BLACK TAXI
www.myspace.com/blacktaximusic

Ezra Huleatt--Vocals/Keys/Trumpet
Bill Mayo--Guitar/Vocals/Triangle
Krisana Soponpong--Bass
Jason Holmes--Drums/Vocals

The sons of Sheep Farmers, Mennonites, Rail Workers and Olympians, BLACK TAXI channel their diverse histories into a sound that is part rock, part carnival; a sideshow stomp that is as sexy as it is punk rock. Fully formed in 2007, Brooklyn’s BLACK TAXI is recognized as much for their wide-ranging musical influences as they are for their animated stage performance. New-Wave, Psych-Rock and twisted Garage-Blues dominate the foursome’s sound, with strong undertones of Surf and Jazz evident too. In their first full-length release, 2009’s Things of That Nature, they corrupt the traditional rock and roll line up of drums, bass, and guitar, with all manner of percussion, glockenspiel, brass arrangements, and distorted Fender Rhodes. Thick harmonies collide with stuttering guitar licks in songs that hint at The Clash, Cake, and Daft Punk, but are driven by something entirely new and infectious.

Blog Entry

Matt Pinfield and Leslie Fram called me on cell phone to let me know Black Taxi is one of the three finalists for the contest. Super pysched! We'll be at Johnny Utah's this Thursday to hang and meet some of the people involved. See you there!

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