Bio
A band of “classical string players and rockers who translate gothic-rock-opera ideas into dreamy, sinister-cabaret sounds behind deep, stylized vocals.”
- Chicago Reader, July 28, 2011
Photo by Rodger Ruzanka
A rock ensemble with dazzling string arrangements and a pitch-black wit, The Dead Superheroes Orchestra will take you on a journey from your hometown cemetery down to the depths of the underworld, up to the cool, bare face of the moon, and back again. Dreamed up by brains steeped in Batman, Mozart, and Dostoevsky, the orchestra tells the tale of an angel and a boy who comes back from the dead.
“With a classical pedigree, the Dead Superheroes Orchestra revitalizes goth rock”
- Chicago Maroon, January 7, 2011
Their performances are part rock show, part chamber recital and part goth rock oratorio. A mad cacophony of strings, guitars, drums, piano, and choir led by a melodramatic bass voice, The Dead Superheroes Orchestra is a band that entertains, perplexes and entrances.
”Far Out”
- Chicago Sun Times, January 7, 2011
Photo by Rodger Ruzanka
DSO has performed in Boston, Milwaukee, and St. Louis and at many venerable Chicago venues including Mayne Stage, The Empty Bottle, Martyrs’ and the Abbey. They have performed with national touring acts Rasputina, Conjure One, Larkin Grimm and Architect. DSO has appeared as the backing band for Renee Louise Carafice, opening for Xiu Xiu at the Logan Square Auditorium, and performed as part of the Abbie Hoffman Died for our Sins Theater Festival. Their music has been played on local Chicago radio stations WHPK, WZRD, freeradiosaic and more, and they have been an in-studio guest on WHPK’s “Pure Hype”. The Dead Superheroes Orchestra were included in Mick Mercer’s book, “Music to Die for,” published by Cherry Red Press. Their music is available for sale on iTunes.