Gary Lee Yoder
Gary Lee Yoder( born 1946 in Pasadena, CA) is a musician who was part of several 1960s San Francisco psychedelic rock bands, including Kak, the Oxford Circle, and Blue Cheer.
Oxford Circle( formed in 1966) and Kak( formed in 1968) were both formed in Yoder's hometown of Davis, California, and featured the same nucleus of members.
While Oxford Circle frequently shared the stage with greats such as the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and Janis Joplin, they did not achieve the same level of fame and never got a record deal.
In 1997, a live album," Live at the Avalon 1966" was released.
It made# 6 on" Record Collector"'s list of Top 50 reissues of 1997, ahead of reissues of Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, and Santana, and also received a favorable review in" Mojo".
Kak would release only one record in 1969, the eponymous" Kak", which has become a collector's item.
It was reissued by Big Beat Records in 1999 as" Kak- ola".
This recording additionally contained unreleased solo work by Yoder.
Yoder continues to perform occasionally.
Castor Gardens, Philadelphia
Castor Gardens is a neighborhood in the lower Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Castor Gardens' borders are ill- defined, but it exists in the vicinity of Castor Avenue and Cottman Avenue.
It is also near Roosevelt Boulevard.
The neighborhood can either be entered from the south, by taking the Oxford Circle exit of Roosevelt Boulevard, or from the north, by taking the Cottman Avenue exit.
Adjacent neighborhoods are Mayfair, Lawndale, Burholme, Oxford Circle, and Rhawnhurst.
Castor Gardens uses the zip codes 19111 and 19149.
The area is served by Roosevelt Mall, one of the largest shopping centers in Philadelphia, the Northeast Regional Library branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, and the District 10 Health Center of the city of Philadelphia.
The Oxford Circle
The Oxford Circle was an American garage rock and psychedelic rock band from Davis, California, near Sacramento, who were active from 1964- 1967.
They became a popular garage rock act with a proto-punk sound influenced by Them and other blues- based bands of the British Invasion, that, in addition to heavy guitar feedback, came to encompass psychedelia.
The group began to make appearances in San Francisco, where they became a top draw in venues such as the Avalon Ballroom.
They taped a show at the Avalon in 1966 and, after lying in the vaults for years, it was rereleased in 1997 on the" Nuggets from California: Live at the Avalon 1966" anthology.
In 1967, they released the single," Foolish Woman" b/w" Mind Destruction", which is also included, along with several other studio outtakes, on the" Nuggets from California" compilation.
In 1967, drummer Paul Whaley left to play in pioneering heavy rock act Blue Cheer.
Lead vocalist and guitarist Gary Lee Yoder and bassist Dehner Patten left to form Kak, who recorded for Epic Records.
Yoder subsequently went on to join Blue Cheer in one of their later configurations.
The Oxford Circle began as the Hideaways in 1964 and they were from Davis, California, which is a university town just outside of Sacramento, and Northeast of San Francisco.
Their membership consisted of Gary Lee Yoder on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Dehner Patten on lead guitar, Jim Keylor on bass, and Paul Whaley on drums.
They quickly became popular in the regional teen scene and in 1965 changed their name to the Oxford Circle, in deference the popular British Invasion, particularly some of the tougher blues- based bands such as Them, led by Van Morrison, who were particularly influential.
The group became known for their intense live performances which included occasional use of heavy feedback from their guitars.
Sensing a new market for their style of playing, the Oxford Circle began to make trips to San Francisco to play in the psychedelic pattern- projected, strobe- lit ballrooms there, where they became a popular live act, on several occasions sharing the bill with the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Big Brother and the Holding Company.
They played at venues such as the Avalon Ballroom, operated by Family Dog and Chet Helms, where they made a live recording that would remain in the vaults for years, which is highly indicative of their performances at the time in which they mix garage- based proto-punk with psychedelic experimentation.
