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The Little Deaths was an American
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band formed in
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,
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in 1997. The band was associated with the 1990s
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movement and became part of the San Francisco Bay-Area's late-1990s musical renaissance which spawned bands like Subtonix, The Phantom Limbs,
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, The Vanishing, and the
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offshoot, Clone. The Little Deaths toured and played shows with bands such as
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and
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extensively until 2000. They released one critically acclaimed album entitled '' Destination: Sexy'' on New York-based
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label
Heartcore Records Heartcore may refer to: * ''Heartcore'' (Kurt Rosenwinkel album), 2003 * ''Heartcore'' (Wildbirds & Peacedrums album), 2007 {{dab ...
in 1999. The Little Deaths went through several line-up changes before disbanding in 2002. Lead singer
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later appeared in the ''Queer Punk'' issue of infamous punk publication ''
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''. He went on to play synthesizer with the
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-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
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's Newswire as a music
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ger. His contributions include a notable interview with rock singer
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. Mikel Delgado later joined
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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
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of
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and Tamala Poljak of Longstocking to form the group Infinite Xs. The group released one recording on the
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label in 2002. She then went on to form Robo Sapien with Chad Byrne in 2002. The duo currently resides in
Carrboro, North Carolina Carrboro is a town in Orange County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 21,295 at the 2020 census.Destination: Sexy'' Album (1999) released by Heartcore Records


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External links

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SFBG Article with Aaron Detroit InterviewThe Little Deaths Home Page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Little Deaths, The Alternative rock groups from California Musical groups disestablished in 2002 Musical groups established in 1997 Queercore groups