The Little Deaths
| Company type | Band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Defunct | 2002 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California , United States |
| Products | Music albums, live performances |
The Little Deaths emerged as a rock ensemble from San Francisco, California, in 1997. Linked to the 1990s Queercore scene, they contributed to the Bay Area's vibrant late-1990s music revival alongside contemporaries such as Subtonix, The Phantom Limbs, Erase Errata, The Vanishing, and Clone. Between their inception and 2000, the band embarked on numerous tours with groups including The Need, Le Tigre, The Haggard, and Imperial Teen. Their sole album, Destination: Sexy, was released in 1999 under Heartcore Records, a New York-based Queercore label, and received critical praise. Following several changes in membership, The Little Deaths ceased activity in 2002.
The band's frontman, Aaron Detroit, was featured in the Queer Punk edition of the punk magazine Maximum RocknRoll. Subsequently, he played synthesizer for Death By Doll, a band led by Dame Darcy, contributing to their 2006 album Gasoline. Beyond performing, Detroit established himself as a frequent contributor to SuicideGirls.com's Newswire as a music blogger, notably conducting an interview with Marilyn Manson.
In 2001, Mikel Delgado became part of Whysall Lane, a band initiated by Richard Baluyut of Versus and including Adam Pfahler from Jawbreaker along with Lorna Lithgow. Whysall Lane's discography features a split single, a track on a 2004 TeenBeat compilation, and a self-titled album released through Blackball Records in 2006 before Delgado's departure.
Whitney Skillcorn joined forces with Jody Bleyle (Team Dresch) and Tamala Poljak (Longstocking) to create Infinite Xs, which produced one release on Chainsaw Records in 2002. Later, she co-founded Robo Sapien with Chad Byrne; the pair continue to compose and record music from their base in Carrboro, North Carolina.
Discography
- Destination: Sexy (1999), Heartcore Records
External links
- New no wave: The queer rock underground is deeper than you think – San Francisco Bay Guardian, Summer 2000
- Cookie Tuff, "Aaron Detroit," Maximum RocknRoll, March 2002, pp. 91–93
- Mike Thorn, "Queer Punx Round Table," Maximum RocknRoll, March 2002, pp. 85–87
- The Little Deaths Home Page