Lives Like Skyscrapers & Friends. Join us for an evening of indie folk featuring a stripped down performance by Lives Like Skyscrapers. Lives Like Skyscrapers primarily based out of Ottawa draws influences from a range of genres including indie rock, post rock, folk, chamber pop and americana. Singer songwriter Ryan Neeb tells stories of grief, anguish and love expressed in an abstract manner. The instrumentation delivers undertones of hope and optimism, forging intricate soundscapes and explosive walls of sound.