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Originally an un-named band started in April 2006 by A Last Effort’s Jesús and Fernando Antelo along with their friend Chris Diaz. Later seeking a drummer, heads turned towards Felipe, a.k.a. "Fader." With a drummer in the line-up, the band began to write songs and some lyrics. During this time, the band searched for a singer that would fit their music style. Unfortunately the band could not find one as such. Eventually, the band just decided to keep it a 4-piece band, leaving Jesús as the singer and playing guitar. More recently in March 2007, guitarist and friend Chris had to leave the band for personal and family reasons, but left on good terms. They then asked Fernando’s friend Javier if he was interested in playing, so he joined as the new lead guitarist. The band then recorded their first CD titled "Too Late to Strike Back," featuring 9 songs, most of which had been written the first couple of months that the band had first formed. The CD was released on October 12th, and the band did several shows around South Florida to support it. However, by mid-November, drummer Felipe left the band to join a band that had more of a grindcore/hardcore style. By late December, Chris Oviedo joined as the band’s permanent drummer. The band has done several shows, and has shared the stage with bands such as We The Kings, The Drive Home, and Dont Die Cindy.
THE MEMBERS
Jesús A.- Jesús was born in Puerto Rico. He came from one of the seeds of Jack’s giant beanstalk, which is why he’s so big and hispanic. At the age of 9, he moved along with his brother Fernando to Florida. But it wouldn’t be until he was two months away from his 16th birthday that he would finally be allowed to play guitar. He quickly discovered that he had potential to be a vocalist, and while learning to play guitar, he developed his vocal skills even more. At age 17, he got his chance to really sing (not to mention write lyrics) with band A Last Effort. Scince then, he has become one of the world’s leading experts on yodeling.
Fernando A. - Fernando was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He moved to Florida with his brother Jesús when he was 6. Fernando enjoys listening to music and playing music, as well as hunting man-bear-pigs. He not only plays the bass, but can also play the trumpet, the tuba, and the drums. Fernando started to play bass when he was 12 or 13. He left his bass alone for a while. He was asked to play bass for A Last Effort, so he started playing it again. Fernando stayed with A Last Effort for about a year. When A Last Effort ended, Fernando joined The Taxi Cabs as a full-time member. He likes to aid Al Gore’s campaign of man-bear-pig awareness on his spare time.
Javier B. - Javier was born in Puerto Rico. Javier enjoys listening to music and playing pokemon. His favorite bands are the Mars Volta and Protest The Hero. He joined the Taxi Cabs when the ex-guitarist left. He is the best member of the Taxi Cabs as we can see in this interview with him: Interviewer: "Javier, who would you say is the best member of your band?" Javier: "Well, I think it’s more than safe to say that it’s me."
Chris O. - Chris has been too lazy to write his own third-person autobiography, and so does not have one here at the moment, so for now this one will do. All we know is that he was born in Peru and is the world’s best ping-pong player, although refuses to compete in table tennis tournaments after a 1997 freak ping-pong accident which he was involved in where 27 people were rushed to the hospital. Chris has scince refused to give a statement about the incident.
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Member Since: 5/25/2006
Band Website: thetaxicabs.tk
Band Members: Fernando Antelo :Bass/Vocals
Jesús Antelo :Vocals/Guitar
Javier Berrios :Lead Guitar
Chris Oviedo :Drums

Influences: Rise Against, Sum 41, The Offspring, Thrice, AFI, Fallen From The Sky, Strung Out, Blink 182, Green Day, Pennywise, old-skool Good Charlotte, A Wilhelm Scream, We The Kings, LoveHateHero, MxPx, Relient K, Coheed & Cambria, Unwanted Superheroes (RIP), Dont Die Cindy, Whole Wheat Bread, Rancid, Silverstein and many more
Sounds Like: what we play
Record Label: None
Type of Label: None

My Blog

We have a new drummer and other updates

Whoo! Finally we can get back on track of what we were doing. It will take us about a month or two to practice and teach all our songs to our new drummer Chris, so we unfortunately won't be able to ha...
Posted by The Taxi Cabs on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:38:00 PST

Looking for a new drummer

Felipe has left the band but there are no hard feelings, he just simply found a band that plays more his style (grindcore), so with that said, we need a new drummer. Here's what we're looking for: - A...
Posted by The Taxi Cabs on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:44:00 PST

CD details

Put this on your iTunes, foo! Artist: The Taxi Cabs Album Name: Too Late to Strike Back Tracks: 1. Too Late 2. Steps 3. Brace Yourself 4. Follow 5. Lie Low 6. Regret 7. What We Deserve 8. Down 9. Str...
Posted by The Taxi Cabs on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:24:00 PST

Accomplishments

So we've been together for about a little over a year now, and I've been thinking on what we have and haven't gotten done yet. We have tried several times to record a CD but something always came up, ...
Posted by The Taxi Cabs on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:40:00 PST

Our ideology and our sound

Lately I’ve been thinking, "what is this band about?" and "if we had to describe our sound, what would it be?" Well, I figured out that there is no specific answer, and the answers are a bit com...
Posted by The Taxi Cabs on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 10:30:00 PST

Vote vote vote!!!

Which songs do you want us to perform? We're picking the top six and performing them at our next show, so vote here....
Posted by The Taxi Cabs on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:14:00 PST

A rough first year

    So, here's what's going on with us. We're finally getting off after a long, painful start. It's taken us a year with all the line-up changes, delays, and constant problems. So it's ...
Posted by The Taxi Cabs on Fri, 18 May 2007 05:41:00 PST

A sad day for The Taxi Cabs

Unfortunately, our guitarist and friend Chris will no longer be able to stay in the band. Chris is going through some rough times right now, family-wise and personal, which is interfering with band ti...
Posted by The Taxi Cabs on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:40:00 PST

Question & Answer Blog

Here's how its gonna go. You ask us ANY question you have, and we will answer to the best of our abilities. Keep it PG, please. Ready? Go!
Posted by The Taxi Cabs on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:28:00 PST

Update on everything so far

We're trying to do a million things with the extremely low budget we have right now, but we hope it will be worth it. We're saving up money to record better demos and possibly an EP, and also for t-sh...
Posted by The Taxi Cabs on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 04:32:00 PST