Thee Oh Sees

Thee Oh Sees
Thee Oh Sees live at Primavera Festival 2010
Background information
Origin	San Francisco, California, USA
Genres	Alternative rock Garage Rock Punk rock Noise rock Art punk Post-punk Avant-garde rock Psychedelic Rock
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Load Records, Narnack Records, Rock is Hell Records, Castle Face Records, In The Red Records
Associated acts	Pink and Brown, Coachwhips, The Hospitals, Zeigenbock Kopf
Website	Official Website
Members
John Dwyer Brigid Dawson Petey Dammit Mike Shoun
Past members
Jeff Rosenberg Patrick Mullins Jigmae Baer

Thee Oh Sees is a band from San Francisco, California, USA. It began as an outlet for John Dwyer (of Coachwhips, Pink and Brown, Landed, Yikes, Burmese, The Hospitals, Zeigenbock Kopf) to release his instrumental, experimental home recordings, and over the course of several albums evolved into a full band. The band is noted for both its prolific album releases as well as its energetic live shows.

They have recorded and performed with numerous members in the past. Former band names include: The Ohsees, OCS, Orange County Sound, and Orinoka Crash Suite.

Band members

Current line-up

• John Dwyer - vocals, guitar
• Brigid Dawson - vocals, keyboards
• Petey Dammit! - guitar
• Mike Shoun - drums
• Lars Finberg - drums

Former members

• Jeff Rosenberg - guest guitar (on 1)
• Patrick Mullins (of Burmese) - drums, saws, etc. (on 3, 4, Cool Death of Island Raiders, Sucks Blood)
• Jigmae Baer - drums (selected tracks on Sucks Blood, The Master's Bedroom...)

Discography

Albums

• 34 Reasons Why Life Goes On Without You / 18 Reasons To Love Your Hater To Death [aka 1], Tumult Records (as OCS)
• 2, 2004, Narnack Records (as OCS)
• 3 - Song about Death and Dying / 4 - Get Stoved, 2005, Narnack Records (as OCS)
• The Cool Death of Island Raiders [aka 5], 2006, Narnack Records (as The OhSees)
• Sucks Blood, 2007, Castle Face Records (as The OhSees)
• The Master's Bedroom is Worth Spending a Night In, 2008, Castle Face Records / Tomlab Records
• Thee Hounds of Foggy Notion (Live Album), 2008, Castle Face Records / Tomlab Records / Public Incorporated & HBSP-2X (LP Version)
• Help, 2009, In The Red Records
• Zork's Tape Bruise (Home Demos LP / Singles Collection CD), 2009, Kill Shaman Records
• Dog Poison, 2009, Captured Tracks
• Warm Slime, 2010, In The Red
• Castlemania, 2011, In The Red
• Carrion Crawler/The Dream 2011, In The Red

EPs

• Live @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 2005, Faux Fetus (online EP)
• Grave Blockers EP, 2006, Rock Is Hell Records (6" lathe cut vinyl record and a 3" CDr, limited edition of 51)
• Demos EP, 2007, Castle-Face (online iTunes/Amazon EP)
• Peanut Butter Oven EP, 2008, Awesome Vistas
• Split EP with The Intelligence, 2008, Mt. St. Mtn.
• Quadrospazzed '09 (one sided 45rpm 12" record), 2010, Castle Face Records
• Split EP with Total Control, 2011, Castle Face Records

7 Inch Records

• Carol Ann / Bloody Water, 2008, Slowboy Records
• Tidal Wave / Heart Sweats, 2009, Woodsist Records
• Jay Reatard / Thee Oh Sees Tour Split, 2009, Shattered Records
• Thee Oh Sees / Ty Segall Split, 2009, Castle Face Records
• In the Shadow of the Giant (Sub Pop Singles Club 3.0), 2009, Sub Pop Records
• Blood In Your Ear / Friends Defined, 2009, Rock Is Hell Records
• Thee Oh Sees / Paul Cary Split, 2009, Stankhouse Records
• Grave Blockers EP, 2x7" reissue, 2010, Rock Is Hell Records
• Thee Oh Sees / Ty Segall Bruise Cruise, Vol. 1 Split, 2011, 453 Music

Compilations

• You're Soaking in It, 1997, Load Records ("Chinese Probe", same as "Intermission" from the album 2) (as Oronoka Crash Suite)
• U.S. Pop Life Vol.11: Looking for the Perfect Glass - California Post Punk, ????, Contact Records (as OCS)
• Love And Circuits, A Cardboard Records Compilation: From Aa to Zs, 2005, Cardboard Records
• The Worlds Lousy With Ideas 8, 2009, Almost Ready Records
• Museums I, 2010, Comfortable on a Tightrope

External links

• Thee Oh Sees official band web site
• 2010 Thee Oh Sees Interview at Bandega.com
• Sept 2008 Interview with L.A. Record
• Interview with John Dwyer
• Thee Oh Sees at the Free Music Archive