- Born: July 25, 1958 in Coral Gables, FL
- Years Active: 1995-2008
- Member of: Dim Stars
- Genre: Rock & Alternative
- Influenced by: Glenn Branca, Silver Apples, Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, John Zorn, James Chance, Ron Asheton, The Nihilist Spasm Band, Tom Verlaine, James Williamson, Lou Reed, Pere Ubu, Richard Lloyd, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Ian MacKaye, Sterling Morrison, Robert Quine, The Sex Pistols, Greg Ginn
- Followed By: Brian Molko, Jonny Greenwood, Pavement, Kurt Cobain, Billy Corgan, Mary Timony, Beck, The May Bees, Royal Trux, White Out, Kim Thayil, Steve Turner, Buzz Osborne, Dave Navarro, Henry Flynt
- Similar Artists: Adrian Belew, Diamanda Galás, Bob Mould, Pussy Galore, Royal Trux, Pavement, Frank Black, Beck, Guided by Voices, Lou Barlow, D. Boon, Kurt Cobain, Billy Corgan, Ed Crawford, Shonen Knife, J Mascis, Dave Navarro, Vernon Reid, Kevin Shields, Steve Turner, Mike Watt, Mike Leary, Curt Kirkwood, Jonny Greenwood, Clint Ruin, Mary Timony, Wayne Coyne, Buzz Osborne, Brian Molko
A member of the critically acclaimed art/punk rock band Sonic Youth, Moore has been involved in numerous side projects, including the Dim Stars with Richard Hell and Even Worse. His first solo album, Psychic Hearts (recorded during and immediately after his wife and Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon's pregnancy in 1994), with ex-Half Japanese guitarist Tim Foljahn and Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, had an appropriately offhand feel but was far from sloppy. Along with carrying Sonic Youth into the 2000s, Moore collaborated with artists including DJ Spooky and Nels Cline, wrote music reviews and other pieces for Arthur magazine, and issued a book, Mix Tape: The Art of Cassette Culture, in 2005. 2007 marked the release of his second song-based album, Trees Outside of the Academy, which featured largely acoustic arrangements and cameos by Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis, Samara Lubelski, and Moore's fellow Sonic Youth member Steve Shelley. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide