Black Taxi (band) Black Taxi (band) Black Taxi is a rock band that formed in Brooklyn in 2007. The band is considered one of New York City's premier live acts, and consistently sells out venues along the East Coast. To date the band has released three full-length albums, "Things of That Nature" (2009), "We Don't Know Any Better" (2012), and "Electroshock Death Grip" (2014), and three extended plays. The music video for their song "Shoeshine" was named an official honoree in the 15th annual Webby Award selections. The group has an upbeat party rock musical style, which has been dubbed "grit pop" or
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