After many set backs due to scheduling and some personnel changes, we're going to have our first recording session for the album TOMORROW. It is going to be a DIY affair. Adam Hubbell, our bassist, will be the engineer. We'll track drums and guitar tomorrow and track strings and piano on Sunday all at Fulton Recital Hall on the University of Chicago campus. The choir will be tracked later in the summer. Check back here for some demo material as the summer goes on.

We've added a show at the Elbo Room and we'll be performing for the Abbie Hoffman Theater Festival in August.

A live recording of "I'll spend my nights in the graveyard" was added to the music section. Thanks to Craig Winston of Portland, OR's The Gentry for doing some sound touch-ups.

This time...It's for real.

On April 5th, we will enter Strobe Recording Studio in Chicago to begin recording an album. 16 tracks will be recorded...The album is tentatively titled The Dead Superheroes: A story about love and death.

The Dead Superheroes Orchestra will be performing at the Orphanage in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood on May 4th. The show time is reportedly 9:30ish. Check back for updates about shows in April and May.

Performance updates: We'll be performing at Reggie's Music Joint on State Street in Chicago on March 20th. The other performers are TBA. In addition, Mark Winston will perform Robert Schumann's Dichterliebe on May 22nd, as part of the University of Chicago's Noontime Concert Series. Check back here for more information on these performances and others.

Looking for gigs. Finishing the opera. Shopping for recording studios.

We'll have our photo page up and running soon with brand new photos taken by Barbara Garay from our recent performance at the Underground Lounge in Chicago. We will also include some more photos from a shoot for the Wright Times newspaper.

Catch us playing live at the Underground Lounge in Chicago on Thursday, December 20th, 2007. We're playing as part of the Flabby Hoffman Caravan. The Underground Lounge is a 21+ venue and is located at 952 W. Newport, just east of the intersection of Clark, Sheffield and Newport. There is a $5 cover. Tell them you're there to see the Dead Superheroes Orchestra.

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Are you our friend on myspace yet? If not, be sure to visit our page and add us...before we add you. http://myspace.com/deadsuperheroes

The Dead Superheroes Orchestra will be performing at Strawdog Theater Company in Chicago on Friday, August 31st for a benefit to support Voluntarios de la Esperanza, a non-profit organization, which works to help poor families and orphanages in Santiago, Chile. All proceeds from the show will benefit the organization. Doors open at 11pm. $10 Donation at the door.

The Dead Superheroes Orchestra w/ Violet, and Others
Friday August 31st 11pm
Strawdog Theater Company
3829 N. Broadway Ave.
Chicago, Illinois
$10 Donation at the door

http://voluntariosesperanza.org
http://strawdog.org

We performed on WHPK 88.5 FM's live rock show, Pure Hype on Friday, February 23rd. We played lots of songs and recorded them all, including a rendition of the show's theme song. A streaming version of this will be available very soon on our music page. Check back within the week.

DSO is taking a short break for the month of January. We'll be appearing next on WHPK's live rock show, Pure Hype, on February 23, 2007. We'll play a few songs, talk about life and the infinite cosmos and enlighten you with a bad joke or two.

We'll be playing more shows beginning in mid-February

We're playing with Grace Kulp this Friday at 7pm at Mercury Cafe in Chicago (1505 W. Chicago Ave). We also have another show on December 15, 2006 with the Cynics at the Elastic Arts Foundation (2830 N. Milwaukee).

We've recorded "Somewhere Beyond the Sea" with Loren Jan Wilson of Mr. Hyde Records. We'll have a short sample online when the final mix is done. This song will be included on the upcoming Mr. Hyde Records Compilation, which features bands from Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. You can read more about the compilation at http://mrhyderecords.com. The comp will be available in early 2007 through their website and various stores throughout Chicago.

We're playing at Mercury Cafe on December 8th with Grace Kulp. It will be amazing; it would be impossible for such an event to be anything less than that. Our performance will also coincide with the cafe's first birthday celebration. It is quite likely that there will be plenty of deals on coffee and cakes, as well as other things. We will have some small buttons to give away at this show for FREE. They are black with white lettering and they say, "DSO". We'll also have plenty of copies of our demo to hand out for free as well. How can you go on living without these? Frankly, you shouldn't go on living without these. Remember this will be an ALL AGES SHOW. This show is also completely FREE. Do show up.

Dead Superheroes Orchestra
with Grace Kulp
Friday, December 8th, 2006
7pm, ALL AGES, FREE
Mercury Cafe
1505 W. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL

Some websites for you to visit:

http://myspace.com/deadsuperheroes
http://myspace.com/gracekulp
http://chimercurycafe.com

All Hallow's Eve nears. Without question, the Dead Superheroes Orchestra must be busy. We have two shows prior to Halloween. The first is on October 27th, 2006 at the Logan Square Auditorium, where we'll be part of the band backing Renee-Louise Carafice, who is opening for Xiu Xiu. The second show is at Sylvie's Lounge on October 30th, 2006, known in some circles as Devil's Night. We encourage you to dress up in Halloween attire, and especially to wear your angel wings.