The Project:

We're Tipsy Oxcart. After playing Balkan-influenced party music in Brooklyn & beyond for the last 2 years, we are ready to take the next big ox-step... our first full album! We've been secretly preparing an exciting lineup of new tunes that we're thrilled to share with you and the world. Best of all, it's a selection of hard-hitting original dance tunes that reflect the amazing musical and cultural diversity of our band.

New tunes like:

If you help us now by supporting our album's production, we'll make it worth your while. . .

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We're happy to report that we're well rehearsed, planned, and have an exciting lineup of professional collaborators to make this album happen including Grammy-winning mix engineer Danny Blume and acclaimed NYC studio The Bunker. We've determined that we need $8000 to get a high quality album into your hands. It's all or nothing, so if we don't raise $8000, we won't record and you won't be charged.

BUT... We have some ambitious plans, so we're shooting above and beyond. If your contributions exceed our minimum we can do some cool stuff:

$9000 - We will be able to have extra studio time to include collaborators Nezih Antaklı on percussion and a full brass section!

Nezih Antaklı on percussion and a full brass section! $10,000 - We can release a limited Vinyl edition of the album.

edition of the album. $11,000 - We can hire a publicist who can help bring Tipsy Oxcart to the world.

who can help bring Tipsy Oxcart to the world. $13,000 - we can release an accompanying music video.

About Us

Tipsy Oxcart plays electric, sweaty, bumpin' Balkan music, channeling the spirit of 36 hour weddings to keep the crowds dancing until the sun comes up. Serving up originals and fresh, upbeat arrangements of urban dance tunes, the band deviously infuses the sounds of South-Eastern Europe with elements of jazz, funk, and more. Dig naughty violin solos, atomic accordion grooves, freak-me-out clarinet, and the baddest rhythm section this side of the Mediterranean. A party with Tipsy Oxcart is guaranteed to shake the dance floor all night long!

The Hype

“What distinguishes Tipsy Oxcart from the many absolutely kick-ass American Balkan bands out there is that they have a rock rhythm section…Warning: if you’re not already among the converted, this music will leave you insatiable for more.” - New York Music Daily

“Rich with accordion grooves and high-wheeling clarinet. Get ready to sweat on the dance floor.” – Seacoast Online.

"The next generation of Balkan Musical Meyhem!" -Rob Weisberg, WFMU's Transpacific Sound Paradise.

Our 2013 EP