Saturday - As far as celebrity causes go, the West Memphis Three has to rank right up there. It's a trio of teen boys in Arkansas convicted in 1993 of murdering three children - wrongly, says a list of boldface names ranging from Natalie Maines from the Dixie Chicks to Will Ferrell. Michael Graves, a former singer for horror punk pioneers Misfits, cut an album last year with lyrics written by the oldest of the three and the only one sentenced to death, Damien Echols. (It was not even Echols' first turn as a cell-block lyricist. He wrote the words for a track on Pearl Jam's last CD.) Graves makes two stops in Fargo on Saturday in support of the October release, "Illusions." He'll play acoustic at both, also rolling out some old Misfits material. At 6 p.m., it's an all-ages show at the Red Raven Espresso Parlor. Tickets are $8; call (701) 478-7337 for information. At 10 p.m., the show starts at the Nestor Tavern. Tickets are $5, (701) 232-2485.
- Dave Roepke
