They Are Gutting a Body of Water’s Doug Dulgarian Reveals Cancer Diagnosis

Doug Dulgarian, founder of Philadelphia shoegaze band They Are Gutting a Body of Water, has revealed he has been diagnosed with cancer. As a result, the group has canceled their upcoming US tour except for three dates in December: two shows in Brooklyn on December 9th and 10th and a hometown show on December 18th. In an Instagram post, Dulgarian said he received the diagnosis this past Friday, October 16th, the same day that TAGABOW released their new mixtape, KOOL FAITH / LOOSIES II. The project features mashups of songs by Dulgarian’s favorite artists, including Hotline TNT, SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE, RXKNephew, Horse Jumper of Love, and Greg Mendez. Find They Are Gutting a Body of Water Tickets A GoFundMe has been launched to support Dulgarian and TAGABOW. It has apparently cost him “thousands of dollars of medical bills out of pocket to get the cancer diagnosis,” along with unreimbursable upfront tour costs and the loss of the band’s touring income. “Damn. Super bummed to have to talk about this. And super bummed to do this,” Dulgarian wrote in his note. “I have a feeling it will all work out. Been thru a lot of things in my crazy and (atp) relatively long existence and I’m no stra...