John Dwyer (musician)

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John Dwyer is a guitarist/vocalist who has been in a number of bands in both Providence, RI and San Francisco, CA. These bands have ranged from noisy garage rock (Coachwhips, The Hospitals) to experimental folk-pop (The Ohsees (aka OCS)) and "gay" German techno (Zeigenbock Kopf).

His bands Pink and Brown, Coachwhips, and The Hospitals made a habit out of setting up anywhere except the stage, resulting in situations where the audience and Dwyer are more connected. Various sources cite Dwyer being seen playing on top of arcade games, washing machines, racks of CDs, and once at a bus stop down the street from the club. For Pink and Brown and Coachwhips, Dwyer got his distinctive vocal sound by singing through a telephone mouthpiece [1]. His first projects in the late 1990s (OCS, Pink and Brown, Landed, The Netmen) were associated with the notorious Fort Thunder art collective.

He also played drums for The Troggs cover band The Trawggs and Revenge SF (aka Revenge).

After leaving Narnack Records, Dwyer started Castle Face Records in 2007, the first release was Sucks Blood by The Ohsees.

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[edit] Bands featuring John Dwyer (listed in alphabetical order)

  • Burmese (Drums)
  • Coachwhips (aka Roachclips) (Guitar, Vocals)
  • Dig That Body up... It's Alive! (Guitar, Vocals)
  • The Hospitals (Guitar)
  • Krang (aka Tar-Aiym Krang) (Guitar)
  • Landed (Guitar)
  • Netmen (Guitar, Vocals)
  • The Ohsees (aka OCS, Oronoka Crash Suite, Orinoka Crash Suite) (Guitar, Vocals, Noise)
  • Pink and Brown (Guitar, Vocals)
  • Revenge SF (aka Revenge) (Drums)
  • Sword and Sandals (Drums)
  • The Trawggs (Drums)
  • Yikes (Guitar, Vocals)
  • Zeigenbock Kopf (aka Ziegenbock Kopf, Ziegenbok Kopf) (Vocals, Electronics)

[edit] Complete John Dwyer discography (by band, in alphabetical order)

[edit] Coachwhips (aka Roachclips)

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

  • Coachwhips/A Tension Split 7", 2003
  • Coachwhips/Trin-Tran Split 7", 2004
  • Coachwhips/Intelligence Split 7", 2005

[edit] Compilations

  • Frisco Styles, ????, Deitch Projects

[edit] DVD / Video

[edit] Dig That Body Up It's Alive!

[edit] Albums

  • A Corpse Is Forever, 2007, Rock Is Hell Records

[edit] The Hospitals (projects with John Dwyer)

[edit] Albums

  • I've Visited the Island of Jocks and Jazz, 2005, Load Records

[edit] DVD / Video

  • Coachwhips: Double Death CD/DVD, 2006 Narnack Records (DVD contains a live performance)

[edit] Landed (projects with John Dwyer)

[edit] Albums

[edit] Compilations

  • Olde Tyme Lemonade CD and Cassette, 2003, Hospital Productions (They Were Eating Caca)

[edit] DVD / Video

  • Pick a Winner CD/DVD Compilation, 2004, Load Records (DVD Easter Egg is a live performance from Philadelphia, 1998)

[edit] Netmen

[edit] Albums

  • Self-titled Cassette (Folding) (1995/1996, re-released 2006)

[edit] Compilations

  • You're Soaking in it: The Sounds and Smells of Load Records (Load Records) (1997) ("Itsu Bou")

[edit] The Ohsees (aka OCS, Orange County Sound, Orinoka Crash Suite)

[edit] Albums

  • 34 Reasons Why Life Goes On Without You / 18 Reasons To Love Your Hater To Death,????, tUMULt (as OCS) (aka "1")
  • 2, 2004, Narnack Records (as OCS)
  • 3 - Song about Death and Dying / 4 - Get Stoved, 2005, Narnack Records (as OCS)
  • Live @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 2005, [2]Faux Fetus (online EP)
  • Grave Blockers EP, 2006, Rock is Hell Records (Very limited edition of 51, 6" lathe cut vinyl and a 3" CDr)
  • The Cool Death of Island Raiders, 2006, Narnack Records (aka "5")
  • Sucks Blood, 2007, Castle Face Records (as Thee Oh Sees)
  • The Masters Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In, 2008, Castle-Face Records / Tomlab Records
  • The Hounds of Foggy Notion, Coming Soon, (Live CD/DVD) (as Thee Oh Sees)

[edit] Compilations

  • You're Soaking in It, 1997, Load Records ("Chinese Probe", same at "Intermission" from the album 2) (as Oronoka Crash Suite)
  • U.S. Pop Life Vol.11: Looking for the Perfect Glass - California Post Punk, ????, Contact Records (as OCS)

[edit] Pink and Brown

[edit] Albums

[edit] Compilations

  • Mish Mash Mush Volume 2, ????, Fort Thunder ("888 Freeze")
  • Science of Glass Gargantua, ????, Toyo
  • Pick a Winner CD/DVD Compilation, 2004, Load Records ("Soccer Moms")

[edit] DVD / Video

[edit] Revenge SF (aka Revenge)

[edit] Albums

[edit] Swords and Sandals

[edit] Albums

  • Live #3, 2007, Freak Out
  • Live at Arc, 2007, Freak Out

[edit] The Trawggs

[edit] DVD / Videos

[edit] Yikes

[edit] Albums

  • Secrets to Superflipping EP (10"/CD), 2006, Upset the Rhythm
  • Whoa Comas Or Blood Bomb EP (CD), 2007, Kill Shaman, (12"), 2008, Labil

[edit] Zeigenbock Kopf (aka Ziegenbock Kopf, Ziegenbok Kopf)

[edit] Albums

  • I.D.M., ????, KSR
  • The Architecture of Dark Dance Cassette, ????, Toyo
  • Nocturnal Submissions, ????, Tigerbeat6
  • Fuck You to Dust, ????, [3]Faux Fetus (online LP)

[edit] Remixes

  • Numbers: Death (remix of the Numbers song "I Like Having These Things"), ????, Tigerbeat6

[edit] Compilations

  • Paws Across America 2002 Tour, 2002, Tigerbeat6 ("Sex with Men")
  • Open Up and Say @<%_| [!], ????, Tigerbeat6
  • Frisco Styles, ????, Deitch Projects

[edit] DVD / Video

  • Burn My Eye DVD, ????, BME

[edit] External links