OSees

Psych-punk psychic warrior, ear worm-farmer, and possessor of many stamped passport pages John Dwyer does not let up. His group OSees (aka Thee Oh Sees, OCS, The Oh Sees, etc) have transmogrified to fit many a moment – from hushed druggy folk to groovy demonic pop chants to science fictional krautrock expanse and beyond – to suit his omnivorous whims. It’s common knowledge however, that at their shows, you’re there asking for a beating. 20 years going and the shows keep getting more a...
Psych-punk psychic warrior, ear worm-farmer, and possessor of many stamped passport pages John Dwyer does not let up. His group OSees (aka Thee Oh Sees, OCS, The Oh Sees, etc) have transmogrified to fit many a moment – from hushed druggy folk to groovy demonic pop chants to science fictional krautrock expanse and beyond – to suit his omnivorous whims. It’s common knowledge however, that at their shows, you’re there asking for a beating. 20 years going and the shows keep getting more and more intense, as many a soupy swarm can attest. The locked-in Rincon/Quattrone drum cops propel masses of strangers to froth and lean into each other as the insistent and repetitive underpinning tumbles nimbly from Tim Hellman’s bass. Meanwhile John ricochets breathy yips and snippets of synth and all manner of guitar heroics around your brain canyons while your reptile instincts yell “move”. Brain-stem body rock meets cerebral expanses, and their now du jour prolifically feeds a labyrinthine garden of well-hewn tunes.
OSees news
OSEES ‘Protean Threat’ out 18th September 2020
Upcoming OSees gigs
30 June 2022 | OSees | La Nouvelle Vague | Rennes | France |
02 July 2022 | OSees | La BAM (La boite à Musiques) | Metz | France |
03 July 2022 | OSees | Le Transbordeur | Lyon | France |
06 July 2022 | OSees | Club Manufaktur | Schorndorf | Germany |
08 July 2022 | OSees | Festsaal Kreuzberg | Berlin | Germany |
08 July 2022 | OSees | Sjock 45 2022 | Gierle | Belgium |
12 July 2022 | OSees | Praga Centrum | Warsaw | Poland |
13 July 2022 | OSees | Tama | Poznan | Poland |
15 July 2022 | OSees | Doornroosje | Nijmegen | Netherlands |
26 August 2022 | OSees | The Republik | Honolulu | US |
05 September 2022 | OSees | The Chapel | SF Bay Area | US |
06 September 2022 | OSees | The Chapel | SF Bay Area | US |
07 September 2022 | OSees | The Chapel | SF Bay Area | US |
09 September 2022 | OSees | Roseland Theater | Portland | US |
10 September 2022 | OSees | Neumos | Seattle | US |
11 September 2022 | OSees | Neumos | Seattle | US |
11 September 2022 | OSees | Neumos | Seattle | US |
15 September 2022 | OSees | First Avenue | Twin Cities | US |
16 September 2022 | OSees | Thalia Hall | Chicago | US |
17 September 2022 | OSees | Thalia Hall | Chicago | US |
18 September 2022 | OSees | Beachland Ballroom | Cleveland | US |
19 September 2022 | OSees | The Danforth Music Hall | Toronto | Canada |
21 September 2022 | OSees | Royale Boston | Boston / Cambridge | US |
22 September 2022 | OSees | Warsaw | New York (NYC) | US |
23 September 2022 | OSees | Warsaw | New York (NYC) | US |
24 September 2022 | OSees | Warsaw | New York (NYC) | US |
26 September 2022 | OSees | Union Transfer | Philadelphia | US |
27 September 2022 | OSees | Cat's Cradle | Durham | US |
28 September 2022 | OSees | Variety Playhouse | Atlanta | US |
03 October 2022 | OSees | Sister | Albuquerque | US |
05 November 2022 | OSees | Hipnosis Festival 2022 | Mexico City | Mexico |