OXES is an American

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band from

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, United States. 'OXES' is a part of what is known as "The Baltimore Rowdy Collective" which stages

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, usually involving a confrontational and outlandish racket in public places.

Biography

Live shows

The band performed at the ATP Nightmare Before Christmas festival in Minehead, England in December 2011.ATP Nightmare Before Christmas
Atpfestival.com

The OXES/Arab on Radar split 10"

Prior to the release of their eight-track album ''OXXXES'' in 2002, the band put out a 10" record, billed as a split EP between OXES and Rhode Island noise-rockers

Arab on Radar Arab on Radar was a Providence, Rhode Island-based noise rock band founded in 1994. They went on hiatus in 2002. Members of the band went on to form or join the bands including The Chinese Stars, Athletic Automaton, Made in Mexico, and Doomsda ...

. The A-side of the record was performed by OXES. However, the B-side was also OXES—this time convincingly impersonating Arab on Radar.

Members

*Marc Miller –

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*Natalio Fowler – guitar *Christopher Freeland –

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Discography

*(1999) ''Panda Strong'' 7" (Reptilian Records) *(1999) split EP with "Big'n" (Box Factory Records) *(2000) ''OXES'' (Monitor Records) *(2000) split 10" with

(Wantage Records) *(2002) 7" single "Half Half And Half" b/w "

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" (Monitor Records) *(2002) ''OXXXES'' LP (Monitor Records) *(2005) ''OXES'' EP (Monitor Records) *(2011) "Bile Stbudy" 12" EP (Friends Records) *(2011) "Orange Jewelryist" 12" EP (Africantape) *(2011) "Crunchy Zest" 12" EP (Africantape) *(2012) split 7" single with "Microkingdom" (Friends Records)

References

External links

OXES' interview on Cult CargoOXES
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OXES on MyspaceOXES Keeping It Peel on BBC Radio 1
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