The Deaths Return to Centralia

The Deaths Return to Centralia
By Phil Hunt on May 15, 2008

The Deaths have nearly ten years under their collective belt, and they congealed at a time when the Fargo/Moorhead music scene was still very interconnected--and centered on Ralph’s Corner in Moorhead. They have a pedigree that covers nearly two decades of Fargo underground music history, with various past and current members doing time in about 27 bands according to the Fargo band family tree. Familiar local names such as Orange 17, June Panic, Les Dirty Frenchmen cover the list, and plenty of forgotten favorites like Mothmus, Kinky Einstein and Tokyo Raygun pad out the list. I think they might also hold an unofficial record for number of band T-shirts sold in the metro area.

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Opinion

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Music

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Film

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