Travis Nelsen, longtime Okkervil River drummer, dies

Travis Nelsen, drummer of Okkervil River from 2003-2010, passed away on Tuesday (April 7) his former band members confirmed.
Okkervil River broke the news in a statement on Instagram on April 9, writing Nelsen was “a radiant, hilarious, charismatic, generous, passionate human being with a heart that was completely open”.
“He played drums like no other person on earth. If you ever saw him play live you remember it — maybe more than anything else about the show,” the