John Dwyer

The Mallard Prepares for Takeoff

Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall and Other S.F. Bands Plan Tribute to The Velvet Underground and Nico

Those of you with good memories will recall that back in 2010, a number of local artists like Mark Matos and the Blank Tapes released a very diverse and unusual whole-album cover of The Velvet Underground and Nico, and then performed it all live at what was then Coda Jazz Supper Club. Well, guess wh ... More >>

The Mallard on the S.F. Garage-Rock Scene, Walking Around Town, and Playing Drums Standing Up

As frontwoman Greer McGettrick points out, it's easy to pigeonhole The Mallard as a new tenant of San Francisco's flag-bearing garage rock scene -- but the band's uneasy, ramshackle approach is fraught with a brooding tension that defies the genre's trappings. The evidence lies on the Mallard's Cast ... More >>

Watch: Carson Daily Makes Late-Night TV Safe for S.F. Faves Thee Oh Sees

While at South by Southwest, San Francisco garage-rock institution Thee Oh Sees did something a bit more unusual than playing a bunch of shows to sweaty adorers. One night on the back patio at Red 7, the band was filmed performing for Last Call With Carson Daly. The former TRL host even joined the b ... More >>

Mikal Cronin: 7 Reasons to Love This New S.F. Garage Rocker's Debut Album

Mikal Cronin's debut album is out today.​ Mikal Cronin isn't totally new -- he's been playing with Ty Segall and Moonhearts for years -- but he's new to living in San Francisco, and his debut album is very, very new: It's out today on Trouble in Mind. If you like garage-damaged guitar pop, we' ... More >>

Hear Thee Oh Sees' Meandering, Caustic New Jam, "Carrion Crawler"

​ Oh friends, what a special year 2011 must be to earn two, yes, two (!) new albums from San Francisco titans of garage-rock Thee Oh Sees. First, in the spring, came Castlemania. Next, on Nov. 15, we shall receive another full-length, titled Carrion Crawler/The Dream. Why? Who? Where? These a ... More >>

Mikal Cronin: Show Preview

Music Links: Exploring "Folder Rock," Fernet Gets a Rap, and More

Julie MichelleHemlock Tavern booker Tony Bedard is a connoisseur of what he calls "folder rock"​ Fernet, the favorite awful-tasting drink of San Francisco, now has its own rap song. [Uptown Almanac] Hemlock booker Tony Bedard explains "Folder Rock" -- the hilariously overwrought language of ... More >>

Listen: Thee Oh Sees Go Acoustic on "I Need Seed"; See Them Tonight and Thursday

Thee Oh Sees at Eagle Tavern: This could be you tonight.​It's always a good day when we can post a new song from S.F. psych/garage titans Thee Oh Sees. "I Need Seed" is the first single from the upcoming Castlemania, which is due out June 14 on In the Red. In place of the usual howling feedback an ... More >>

It's Time for Thee Oh Sees' Annual New Record -- Except This Year, There'll Be Two

Thee Oh Sees' new album, Castlemania, comes out June 14.​ One sort of comes to expect a new LP annually from San Francisco's ultra-prolific garage-psych titans Thee Oh Sees, and this year will be no different: The band announced today that Castlemania will be out on In The Red in June 14. Head ... More >>

See The Oh Sees' Frontman John Dwyer's Photo Show at the Rite Spot Starting Tomorrow

Claire Marie Vogel​What's it like to see the world through the eyes of a touring musician? Probably largely the same as seeing the world through the eyes of a touring non-musician, unless we're talking about Stevie Wonder or something, but why would you even say such a thing? Too soon. For al ... More >>

S.F. Supervisors Fire Off Letter Aiming to Save the Eagle Tavern

The Eagle Tavern: It's only John Dwyer's favorite place to play.​We saw this coming! Today, three San Francisco Supervisors -- Scott Wiener, Jane Kim, and David Campos -- began an official effort to defend the beloved gay bar/live music venue Eagle Tavern against a landlord who plans to shut it do ... More >>

How Could I Leave This Behind?

Thee Oh Sees, Sic Alps, Ty Segall, and the Sandwitches Give a Primer on S.F. Rock

Sic Alps at Great American Music Hall last night.​Thee Oh SeesSic AlpsTy SegallThe SandwitchesFebruary 9, 2011@ Great American Music HallBetter than: Train.If you're looking for a primer on the state of independent rock in San Francisco in 2011, you could hardly do better than last night's lineup ... More >>

Watch Bare Wires' 'Don't Ever Change' Video, Featuring Thee Oh Sees' John Dwyer, Smoking in the Bathroom, and Lots of Pizza

A great scene from the video, for obvious reasons.​Oakland's Bare Wires are one of our favorite garage-rock outfits right now, and this video for the song "Don't Ever Change" pretty much explains why. Sightings in the high school setting: Thee Oh Sees' John Dwyer (can you spot him?), smoking joint ... More >>

Sound and Vision: Take the Bruise Cruise

Catch Thee Oh Sees and Ty Segall on ... A Cruise Ship?

If the Eagle Tavern isn't your style, you can catch Thee Oh Sees' John Dwyer on a cruise ship next year.​We are not kidding. San Francisco garage rock kingpins the Thee Oh Sees and rising star Ty Segall will issue their gorgeously gritty live shows on a three-day cruise next year, along with the ... More >>

Naked Bike Ride, Sonny & The Sunsets, 'I Get What I Want And Always Get It Again!'

