Sara Romweber, Drummer of Let’s Active, Dead at 55

Sara Romweber, the original drummer for North Carolina jangle-pop band Let’s Active, has died at the age of 55, journalist David Menconi reports and Romweber’s manager confirms to Pitchfork. According to her manager, the cause of death was a brain tumor.

Sara Romweber joined frontman Mitch Easter and bassist Faye Hunter in Let’s Active when she was 17. Their first performance found them opening for R.E.M. in Atlanta, Georgia in 1981. Romweber quit the band in 1984 after the release of the Afoot EP and their debut full-length, Cypress. Later, she co-founded the group Snatches of Pink and performed with her brother as the Dex Romweber Duo. In 2014, she reunited with Mitch Easter as Let’s Active for a benefit show.

In a statement, Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan wrote, “Sara Romweber was one of the kindest, most unique & inspiring people I’ve known.... A fantastically powerful and creative drummer.” See his post below.