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Theo Kogan, singer of the legendary NYC all-female punk band Lunachicks, has recreated herself with a new group and a new sound. Planting herself in the middle of three bandmates that stand 65 and over, Theo & the Skyscrapers tear holes in the clouds with a hypnotic concoction of dark new wave, laser punk, and metal pop. Imagine Blondie's tour bus smashing into Slayer on Gary Numans driveway. Yet at the same time, the music conjures up images of a NYC sidewalk at dawn in the year 2025. Past collides with future. Chaos fellates beauty. The band unofficially began when Theo and Toilet Boys co-frontman Sean Pierce began collaborating on songs. No strangers to the full on rock n roll lifestyle, Theo and Sean have played shows and toured around the globe with bands like Marilyn Manson, No Doubt, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Offspring, Rancid, NOFX, The Donnas and Blondie to name a few. As a songwriting team, neither wanted to over-analyze and meddle with the initial arrangements. When fellow vertically daunting band mates Chris Kling and Dimitry Makhnovsky joined the band, the results were organic, uninhibited, and eclectic. Exactly how the music was meant to be. And its a process that is thoroughly in-line with Theo & the Skyscrapers beliefs about identity. Take the song Not Alone, written for all the freaky kids, nerds, punks, and gays who feel alienated, which lets them know that there are other people who feel the same desperation. First Bleach is about being your own person, regardless of who the world thinks you should be. These bleeding black-heart songs are right at home with the bands thunderous and volatile party starters like the self-explanatory Doppelganger Death Disco. The juxtaposition is reflected in their euphoric, post-apocalyptic live performances, featuring original video backdrops by famed downtown artist Rob Roth. Whether opening sold-out shows for The Hives and Mindless Self Indulgence, or ripping up a dingy Lower East Side club, Theo & the Skyscrapers hold their audiences captive. Three giants that look like gangly alien brothers move in unison with custom light cabinets to create a metallic death machine. The towering trio makes Theo's angelic presence that much more divine. But dont be fooled by her comparatively petite stature, shes just as fierce as the fellas beside her.
