Transgender captained The Cliks this Sunday Feb. 10th in the Pearl Street Clubroom at 7PM with local treasure Jen Tobey’s Alter-Ego

Lucas Silveira wears his heart on his tattoo sleeve. The frontman of Toronto rock band The Cliks bares a turbulent tapestry on his arm: a dragon leaping through flames and waves, two guns bearing wide wings, and the word “Survivor.”

“This is all to commemorate what I went through,” says Silveira, who is transgender. He notes that transgender people are more likely to commit suicide than others — and he knows the pain involved: “I went to that place, and I know where that comes from. I felt so lucky that I got through it that this was to commemorate the entire ordeal.”

Silveira is the first out transgender artist to be signed to a high profile label, Tommy Boy’s gay-friendly imprint Silver Label. These days he is trying to build a career as he rebuilds his life as a biological female who identifies as male. Click here for a great article on the band.

The Cliks are the band we have all been waiting for. No one else can inspire such crushed-out admiration and full-on rock star screaming. I thought those embarrassing fangirl days were long gone for me, but The Cliks have brought them back with a vengeance." — Margaret Cho

"…the Cliks, a foursome out of Toronto, rock with primal, stylish ferocity reminiscent of the early Pretenders" — Boston Globe

“Part of my mission with the True Colors tour was to provide a platform for some new and exciting acts. A band like The Cliks are all that and more. They are a force to be reckoned with and I am really excited to be sharing the stage with them.” — Cyndi Lauper

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