John Dwyer (musician)

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John Dwyer
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Background information
Also known asDamaged Bug
Born (1974-10-03) October 3, 1974 (age 50)
Origin Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Genres Garage rock, punk rock, noise rock, psychedelic rock
OccupationsMusician, songwriter, producer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion, keyboards, flute, clarinet, saxophone, harmonica, trumpet, cello, synthesizer, Mellotron
Years active1997–present
Labels Castle Face Records, In The Red Records, Load Records, Narnack Records

John Dwyer is an American multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, visual artist, and record label owner. He is best known as the founding member and primary songwriter of the garage rock band Osees, with whom he has released 28 studio albums. In addition to his work with Osees, Dwyer records solo material under the name "Damaged Bug". From 2020-2021, Dwyer released several improvisation-based records with a rotating collective of different artists, including "Bent Arcana", "Witch Egg", "Endless Garbage", "Moon Drenched" and "Gong Splat". [1] He is also a former member of the garage rock acts Coachwhips, Pink and Brown and The Hospitals.

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He has been in and fronted several underground American bands since 1997. [2] In 2003, John Dwyer met Brian Lee Hughes while he was filming Rock Star Scars, which Dwyer contributed Coachwhips music to, as well as having a part in the film. In 2006, Dwyer met Matt Jones at a party, and together, with Brian Lee Hughes, they founded Castle Face Records. [3] John Dwyer was one of the curators of the Dutch festival Le Guess Who in November 2021. [4]

Personal life

Growing up, I used to deliver pot year-round on an old Suzuki GT7570 Water Buffalo motorcycle. [5]

Dwyer is originally from Providence, Rhode Island, where he first began playing. Dwyer then moved to San Francisco, for much of his career. By 2017, Dwyer owned a home in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles. [6]

Discography

Studio albums

With Coachwhips

  • Hands On The Controls (2002)
  • Get Yer Body Next Ta Mine (2002)
  • Bangers Versus Fuckers (2004)
  • Peanut Butter And Jelly Live At The Ginger Minge (2005)
  • Double Death (2006)

With Pink And Brown

  • Final Foods (2001)
  • Pink And Brown/Death Drug Split 12 inch (2002)
  • Shame Fantasy II (2003)

With Zeigenbock Kopf

  • I.D.M. LP (2002)
  • Nocturnal Submissions (2003)
  • Fuck You to Dust (2006)

With The Hospitals

With Yikes

  • Whoa Comas or Blood Bomb (2006)
  • Secrets To Superflipping (2006)

With Dig That Body Up, It's Alive

  • A Corpse Is Forever (2007)

With Sword + Sandals

  • Good & Plenty (2010)

With Osees

As OCS

As The Oh Sees

As Thee Oh Sees

As Oh Sees

As Osees

As Damaged Bug

  • Hubba Bubba (2014)
  • Cold Hot Plumbs (2015)
  • The Tarot of Personal Experience (2016)
  • Bunker Funk (2017)
  • Bug On Yonkers (2020)

With Bent Arcana

  • Bent Arcana (2020)

With Witch Egg

With Endless Garbage

  • Endless Garbage (2021)

With Moon Drenched

  • Moon Drenched (2021)

With Gong Splat

  • Gong Splat (2021)

With Posh Swat

  • Posh Swat (2023)

With Ritual / Habit / Ceremony

  • Ritual / Habit / Ceremony (2023)

With Chime Oblivion

  • Chime Oblivion (2025)

References

  1. ↑ "Stream The Self-Titled Album From John Dwyer's Improv Collective Moon Drenched". stereogum.com/. May 28, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ "ARTNOISE is punk rock webzine on DM » interview with john dwyer (Part 2)". Archived from the original on November 23, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
  3. ↑ "ANPQuarterly Vol 2 / No 7 by RVCA". ISSUU.com. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Line-up".
  5. ↑ Rollins, Henry (August 25, 2017). "The Best Rock Band You've Never Heard of Has a New Record Today". Esquire. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  6. ↑ Veronin, Nick (November 15, 2017). "Thee Oh Sees' John Dwyer Returns to His San Francisco Roots". www.kqed.org | KQED. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
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