Dead Moon was a Portland, Oregon punk rock band. The band is fronted by sin… Read Full Bio ↴Dead Moon was a Portland, Oregon punk rock band. The band is fronted by singer-songwriter and guitarist Fred Cole; his wife Toody Cole plays bass, and Andrew Loomis plays drums. Formed in 1987, the band combined 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 sixties. They currently own the Tombstone General Store in Clackamas, Oregon, and are building a shopping center nearby.
Pearl Jam often covers the song It's OK.
In December 2006 they retired:
2006-12-13 - AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM DEAD MOON
After 20 yrs, Dead Moon is retiring. It has been a journey we will always treasure and feel that a worldwide family has emerged in its place. Dead Moon became much bigger than the band itself, it became a DIY underground hopeful for a lot of people. The candle is still burning!
--Fred Cole
(from http://www.subpop.com)
2007-05-18 PIERCED ARROWS
For the first time in a long time, Fred and Toody Cole were nervous. Six months after the breakup of their legendary garage-rock outfit, Dead Moon, the Coles were about to debut a new group—something they haven’t had to do for 20 years. And their new trio, Pierced Arrows, had only six practices under its belt at showtime.
http://localcut.wweek.com/2007/05/23/pierced-arrows-at-ash-street-saloon-may-18-2007/
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 sixties. They currently own the Tombstone General Store in Clackamas, Oregon, and are building a shopping center nearby.
Pearl Jam often covers the song It's OK.
In December 2006 they retired:
2006-12-13 - AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM DEAD MOON
After 20 yrs, Dead Moon is retiring. It has been a journey we will always treasure and feel that a worldwide family has emerged in its place. Dead Moon became much bigger than the band itself, it became a DIY underground hopeful for a lot of people. The candle is still burning!
--Fred Cole
(from http://www.subpop.com)
2007-05-18 PIERCED ARROWS
For the first time in a long time, Fred and Toody Cole were nervous. Six months after the breakup of their legendary garage-rock outfit, Dead Moon, the Coles were about to debut a new group—something they haven’t had to do for 20 years. And their new trio, Pierced Arrows, had only six practices under its belt at showtime.
http://localcut.wweek.com/2007/05/23/pierced-arrows-at-ash-street-saloon-may-18-2007/
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Dead Moon Lyrics
13 Going on 21 Shadows fell into our eyes Strangers we would seldom call …
40 Miles of Bad Road I've crossed the line I've bent the rules Home of the brave …
A Fix on You How many times have I said it before You can't keep…
A Miss of You I used to be so, so down I thought I had…
Area 51 You and I have the same dream Caught in the hills…
Black September And you go on a marquee Watch myself in you Winds of…
Can't Do That Your situation's on the top of my head I don't know…
Cast Will Change Wish I'd been born on a georgia farm Wish I'd never…
Castaways Castaways, gypsies of the dawn Angels out of darkness with N…
Dagger Moon Release me from your wire dagger moon Release me from your…
Day After Day Day after day we threw our cares away Waiting for tomorrow,…
Dead Moon Night Thunderbolts and nightsticks Coming out of the sky Flames ov…
Destination X Black man comin' down the avenue Arm shot full of holes,…
Diamonds in the Rough Rivers of sorrow, diamonds in the rough Everything you wante…
DOA Into dark waters flow - bad dreams of long ago Children…
Down the Road Stranded in the storm trying to see through the rain Looks…
Evil Eye I am so bad because of you There ain't nothing that…
Fire in the Western World The red sky's moaning and the wind is blowing hard Better…
Going South Bring me my whiskey I'm checking out Gonna be a long time,…
Graveyard It's a new game, causing pain You know I've got you…
I Hate the Blues You know my life would be easy If people would leave…
I Won't Be the One Looking at my face in a photograph I was only 17 Been…
I'm Out Nine Runaway horses under my hood Can't catch me when I fly Blue…
It's O.K. (chorus) It's okay, we've all seen better days It's okay,…
Jane Jane, why did you go Oh jane, why did you go You…
Johnny's Got a Gun You've crushed the resistance before it's begun Silenced the…
Last Train The last train is leaving, can't you read the signals…
My Escape There's a point of no return Where we never seem to…
Never Again I tried to tell you that there's always two sides…
On Another Plane On another plane- I'm out of here babe I'm sick and…
Point of No Return I used to ride the world thinking I could do…
Poor Born I was poor born out in tin town I'd sing along…
Psychodelic Nightmare Oh, it ain't safe, you better watch out They're coming to…
Rescue I want to rescue you Fill all the empty spaces that…
Ricochet I've been dragged through the mud Told I ain't enough Done a…
Room 213 He slips into the room with the broken mirrors Trying to…
Running Out of Time There ain't no mystery here We just try to get by No…
Running Scared The imaginary line that we don't dare cross That innocent si…
Sabotage It's the It's the common cause It's the bloody cross It's a …
Somewhere Far Away I don't know what happened But somehow I got lost They'd sho…
Sorrow's Forecast Oh, I coulda done something Gone the extra mile Take the nex…
The Way It Is Maybe we were meant to be like a heartbeat turning…
These Times with You I had to trace the clouds with the dark side…
Too Far Gone Down to dixon, razor's edge Cuts like water, runs so red And…
Unknown Passage There's a red light on the hill And a bridge out…
Walking on My Grave I can't stay knowing what's going down I can't stay, darknes…