Osees
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Osees is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1997, now based in Los Angeles, California. Originally the solo recording project of John Dwyer, the band has evolved through numerous line-up and name changes since its founding, with Dwyer serving as the band leader and primary songwriter throughout. Alongside Dwyer, the band's current line-up includes longtime members, Tim Hellman (bass), Dan Rincon (drums), Paul Quattrone (drums) and Tomas Dolas (keyboards).
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Osees
- Musical artist.background
- group_or_band
- Musical artist.image
- Osees at Union Transfer, Fall Tour 2024 (cropped).jpg
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.caption
- Osees at Union Transfer in October 2024
- Musical artist.alias
- Orinoka Crash Suite (1997–2003)OCS (2003–2005, 2017, 2023)Orange County Sound (2005)The Ohsees (2006)Thee Oh Sees (2006–2017)Oh Sees (2017–2019)
- Musical artist.origin
- San Francisco, California, U.S.
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1997–present
- Musical artist.current_members
- John Dwyer Brigid Dawson Tim Hellman Dan Rincon Paul Quattrone Tomas Dolas
- Musical artist.past_members
- Ryan Moutinho Nick Murray Petey Dammit! Mike Shoun Lars Finberg Jigmae Baer Patrick Mullins
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.theeohsees.com
- Image
- Thee Oh Sees, Primavera 2010.jpg
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- inception
- 1997-00-00
- Commons category
- Oh Sees
- start of work period
- 1997-00-00
- name
- Thee Oh Sees
- social media followers
- 16001
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Name changes
- History
- OCS and freak folk-era (1997–2006)
- Thee Oh Sees and garage rock-era (2007–2013)
- Relocation, line-up change, Oh Sees and Osees (2013–present)
- Philosophy
- Members
- Timeline
- Discography
- References
- External links
Osees is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1997, now based in Los Angeles, California. Originally the solo recording project of John Dwyer, the band has evolved through numerous line-up and name changes since its founding, with Dwyer serving as the band leader and primary songwriter throughout. Alongside Dwyer, the band's current line-up includes longtime members, Tim Hellman (bass), Dan Rincon (drums), Paul Quattrone (drums) and Tomas Dolas (keyboards).
The group's sound draws from a wide variety of influences, including garage rock, krautrock, psychedelia, and folk music. Osees are noted for their prolific recording output, energetic live shows, and off-kilter visual aesthetic. The group has released twenty-eight studio albums, to date, alongside various EPs, singles and compilations.