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Portland, United States (1987 – 2006)
Dead Moon was a Portland, Oregon band fronted by longtime singer/guitarist/songwriter Fred Cole. His wife Toody plays bass and Andrew Loomis plays drums.
Formed in 1987, the band combined garage rock, punk, and country in their stripped-down sound. Fred Cole has engineered most of the band’s recordings and mastered them on a mono lathe that was used for The Kingsmen’s version of “
Louie Louie.”
Their early records, such as In the Graveyard, were released on the Tombstone Records label, named for the musical equipment store Fred and Toody operated at the time. Soon they caught the attention of the German label Music Maniac, and toured Europe successfully. Not until the mid-nineties did they tour the United States. Much of their following is in Europe.
A U.S. filmmaking team (Kate Fix and Jason Summers) produced a 2004 documentary, Unknown Passage: The Dead Moon Story, which played in independent theaters around the U.S., New Zealand, and Melbourne International Film Fest, and might be offered with the upcoming Dead Moon box set on Sub Pop Records. Dead Moon has recorded for labels such as Empty Records, but most releases are on Music Maniac abroad and Tombstone in the U.S. The Tombstone label has also provided cheap mastering and duplication for other bands, serving more as a cooperative than a promotional vehicle.
Fred and Toody are in their fifties. They currently own the Tombstone General Store in Clackamas, Oregon, and are building a shopping center nearby.
Formed in 1987, the band combined garage rock, punk, and country in their stripped-down sound. Fred Cole has engineered most of the band’s recordings and mastered them on a mono lathe that was used for The Kingsmen’s version of “
Louie Louie.”Their early records, such as In the Graveyard, were released on the Tombstone Records label, named for the musical equipment store Fred and Toody operated at the time. Soon they caught the attention of the German label Music Maniac, and toured Europe successfully. Not until the mid-nineties did they tour the United States. Much of their following is in Europe.
A U.S. filmmaking team (Kate Fix and Jason Summers) produced a 2004 documentary, Unknown Passage: The Dead Moon Story, which played in independent theaters around the U.S., New Zealand, and Melbourne International Film Fest, and might be offered with the upcoming Dead Moon box set on Sub Pop Records. Dead Moon has recorded for labels such as Empty Records, but most releases are on Music Maniac abroad and Tombstone in the U.S. The Tombstone label has also provided cheap mastering and duplication for other bands, serving more as a cooperative than a promotional vehicle.
Fred and Toody are in their fifties. They currently own the Tombstone General Store in Clackamas, Oregon, and are building a shopping center nearby.
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Strange Pray Tell
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Unknown Passage
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Crack in the System
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Echoes Of The Past
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Fire in the Western World
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It's Ok
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Cast Will Change
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Down the Road
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Going South
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Shoutbox
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Jelenino wrote:
remember the candle one stage...
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mortytoad wrote:
Dead Moon should be in the Rock n Roll hall of fame. Fred, at least, most definitely.
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Suppadee wrote:
Genious!!
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MassiveKill wrote:
maybe the greatest band ever
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gillidu wrote:
@ im1wine: try to get the 'echoes of the past' double album, 48 tracks and every single one is a hit
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Nigel_Tufnel wrote:
The first one I got was Nervous Sooner Changes and that managed to hook me. Since then I have gotten Crack in the System and Strange Pray Tell and those are pretty great, too.
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Nosetoceiling wrote:
Garrett Reynolds = ) .
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im1wine wrote:
Is there anybody with an expert opinion on which albums are the most essential? I´ve got 'unknown passage'..
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watermellen wrote:
Someone send me some Dead Moon, please?
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makokesk8 wrote:
cojonudos!
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janmar13 wrote:
I saw them many times in the Netherlands SUPER
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-stain- wrote:
I wish I could have seen them
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st9ler wrote:
imho classics
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SHED82 wrote:
Great!
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svampmoln wrote:
New group "Retro rock" focuses on rock bands today rooted in the 60's and 70's rock. Welcome! http://www.last.fm/group/retro+rock
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lameryder wrote:
Ricochet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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el toro fuerte wrote:
super.
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xn0153x wrote:
street of despair pwnz! :P
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metawirt2 wrote:
Check out Fred's and Toody's new band: Pierced Arrows!
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awffle wrote:
I'm so glad the Sonics are top related artist!
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