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At that show they performed a nine- minute feedback- laden version of" Mystic Eyes", previously recorded by Them, a version of the Yardbirds'
" Mister, You're a Better Man Than I", and blues" war- horses" such as" Baby Please Do n’t Go", later recorded by the Amboy Dukes and Bo Diddley's" I ’m A Man".
In January 1967, they released the single" Foolish Woman" b/w" Mind Destruction" on World United Records.
Drummer Paul
Whaley eventually joined heavy rock pioneers Blue Cheer, but it created a vacuum in the band which led to their eventual dissolution.
Future blues star Joe Louis Walker played with the group briefly.
Yoder and Patten left to form Kak, who recorded for Epic, and Yoder subsequently joined Blue Cheer in one of their later configurations.
By the end of 1967, the Oxford Circle were no more.
In recent years the Oxford Circle's reputation has grown amongst psychedelic and garage rock enthusiasts.
Their entire 1966 concert recorded at the Avalon Ballroom, along with the single," Foolish Woman"( both the live and studio versions of the song are included) and other studio tracks, were released in 1997 in pristine sound quality on the" Nuggets from California:
Live at the Avalon 1966" anthology, but out by Big Beat Records.
The studio version of" Foolish Woman" was released on the 2004 deluxe 5- CD box set compilation" Trash Box" issued by Hit Records and on, put out by Big Beat Records.
Church of the Messiah, Richmond
The Church of the Messiah, Richmond, was an Episcopal congregation in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Founded in 1846, it merged with St. Matthew's Mission, Oxford Circle, 1929 to form Church of the Messiah, Oxford Circle.
Its 1848 Gothic Revival building, designed by architect John Notman and located at 2640-2658 East Huntington Street, was demolished in 2016.
The Oxford
The Oxford may refer to:
Har Nebo Cemetery
Har Nebo Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in the Oxford Circle neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Oxford Circle, Philadelphia
Oxford Circle is a neighborhood in the lower Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Its namesake is the much used traffic circle at Roosevelt Boulevard and Oxford Avenue.
The Oxford Circle neighborhood has traditionally included the areas up to Rhawnhurst and Mayfair but does not really have a fixed boundary other than in publications about Philadelphia which are of a public relations or informational nature.
Oxford Circle is also the colloquial name for the nearby Summerdale neighborhood, which is located west of Roosevelt Boulevard, opposite the city's Frankford section.
However, Summerdale is, for the most part, a different neighborhood than the one that is discussed in this article.
Terrorizer LA
Terrorizer LA is an American grindcore and death metal band formed in 2014.
Oscar Garcia was invited by Jesse Pintado ’s sister to put together a new lineup of Terrorizer( his version known as Terrorizer LA or TLA) for a festival celebrating what would have been Jesse Pintado ’s 45th birthday.
He asked fellow Nausea member Leon del Muerte( Murder Construct) to play guitar, and shortly afterward Cosmo Reveles, Rick Cortez( Sadistic Intent) and Mike Caffell( Dreaming Dead, Exhausted Prayer) were recruited to fill out the band.
The band continues to play under the Terrorizer LA name.
Paul Whaley
Paul Gene Whaley (January 14, 1947 – January 28, 2019) was an American drummer best known as the drummer for rock band Blue Cheer.
He was the son of country music singer Paul Edward Whaley.
He grew up in the towns of Vallejo and Winters, California.
He played drums with a Davis, California band called the Oxford Circle.
Whaley is credited on the Oxford Circle album "Live at the Avalon 1966".
When he left the Oxford Circle to join Blue Cheer in 1967, the former band dissolved.
He was the longest-standing member in Blue Cheer following Peterson's death at age 63.
Whaley died of heart failure in 2019 at the age of 72.
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra is a British professional symphony orchestra based in Oxford and is the Orchestra in Residence at the University of Oxford.
It was founded in 1998 by Marios Papadopoulos as the Oxford Philomusica and was renamed the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra in 2015.

Question: Are Terrorizer La and The Oxford Circle both from the same country?
Answer: yes