mary Ralph has a broken pelvis and collarbone, and will probably be moved to a hospital closer to home. Mark Yoshizumi was airlifted to Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn last night with injuries to his head, back, and neck. He is in serious condition, but making progress.

You can read Jim’s full report here but, more importantly, the article contains information on how you can donate to a fund set up for the band. In addition to medical costs, the band’s van and all of their equipment were destroyed in the accident.

Please read the story in the Chicago Sun-Times, as linked above, for information on how to help, and thanks to ptolemyclark for bringing this to our attention.