Haven’t heard of Dead Moon? That’s because they’re the quintessential American band ignored for much of their existence. The Coles were anti-cool before grunge was even a thing. Along with the Wipers, ...

Fans of Portland punk band Dead Moon had pretty much written off any chance to see the legendary DIY band between their 2006 retirement and Fred Cole’s recent open heart surgery. So when the big ...

Garage punk legends Dead Moon have been playing some rare shows this year, including one in Brooklyn (and at one Fred Cole collapsed but he’s doing okay now). They don’t have any more scheduled at the ...

Dead Moon (Fred Cole, far right) has an admirer in Pearl Jam. “One-in-a-million will be the Stones,” writes Dead Moon patriarch Fred Cole from his Clackamas home just outside Portland, Oregon. “I ...

Every once in a while, North Carolina indie OGs Superchunk like to dress up as another band for Halloween. In 2020, for instance, Superchunk went out as goth greats the Sisters Of Mercy, or at least ...