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Great American Taxi

Americana Without Borders

About Me

Your head would spin adding up all the miles the members of Great American Taxi have traveled individually, and in just over two years together they’ve added a whole lot more to their travelogues. From their home in the high country of Colorado to the shores of the Pacific and back again through the grain belt of the Midwest heading further east to the Atlantic Ocean, Taxi has ridden the highways and biways spinning yarns and delivering high octane music to all who show up at their live shows and consume their 21st century Americana sound. From the bars, clubs and theaters to the main stage of Wakarusa to late night sets at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, up north to the 10,000 Lakes Festival via Summer Camp, and out west to the High Sierra Music Fest, the band has carved out their own territory in a very short time. Audiences are instantly immersed in their their folk and country sensibilities while they are fed large doses of improvisation and rock and roll. Touring relentlessy in 2007 supporting their debut CD release “Streets of Gold,” and with over 200 plus shows behind them in their short time together, Great American Taxi has built a hefty following the old fashioned way. With front-man Vince Herman at the wheel people will recognize threads of the Leftover Salmon fabric all the while being driven by original songwriting and musicianship from guitarist/vocalist Jefferson Hamer and keyboardist/vocalist Chad Staehly. The rhythm section and axles of the ride are supplied by well-seasoned veterans Jake Coffin on drums/vocals and Edwin Hurwitz on bass guitar. Jake spent years on the road with Dan Bern and Edwin clocked many miles with 90’s jambands Shockra and Skin. Great American Taxi traffics their collective past helping create their new Americana without borders brand of music.I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

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Member Since: 3/16/2006
Band Website: GreatAmericanTaxi.net
Band Members: Vince Herman (from Leftover Salmon) - guitars and vocals;Jefferson Hamer - guitars and vocals;Chad Staehly - keyboards and vocals;Jake Coffin - drums and vocals;Edwin Hurwitz - bass guitar
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Check out this event: 5th Annual Mark Vann Foundation Benefit Show

Hosted By: Great American TaxiWhen: Friday Dec 14, 2007 at 7:30 PMWhere: Boulder Theater2032 14th St.Boulder, Colorado|6 80301United StatesDescription:Great American Taxi Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Great American Taxi on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:01:00 PST

LINK FOR ORDERING CD ’STREETS OF GOLD’

The link was changed with the new shipment of CDs.  Sorry for any confusion.  You can order Taxi's debut CD 'Streets of Gold' here: http://cdodlive.com/productdetails.aspx?pid=487...
Posted by Great American Taxi on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:54:00 PST

more CDs available after 11/17

alrighty, alrighty, sorry for the delay, more CDs should be here and available for order after 11/17.  thanks for buying 'em up.  the 100% recycled packaging will make for great eco stocking...
Posted by Great American Taxi on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:23:00 PST

more records available soon

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Posted by Great American Taxi on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:11:00 PST

Streets of Gold CD preorder

Hey Folks- You can preorder Great American Taxi's debut record release here: http://www.cdodlive.com/productdetails.aspx?pid=401 We're really excited about this record, it's gotten some great reviews ...
Posted by Great American Taxi on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:06:00 PST

First Taxi Record

We just finished recording the tracks for the first Taxi record.  We're extremely pleased with the results and can't wait to put the finishing touches on it and get it out.  Hopefully it wil...
Posted by Great American Taxi on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:29:00 PST

New Year's Eve Tickets

Just wanted to impress upon anybody that's planning on making it to Taxi's wild west new year's eve extravaganza that they should buy their tickets now.  These will be sold out soon.  Ticket...
Posted by Great American Taxi on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:24:00 PST

Midwest Was A Blast!

Hey Folks- Big thanks for all the support and fun in the Midwest!  We had an absolute blast and need to make special thanks to the Smokin' Bandits and Down Lo among a bunch of others who really h...
Posted by Great American Taxi on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 09:05:00 PST

Fly Me To Telluride

What a Sunday night party in Telluride Folks!  We had a blast closing down the festy.  The Moon Saloon was packed and we hit orbit!  Looking forward to the rest of the festivals this su...
Posted by Great American Taxi on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 04:04:00 PST

Gold Hill Inn

Thanks to everyone who made it up to the Gold Hill Inn on Memorial Day.  We had a blast!
Posted by Great American Taxi on Wed, 31 May 2006 03:13:00 PST