CMJ VIDEO OF THE DAY: BLACK TAXI

Brooklyn foursome Black Taxi has followed up its January sophomore full-length, We Don’t Know Any Better, with the four-track Live in Portland, which includes “Shoeshine,” “Vultures,” “Friend,” and “Hand,” revealing their sonic diversity. (You can stream the album here.) The socially conscious band, which consists of lead singer, keyboardist, and trumpeter Ezra Huleatt, guitarist Bill Mayo, bassist Krisana Soponpong, and drummer Jason Holmes, is celebrating the release of the EP at the CMJ Music Marathon, playing the MezzoForte showcase on October 20 at Mercury Lounge on a bill with Sphynx, the Frontier Brothers, Quiet Company, Deadbeat Darling, the Modern Electric, Wild Adriatic, and Black Wing Halo.