The Prids​Oh you lucky Bay Area dweller. There is a glut of good, cheap shows this weekend - with bands playing light and jangly pop, crunchy psychedelic noise, and nearly everything in between. Get out of your bar-closest-to-home funk and explore all the great local venues you don't patronize eno ... More >>

Five Real Venues That Would Rule in Rock Band

Just like Billie Joe Armstrong -- who says he "sucks" at playing Green Day's new Rock Band game -- we get pwned every time we try to tinker with fake plastic guitars or toy drum kits. But, watching this preview for the East Pay pop-punkers' name-brand video game, we kinda dug catching (albeit b ... More >>

MP3 of the Day Pt. 2: New Oh Sees Song From New Oh Sees LP

​In the time it took you to sneeze, John Dwyer has probably written a new song. In the time it took you to kill that cold, his band Thee Oh Sees has probably wrapped a new record. Last year these garage psych-os felled a lot of vinyl between full-lengths Help and Dog Poison, and numerous splits an ... More >>

10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10

Peter Mel at Mavericks ​This is a big weekend if you're into surfing, pillow fighting, swapping spit (and/or records), and other cheap activities. Here's our to-do list. Thao With the Get Down Stay Down & The Thermals @ Sproul Plaza (Fri.)(We posted this one earlier in the week, but here's a r ... More >>

Last Night: Thee Oh Sees, Mayyors, Ganglians and Ty Segall

​Thee Oh Sees, Mayyors, Ganglians, and Ty Segall Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010 Eagle Tavern Better than: Compromising stylistic purity for comfort It was the kind of night that reminds you of all that is great about Bay Area music: four hot local bands--Ty Segall, Ganglians, Mayyors and Thee Oh Sees ... More >>

Under the Radar Gigs: Thee Oh Sees at the Eagle on Thursday

While Thee Oh Sees spent much of 2009 playing what felt like a show a week there for a while, the band has yet to perform in 2010. What's going on, guys? John Dwyer and Co. will rectify that absence from the live scene with a show on Thursday night at the Eagle (which SFist reported earlier this we ... More >>

Let's Get Killed's Top Albums of 2009

The best of the Bay Area's "costume rock"

Satantic B-Movie w/ John Dwyer Soundtrack Screens Thurs.

 We recently blogged about stony punk John Dwyer getting in bed with the devil by providing the soundtrack to a Satanic b-movie. Well, that hellraising flick will have its San Francisco premiere this week. On Thursday night, Sept. 10, Fever Night aka Band of Satanic Outsiders will be shown at A ... More >>

Last Night: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Girls at the Rickshaw Stop

Sandy KimGirls: None of those females are actually in the bandThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart, GirlsTuesday, July 21, 2009Rickshaw StopBetter than: Being at Popscene in the late '90s.There's a point in every great band's career when its hometown crowds realize something has changed, and definitely ... More >>

Last Night: Blonde Redhead & Thee Oh Sees at the Independent

Blonde Redhead and Thee Oh SeesTuesday, July 14, 2009The IndependentBetter than: Slowdive and the Cheater Slicks.It was a strange bill, that was for sure. On one hand, you had a moody, meticulous, international trio who build lush pop songs on fragments of human and electronic languages. On the othe ... More >>

Thee Oh Sees: A little Help goes a long way

Track of the Day: Popo

This recommendation came via John Dwyer of Thee Oh Sees, who listed Philly no-wave trio Popo amongst his favorite new acts. The band possesses the lo-fi sprawl that's all the rage (again) but their blown-out-like-ya-ate-bad-tacos bass adds a demonic side to the sound that's sorta like the Grifters m ... More >>

Last Night: Thee Oh Sees at El Rincon

Thee Oh Sees, Nodzzz, Sonny and The Sunsets, Mayyors April 29, 2009 El Rincon Better than: Watching grass grow. In terms of the way that rock bands grow and develop over time, Thee Oh Sees are an interesting case, having started out in the early '00s as OCS, an inauspicious side project of psych r ... More >>

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Last Night: The Drums at Bottom of the Hill

The Drums: myspace.com/thedrumthedrums The Drums, Foot Village, T.I.T.S., Casy & BrianWednesday, Feb. 18, 2009Bottom of the HillBy Nicholas GitomerIt was with some trepidation that I approached this drum-heavy show. After all, what separates a drums-only band from the drum circles that form spo ... More >>

Not Jonathan Livingston

All Power to the People

2008 Music Awards Nominees

SF Weekly Music Awards Nominee: Thee Oh Sees

Song of the Day: Ty Segall

Sifting through Thee Oh Sees' rehearsal space

Stayin' Alive

Indie Dim Sum

The Mission Creek Music & Arts Festival offers tasty treats from the underground

Catching Fire with Comets Side Projects

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Hear This

Nomeansno means hardcore fury; OCS's ADD is B-A-D

Film, Theory

The ivory tower of power

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

SF Weekly Music Awards 2003

Americana DJ/Selector/Turntablist Electronic/Electro Hard Rock/

Metal Hip Hop/Rap Jazz Latin/

International Lifestyle Music New Genre/Beyond Pop Punk Rock/Indie Rock Soul/Funk/ R&B

If music be the brandy of the damned, then we're drunk off our asses

SF Weekly Music Awards 2002

A galaxy-spanning journey through space and sound!

Cops vs. Cops

Can a credible case be built against errant cops if the witnesses are involved in the drug trade?

Laboratory Rats