Their myspace page proclaims "for better or wHearse". Luray Kuca and John Kuca, the only two members of the band Vertigo Butterfly proved that eerily true with a hose from the exhaust pipe of their 1966 hearse that pumped carbon monoxide into their sealed bedroom. Their 5-year-old daughter Ruby, died along with them.
Vertigo Butterfly released their one and only CD this year, but were in the pre-planning stages of a second CD. A visit to their myspace site will give you an opportunity to hear the classical guitar and mandolin of John Kuca and the haunting vocals of his wife, Luray. John played all the instruments, including drums. Luray provided the vocals and often wrote the songs. The songs are melancholy with an accoustic, coffee-house sound. Labeling themselves accoustic/rock/alternative they could just as easily have written beatnik/indie for the music is smooth and moody; the lyrics soaked in meaningful messages.
Their myspace site prominently features the hearse they dubbed "Big Ben". I note there were a lot of hits today, a lot of people playing their songs. Unfortunately, the suicide may be the catalyst that makes people listen and now it is too late, there will be no more.
In an email received Thursday night by a family friend, Todd Richards, John Kuca stated that Luray had cancer and he could not face life without her, urging that friends who wanted to see her should visit "sooner rather than later". Although Richards alerted police, by the time they arrived it was already too late. John Kuca and daughter Ruby were dead. Luray was unconscious and died shortly thereafter.
Vertigo Butterfly's Myspace
I don't want to live in the shadows, I just want to fly through the meadows. Everything is easy once you break free "To Be Me" - Vertigo Butterfly
Vertigo Butterfly released their one and only CD this year, but were in the pre-planning stages of a second CD. A visit to their myspace site will give you an opportunity to hear the classical guitar and mandolin of John Kuca and the haunting vocals of his wife, Luray. John played all the instruments, including drums. Luray provided the vocals and often wrote the songs. The songs are melancholy with an accoustic, coffee-house sound. Labeling themselves accoustic/rock/alternative they could just as easily have written beatnik/indie for the music is smooth and moody; the lyrics soaked in meaningful messages.
Their myspace site prominently features the hearse they dubbed "Big Ben". I note there were a lot of hits today, a lot of people playing their songs. Unfortunately, the suicide may be the catalyst that makes people listen and now it is too late, there will be no more.
In an email received Thursday night by a family friend, Todd Richards, John Kuca stated that Luray had cancer and he could not face life without her, urging that friends who wanted to see her should visit "sooner rather than later". Although Richards alerted police, by the time they arrived it was already too late. John Kuca and daughter Ruby were dead. Luray was unconscious and died shortly thereafter.
Vertigo Butterfly's Myspace
I don't want to live in the shadows, I just want to fly through the meadows. Everything is easy once you break free "To Be Me" - Vertigo Butterfly