Just how prolific are Thee Oh Sees? By the end of August, the John Dwyer led outfit will have released two new records, and one of those is only the first entry in a series. We’re talking in particular about Live in San Francisco, part one of a pummeling live collection recorded over three nights at San Francisco’s The Chapel. Due out July 1st from Dwyer’s own Castle Face Records, the LP/DVD not only allows fans to bring home the band’s thrashing live show, it actually previews their next studio effort, August 12th’s A Weird Exits.

Track 10 on Live in San Francisco is actually a live version of track five on A Weird Exits, a throbbing, Dungeons & Dragons-referencing cut known as “Gelatinous Cube”. Dwyer’s frantic guitars roll and crash like the waves of some sort of psychedelic nightmare, a ride you’re terrified to be on but too thrilled by to want to stop. For many listeners, this is the first time you’ve been able to hear Thee Oh Sees’ new might as Dwyer is backed by dual drummers Ryan Moutinho and Dan Rincon and the furious low end of bassist Tim Hellman; considering how massive it all sounds on this live recording, one can only anticipate the pure power of its studio version.



Take a listen to “Gelatinous Cube” below.

Pre-orders for Live in San Francisco, which comes with a DVD shot by Brian Lee Hughes and Casey Anderson, are going on via Castle Face. Find the album art and tracklist below, followed by Thee Oh Sees’ forthcoming tour dates.

Live in San Francisco Artwork:

Live in San Francisco Tracklist:

01. I Come From The Mountain

02. The Dream

03. Tunnel Time

04. Tidal Wave

05. Web

06. Man In A Suitcase

07. Toe Cutter Thumb Buste

08. Withered Hand

09. Sticky Hulk

10. Gelatinous Cube

11. Contraption

Thee Oh Sees 2016 Tour Dates:

06/18 – Vancouver, BC @ LEVITATION Vancouver

06/25 – Oakland, CA @ Burger Boogaloo

07/30 – Denver, CO @ Underground Music Showcase

08/05-07 – Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon Festival

08/14 – Helsinki, FI @ Flow Festival

08/16 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser

08/18 – Parades, PT @ Parades de Coura Festival

08/19 – Hasset, BE @ Pukkelpop

08/20 – Berlin, DE @ Columbia Theatre

08/21 – Biddinghuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival

08/23 – Prague, CZ @ Futurum Music Bar

08/24 – Zurich, CZ @ Mascotte

08/25 – Geneva, CH @ Palp Festival

08/26 – Asolo, IT @ Amo Festival

08/27 – Ravenna, IT @ Hana-Bi

08/31 – Tel Aviv, IL @ Arena

09/02 – London, UK @ Coronet

09/03 – Leeds, UK @ University Stylus

09/04 – Dorset, UK @ End of the Road Festival

09/06 – Biarritz, FR @ Atabal

09/08 – Valada, PT @ Reverence Festival

09/09 – Granada, ES @ Planta Benja

09/10 – Benidorm, ES @ Fuzzville

09/12 – Barcelona, ES @ Apolo

09/13 – Toulouse, FR @ Bikini

09/14 – Paris, FR @ La Cigale

09/15 – Lille, FR @ Aeronef

10/08 – Miami, FL @ III Points Festival

10/14-16 – Joshua Tree, CA @ Desert Daze

11/01 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre

11/02 – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace

11/05 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jack’s

11/06 – Memphis, TN @ The Hi Tone Cafe

11/07 – Nashville, TN @ Mercury Lounge

11/09 – Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall

11/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts

11/11 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

11/13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw

11/15 – Providence, RI @ Aurora

11/16 – Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe

11/17 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Theater

11/18 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom

11/19 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall

11/23 – Missoula, MT @ Stage 112

11/25 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos