Hear This: Thee Oh Sees
In the 18 or so months since John Dwyer left San Francisco for the sunnier climes and cheaper rents of Los Angeles, fans of
Thee Oh Sees have been forced to go through serious withdrawal. What used to be a steady diet of gigs every couple of weeks by Dwyer's garage-psych juggernaut has dwindled to a rare visit every six months. Though the guitarist put what was widely regarded as the classic lineup of the band on hiatus in favor of touring as a power trio, the latest hypnotic Oh Sees effort
Mutilator Defeated at Last found Dwyer delving deeper into kraut-punk mode with assistance from longtime collaborators Brigid Dawson and Chris Woodhouse. Thee Oh Sees come back home in the band's latest permutation featuring twin drummers for this sold-out residency at the Chapel. Synth terrorists
POW! support along with
Useless Eaters (Tuesday),
Cold Beat (Wednesday), and
Feral Ohms (Thursday).
— David Pehling
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