May
24

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: Castlemania and the Loopy Left-Turn of Thee Oh Sees

Douglas Martin prefers Simon Belmont to Simon Le Bon. A small list of things that I have either done or have had done to me during the five times I’ve caught a live set from Thee Oh Sees: 1. Stopped a renegade monitor from flying into Mike Shoun’s drum kit. 2. Saved two girls from… Continue reading »

Aug
16

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: I am One, You are Two, We are Three

South Street Seaport Fest: Thee Oh Sees [Part 1] from Ray Concepcion on Vimeo. “Alright, we’re Thee Oh Sees from San Francisco, California. Thank you very, very much for having us here tonight. It is an absolute motherfuckin’ pleasure,” gushes John Dwyer, all in the same breath, charmingly turning this entire greeting into one sentence.… Continue reading »

May
13

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: The Epic Fight of “Warm Slime”

Being as though Thee Oh Sees, my personal favorite live band in the world, tour throughout the world on a very frequent basis, I have no idea how John Dwyer has enough time to write songs at such an alarmingly prolific rate. Does he write them on tour? Do I admire them as a live… Continue reading »