Black Cab Sessions

The Black Cab Sessions are all kinds of cool.

This is a website started by some UK indie film producers as a contribution to a pre-existing cause that has to do with the cabs used in London. Unbeknown to I and likely you there is a struggle going on in the UK to phase out the classic black cab which is a type of hackney carriage common to the UK. The idea likely being a logical one about the lack of mpgs earned by these old classic buggies roaming the streets of London. This movement comes out on the side of the classic emblems of the town.

What this particular group has done about it is get indie musical artists, mostly of the folks with guitars variety (but not all) to come to London and put on a "one song, one cab, one take" mini concerts in the back of these cabs. Its funny bc they have the cabbies introduce them likely not having any idea who they are. Some of my faves are the Bon Iver (above linked), Martha Wainwright, Lykke Li, Calexico, Fleet Foxes and Ryan Adams shows. Check it out, the biggest name they went for is probably Death Cab, but check it out and you might find a new interest.

It would be like if they tried to throw out all the yellow cabs in NY and replace em with Honda Fits.