Best New Bands » black taxi http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Black Taxi’s Bill Mayo Discusses Rogue Taxidermy And Getting Placed In A Keanu Reeves Movie http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/black-taxi-s-bill-mayo-discusses-rogue-taxidermy-and-getting-placed-in-a-keanu-reeves-movie/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/black-taxi-s-bill-mayo-discusses-rogue-taxidermy-and-getting-placed-in-a-keanu-reeves-movie/#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2013 05:17:58 +0000 New York City’s Black Taxi creates an interesting dichotomy both onstage and in its music. The quartet meshes a balls to the wall punk rock ethos with pop sensibilities, resulting in high energy live shows and head banging rock tunes laden with infectious guitar riffs and catchy vocal harmonies.  This interesting blend of genres has

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  1. BackStory Bonus!: Black Taxi’s “Shoeshine” In this special BONUS episode of BackStory, Brooklyn’s Black Taxi tells us the story behind their song “Shoeshine.” Here’s a note from their team: Black Taxi is one of the best new bands to come out of The Big Apple.  Their music...
  2. Barbarian’s Andrew Mills Discusses The Band’s New Music and It’s Residency At San Diego’s Soda Bar Emerging bands these days need to be careful with the amount of music they release. With so many groups trying to get their names out into the blogosphere and beyond, it is easy for full albums to get lost in...
  3. ZZ Ward Discusses Her Musical Past, Present and Future   In the past year, LA based (but Oregon raised) ZZ Ward released a mix tape, an EP and a full-length album. 2012 was a pretty busy year for her and it’s already paid off; she’s been lauded as quite...
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  1. Good Old War’s Come Back As Rain Debuts at #1 on Billboard Heatseekers Chart! Good Old War’s Come Back As Rain debuts this week at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. The band plays two shows this Friday at SXSW (see below) before heading back into their current 40 city headlining USA + Canadian tour,...
  2. A Night like No Other with Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers Three encores later and just shy of 2 hours of straight music playing, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers (Sk6ers) played their last notes to close out an amazing first of two nights at Lincoln Hall in Chicago this past Saturday....
  3. A Night Spent with Deer Tick and Guards Trekking to Reggie’s, which is located on the far end of Chicago’s South Loop, is usually a task I only do for those can’t miss shows, Guards and Deer Tick was just that. Reggie’s has the appeal of a warehouse...
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  1. Weekend Playlist – Jan. 7, 2011 Welcome to the first Weekend Playlist of 2011! Review some of the musical events from the week with these 10 fresh tracks… “Dumb (Live at the WOW Hall)” – Medium Troy Monica Christoffels began 2011 at the WOW Hall with...
  2. Weekend Playlist – November 26, 2010 photo credit: Laurel Kathleen Happy Black Friday – or Buy Nothing Day, whichever you prefer. Before you start your holiday weekend, BNB invites you to check out this playlist of songs from the week’s featured artists. “Percussion Gun” – White...
  3. Weekend Playlist – Best Songs of 2010 photo credit: Sherene Hilal Before we count down to 2011, we’re picking out some of the best songs of 2010. Which was your favorite? Vote now for your favorite song of 2010! “Rope” – ArpLine In an interview with Sherene...
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