Rob Laakso, guitarist and instrumentalist for Kurt Vile and the Violators, has died at 44. The musician’s wife, Mamie-Claire Cornelius, confirmed that he died on Thursday, May 4, after struggling with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer in which malignant cells form in the bile duct.
“I am lost without you but I promise I’ll find our way and I promise to make you proud,” Cornelius wrote on Instagram. “Thank you for giving me the most beautiful life, the most loving and beautiful children and for believing in me every day. You are the light of my life and the only slightest sliver of peace I have is that you…
