Thee Oh Sees
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Thee Oh Sees are a prolific San Francisco–formed garage and psychedelic rock band led by John Dwyer, known for their frenetic live shows and fuzz-heavy, experimental sound.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thee Oh Sees canonical | 5 |
| The Oh Sees | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3542363 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thee Oh Sees Context triple: [Ty Segall, associatedAct, Thee Oh Sees]
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A.
The Black Angels
The Black Angels are an American psychedelic rock band from Austin, Texas, known for their dark, drone-heavy sound and revival of 1960s-style psych rock.
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B.
The Jesus Lizard
The Jesus Lizard is an influential American noise rock band known for its abrasive sound, intense live performances, and prominent role in the 1990s underground rock scene.
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C.
Royal Trux
Royal Trux is an American experimental rock duo known for their lo-fi, noise-infused sound and influential role in the 1990s indie and underground rock scenes.
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D.
Protomartyr
Protomartyr is the title traditionally given to Saint Stephen as the first Christian martyr.
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E.
Lord Huron
Lord Huron is an American indie folk band known for its cinematic, atmospheric sound and storytelling-driven songs such as "The Night We Met."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thee Oh Sees Target entity description: Thee Oh Sees are a prolific San Francisco–formed garage and psychedelic rock band led by John Dwyer, known for their frenetic live shows and fuzz-heavy, experimental sound.
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A.
The Black Angels
The Black Angels are an American psychedelic rock band from Austin, Texas, known for their dark, drone-heavy sound and revival of 1960s-style psych rock.
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B.
The Jesus Lizard
The Jesus Lizard is an influential American noise rock band known for its abrasive sound, intense live performances, and prominent role in the 1990s underground rock scene.
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C.
Royal Trux
Royal Trux is an American experimental rock duo known for their lo-fi, noise-infused sound and influential role in the 1990s indie and underground rock scenes.
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D.
Protomartyr
Protomartyr is the title traditionally given to Saint Stephen as the first Christian martyr.
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E.
Lord Huron
Lord Huron is an American indie folk band known for its cinematic, atmospheric sound and storytelling-driven songs such as "The Night We Met."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical group
ⓘ
rock band ⓘ |
| activeFrom | early 2000s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
OCS
ⓘ
Oh Sees ⓘ Osees ⓘ Thee Oh Sees ⓘ
surface form:
The Oh Sees
|
| associatedPerson |
Brigid Dawson
ⓘ
Dan Rincon ⓘ Mike Shoun ⓘ Paul Quattrone ⓘ Petey Dammit ⓘ Tim Hellman ⓘ |
| cityOfOrigin | San Francisco ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formerName |
OCS
ⓘ
Orange County Sound ⓘ Orinoka Crash Suite ⓘ |
| founder | John Dwyer ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental rock
ⓘ
garage rock ⓘ noise rock ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasMember | John Dwyer ⓘ |
| hasSubgenreElements |
krautrock
ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
1960s garage rock
ⓘ
psychedelic rock of the 1960s ⓘ |
| labelAssociation | Castle Face Records ⓘ |
| leader | John Dwyer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
frenetic live performances
ⓘ
prolific recording output ⓘ |
| notableTrait | frequent name changes ⓘ |
| originScene | San Francisco garage rock scene ⓘ |
| performanceStyle | high-energy stage shows ⓘ |
| releaseFormat |
EPs
ⓘ
live albums ⓘ singles ⓘ studio albums ⓘ |
| sceneRole | key band in contemporary garage-psych revival ⓘ |
| soundCharacteristic |
experimental song structures
ⓘ
fuzz-heavy guitars ⓘ lo-fi production ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| touringRegion |
Europe
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation | dual drum kits in live performances ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thee Oh Sees Description of subject: Thee Oh Sees are a prolific San Francisco–formed garage and psychedelic rock band led by John Dwyer, known for their frenetic live shows and fuzz-heavy, experimental sound.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ty Segall
subject surface form:
Ty Segall
subject surface form:
Ty Segall
this entity surface form:
The Oh Sees