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June 16, 2009 at 12:55pm

Go see Thee Oh Sees

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Thee Oh Sees When Bobble Tiki first became acquainted with San Francisco’s Thee Oh Sees â€" they were Thee Ohsees. See the difference? It’s really not much of one â€" which is why it’s fairly unimportant in the scheme of things. The important thing is the band is still churning out some of the best tunes you’re liable to hear anywhere â€" and certainly on a Tuesday night in Oly. When Thee Oh Sees classify themselves as pop/folk/psychedelic on MySpace, they mean it. They’re exactly the type of band that Olympia should slurp up like cheap drinks at McCoy’s. They’re arty, but not to a fault. They’re smart, but not to the point of being alienating. They’re definitely indie, but not just because it’s cool. According to Wikipedia, The Oh Sees “began as a way for John Dwyer (of Coachwhips, Pink and Brown, Landed, Yikes, Burmese, The Hospitals, etc.) to release his instrumental, experimental home recordings. However, over the course of five albums it has evolved into a full band.” Thank god. The results are awesome.

[northern, Thee Oh Sees, Christmas, Full Red, 8 p.m., all ages, $6, 321 Fourth Ave., Olympia, www.olympiaallages.org]

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