Also this issue:

Pursuance to Psalm
A new book and a newly packaged reissue illuminate John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme.
-Nate Chinen

Rolling Rolling Rolling
-A.D. Amorosi

Happiness Motel
Ambient pop artist Andy Stochansky likes everyday people.
-A.D. Amorosi

mywrites
-Hamida Kinge on Hip-Hop

Trailer Bride
-M.J. Fine

Shipping News
-Paul Burress

Donald Glaude
-Sean O’Neal

Radio 4
-Paul Burress

September 26-October 2, 2002

musicpicks

Dead Moon

They're the grandparents of grunge, gods of garage rock and yet for years they were among the best-kept secrets this side of Deep Throat. Little known outside of the Pacific Northwest (their home) and Europe (where they've always been well-received), the Clackamas, Ore., trio has been coming out of its U.S. reclusion in the last five years. Fronted by the husband/wife, guitarist/bassist duo Fred and Toody Cole, and backed by drummer Andrew Loomis, Dead Moon's cranked out its distinctive brand of whiskey-fueled, barebones rawk since 1987 (Fred's been playing in bands since the mid-'60s). As they've ventured out of their woodsy seclusion, they began to re-release on CD albums formerly available only on vinyl from their own Tombstone label. Efforts like Destination X and the live Hardwired in Ljubljana (both on Empty Records) are rough and ready, packed with edgy, catchy hard-livin' anthems full of tales of love and rough times. Live, don't miss Loomis' never-disappointing stupid beer and candle tricks (to explain would be to give away too much).

Mon., Sept. 30, 9 p.m., $8, with Reigning Sound, The North Star, 27th and Poplar sts., 215-684-0808, www.northstarbar.com.

—Brian Howard