The Little Deaths was an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1997. The band was associated with the 1990s Queercore movement and became part of the San Francisco Bay-Area's late-1990s musical renaissance which spawned bands like Subtonix, The Phantom Limbs, Erase Errata, The Vanishing, and the 7 Year Bitch offshoot, Clone.[2][3] The Little Deaths toured and played shows with bands such as The Need, Le Tigre, The Haggard and Imperial Teen extensively until 2000. They released one critically acclaimed album entitled Destination: Sexy on New York-based Queercore label Heartcore Records in 1999.[4] The Little Deaths went through several line-up changes before disbanding in 2002.
The Little Deaths | |
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 The Little Deaths in 1998, left to right: Scott Bradley, Mikel Delgado, Aaron
Detroit, Whitney Skillcorn, and Clay Walsh | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Genres | Punk rock, Alternative rock, Queercore |
| Years active | 1997–2002 |
| Labels | Heartcore Records[1] |
| Members | Aaron Detroit Mikel Delgado Scott Bradley Clay Walsh |
| Past members | Trixie Hahn Whitney Skillcorn |
Lead singer Aaron Detroit later appeared in the Queer Punk issue of infamous punk publication Maximum RocknRoll.[5] He went on to play synthesizer with the Dame Darcy-fronted band Death By Doll. They released the album Gasoline in 2006. In addition to his continued musical output, in 2006 Detroit became a regular contributor to SuicideGirls.com's Newswire as a music blogger. His contributions include a notable interview with rock singer Marilyn Manson.
Mikel Delgado later joined Whysall Lane in 2001, a group formed by Richard Baluyut, formerly of Versus, which also included Adam Pfahler, formerly of Jawbreaker, and Lorna Lithgow. The group eventually released one split single, A track on a 2004 TeenBeat compilation, and a self-titled album on Blackball Records in 2006. Later in that year Mikel left the band.
Whitney Skillcorn later joined forces with Jody Bleyle of Team Dresch and Tamala Poljak of Longstocking to form the group Infinite Xs. The group released one recording on the Chainsaw label in 2002. She then went on to form Robo Sapien with Chad Byrne in 2002. The duo currently resides in Carrboro, North Carolina where they continue to write and record music from home.
Discography
edit- Destination: Sexy Album (1999) released by Heartcore Records
References
edit- ^ "エロい娘が見たいなら、風俗へ行くのだ！". Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ Tuff, Cookie (March 2002). "Aaron Detroit". Maximum RocknRoll. pp. 91–93.
- ^ "The San Francisco Examiner from San Francisco, California". Newspapers.com. August 29, 1999. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "エロい娘が見たいなら、風俗へ行くのだ！". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ Sam Atakra (July 2002). "LIVE REVIEW:July 21st, Subtonix, Ghost Hips at The Mission Badlands Gallery..." Atakra.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
External links
edit- Larry Bob (Summer 2000). "New no wave: The queer rock underground is deeper than you think". San Francisco Bay Guardian.
- Tuff, Cookie (March 2002). "Aaron Detroit". Maximum RocknRoll. pp. 91–93.
- Thorn, Mike (March 2002). "Queer Punx Round Table". Maximum RocknRoll. pp. 85–87.
- SFBG Article with Aaron Detroit Interview
- The Little Deaths Home Page
- The Little Deaths at AllMusic