Oxbow is a band from San Francisco, CA. Their biography is a beautiful story of belligerence and random violence, like Chuck Palahniuk re-writing Dickens' Hard Times. Live, on a good night, they remind you that not all art is artifice. But are they really worthy of the ultimate immortalization in rock: the tour documentary? I'll save you the suspense: the answer is yes, yes, and hell yeah. But let's pretend we're getting all rhetorical on yo' ass for a moment. In the spring of 2002, indie filmmaker Christian Anthony set out to document Oxbow's European tour. Christ knows why. Maybe someone dared him? Maybe he lost a bet to Big Paulie, the Pimp of Polk St? Whatever, this hapless film maker became privy to the deepest, darkest secrets of Oxbowland; and, I'm happy to add, managed to make a kick-ass documentary to boot. Yet, due to ongoing psychological trauma of the most expensive kind, I find it difficult to talk about Music for Adults in any concrete fashion. - 03/04 Maelstrom Magazine: Read Full Review;  Read Interview with Christian and Niko Which is why Music for Adults -- a new documentary about Oxbow that premiered at last year's Mission Creek Music Festival and that's finally become available on DVD through the group's Web site -- is such a goddamn blessing. Directed by Christian Anthony, the movie, which follows the band on its European tour in the spring of 2002, is a great introduction to this complicated act, offering viewers a means of experiencing Oxbow without running the risk of getting a beating or bumping into Robinson's package. And boy-oh-boy, what an experience it is. - 01/21/04, SFWeekly: Read Full Article You know Oxbow, our favorite cult, avant-garde, psycho-sexual hard rock outfit from right here in San Francisco? Well now thanks to filmmaker Christian Anthony, now you can vicariously join Oxbow for their summer 2002 European tour. Even better than actually being there, you can enjoy their shows and tour hijinx without running any risk of Oxbow singer Eugene getting you in a headlock (and pulling down your pants, as happens to at least one unhappy Scotsman in this film). The live footage captures the Oxbow rock machine in all their twisted, bawling glory, while the 'behind-the-scenes' stuff will show you that they're actually all really nice guys! The sound is fine for the performances, but sometimes you'll have to turn up your tv to make out the interview portions due to unavoidable background noise. It's a DVD-R, homemade production but totally pro in filmic execution. Definitely one for Oxbow fans, to tide you over until they play your town again (unlikely unless you live in SF or in Europe) and 'til their next album comes out (rumored to be a Hydrahead release in 2005). Folks unacquainted with Oxbow might be mystified, but if you've got the right stuff you might just become a fan too. Check it out... - Aquarius Recods, San Francisco