When the Vicious Cycles climb onstage at the Cobalt on Friday (April 25) to celebrate the release of new album Bad News Travels Fast, they’ll be using a whole bunch of gear that got ripped off from their jam space last week.

“I had several instruments missing; I got them all back,” said Rob Wright in a call to the Straight.

The bassist added they’re “elated” that anything was returned, although guitarist-vocalist Billy Bones is still short one Sparrow Twangmaster he built himself.

“It doesn’t hold a ton of monetary value, but obviously it’s something that he’s attached to.”

Eagle-eyed friends who learned of the break-in at the band’s East Side digs—Greenback High, Piggy, and the Jolts were also hit hard—found the items after scouring the streets, pawn shops, and Craigslist.

Between the bands, roughly $20,000 in equipment was lifted and $15,000 subsequently returned.

Wright acknowledged that it’s a somewhat miraculous turn of events. Also miraculous: the monstrous mix of vintage punk, Pacific Northwest garage, and killer style achieved on the VC’s new Dave Carswell–produced album.