OxcarT

Rank #273 Portland, OR Rock / Psychedelic / Alternative

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Members: Alex Feletar - drums ; Eric Welder - bass ; Matt Jones - keys, guitars, vocals ; Jason Baker - lead vocals, guitar

Sounds Like: Pink Floyd, Fans de Queens of the Stone AGE, Muse

Bio: A young beekeeper finds himself thrust into the angry maw of an unforgiving war and returns a changed man, haunted by visions and ghosts of those he loves. Unable to reconnect, he takes solace only in the company of his bees and a vision of himself projected unto the stars...

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Brand new review of Beekeeper Constellation in Uzbekistan's (!) Progressive rock journal: http://www.progressor.net/review/oxcart_2011.html

Press

“Oxcart does good old post grunge music really well. But what the band does with a whole lot of musical influences – from punk to all manners of prog rock, from psychedelic to metal – is keep it classy. Beekeeper Constellation is a brilliant marriage of this Portland, Oregon-based quartet’s embrace of different rock music styles, and sounds less of a stew of randomness and more of a seriously ambitious and sophisticated record. ”

— VIsh Iyer, The Daily Vault

“….”this ( Beekeeper Constellation) is a game changing album for this band. I think this one has the capacity and sound to help break the band big....They have created a piece of art full of many genres and moods..."Delusions" is full of that heralding drum assault at the opening. Almost like a throwback to "The Immigrant Song", the drums, and then blazing guitars of this song make it one of the best tracks on the album. Baker's vocals are powerful and a mix between David Gilmour and some of the leading grunge artists from this neck of the woods....” Rating : 4 out of 4 stars ”

— Mark Johnson, Sea Of Tranquility

“Oxcart Beekeeper Constellation «Et moderne konseptalbum» kaller den amerikanske gruppa Oxcart denne plata. De har blitt sammenlignet med alt fra Pink Floyd til Queens Of The Stone Age, og det er da også tung, melodisk rock som preger musikken. De har en viss forkjærlighet for metal-klisjeer, men ellers spriker musikken i de fleste retninger. Som prog blir det litt i enkleste laget, men de har helt klart kvaliteter uten at dde dermed klarer å heve seg i særlig grad over mengden av tilsvarende band. Mangel på retning, mangel på særpreg og i hovedsak ganske så anonyme komposisjoner gjør det vanskelig å anbefale plata.”

— Tarkus Magazine

“ “…Oxcart's 2008 album, "The Equation," is a concept album about the drudgery of working a dead-end job and how one man undergoes an odyssey of self-discovery. Think "Office Space" as directed by Terry Gilliam. In the course of 13 songs, the Everyman hero commutes from his bed to the office to the desert and back again. The playing also is epic. Slabs of metal guitar break into shards of delicate keyboard work. Shouted vocals and pretty pop moments are separated by thin membranes of ambient sound…” The Oregonian A&E 2/27/10”

— Jake TenPas, The Oregonian

“…”Shifting direction continually, Oxcart purveys anything from Stooges CBGB's heyday punk in 'Tetherball' to Metallica-like crashing riffs and scratchy space-out rock in 'Equation', drawing further influences from, Canadian band Our Lady Peace and Queens of the Stone Age. In a day of listening to sub-standard albums, a pedestal was duly pulled out for this piece of apocalyptic-rock…” Shout4Music / Ash Meikle 6/01/09”

— Ash Meikle, Shout4Music

““We start Side B (of The Equation) with the epic Desert. Again evoking Pink Floyd – Welcome To The Machine – This monster drum and guitar build accentuates the mantra of “Start a new life” with the knowledge of how hard it is - that heavy weights need to be lifted - and it just might not happen. An Angelic choir feeds the desperation into an ominous lumbering beast that the Gilmour-esque lead soars through (Classic Prog at it’s finest). "...(Oxcart) has crafted a Modern day Prog Rock Opera that has us name checking every pertinent band/album from Prog’s glory years stirred with the Hammer of the Gods metal influences of the ages...one of the best Modern Metal Prog Rocks albums of this era. The Equation has been written…" Independisc 4/20/09”

— Gary Vollano, Independisc

“It ( Oxcart's The Equation ) is full of an interesting storyline, great vocals, lyrics and instrumentation. There are many highlights and the band delivers their original sound with subtle reminders of some of the best of prog’s leaders. Do yourself a favor and check out some progressive rock from a West Coast perspective and pick up this album.”

— Mark Johnson, Music Street Journal

““…It's always nice to see a band that haven't been lobotomized by a major record label. The important point to make about this band is thier music is good.. very good !! …” Artist Launch 1/9/09”

— Artist Launch

"Sasquatch?", the debut album by Oxcart, is an atmospheric slice of space rock, with layers that are dense and detailed. On songs like 730 Days, they show a real skill in steeping their music in claustrophobic detachment, while cloaked within an intense sonic backdrop."- Matt Slesser, Pabst Blue Ribbon Live and Local 9/14/05

— Matt Slesser, Pabst Blue Ribbon / PDX Mercury feature

““……Genuinely unique, tracks Wishes and Office morph from psychedelic-jam to jazzy lounge sexiness, showcasing the bands ability to stir things up and do something angular…). Its like a rock opera; you cannot listen to this track for singles - its a piece of art, that lasts 13 tracks….” Awaken Music 2/5/09”

— Awaken Music

“‘Wishes’ comes on like Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace gate crashing a studio session with Eagles of Death Metal in tow, heralded by fuzzed out lo-fi production. The more you listen to this record, the more you wish other musicians had this multiplicity. Its' a superb ensemble of songs which keeps you on tenterhooks throughout the course of the album. Rating: 8 out of 10 stars Whisperin and Hollerin 2/18/09”

— Whisperin and Hollerin ( Ireland )

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2011
Oct 15

The Waucoma Club
Hood River, OR, US | 9:00pm
The Waucoma Club
Hood River, OR, US
Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:00pm
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Portland, OR's Pink Floyd tribute ! w/ opening set by Oxcart
2011
Sep 2

The Knife Shop @ Kelly'…
Portland, OR, US | 9:00pm
The Knife Shop @ Kelly's O...
Portland, OR, US
Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:00pm
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2011
Aug 26

The Manette Saloon
Bremerton, WA, US | 9:00pm
The Manette Saloon
Bremerton, WA, US
Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:00pm
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2011
Aug 5

The Brick House Bar & G…
Vancouver, WA, US | 8:00pm
The Brick House Bar & Grill
Vancouver, WA, US
Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:00pm
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2011
Jul 23

Mt. Emily Ale House
La Grande, OR, US | 8:00pm
Mt. Emily Ale House
La Grande, OR, US
Sat Jul 23, 2011 8:00pm
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free show !