Since getting together after a jam session at a military base in June 2004, Taxi Violence have gone on to stake their rightful claim as one of South Africa’s most prized independent rock acts, rocking crowds, winning awards and gathering a legion of ardent followers wherever their music is heard. With an attitude towards their music that shuns conventional record industry practices (sign to a major label, release an album, break-up), the band have managed to single-handedly, and independently, achieve in four years what a lot of bands don’t achieve in a lifetime, whilst still retaining their artistic freedom and integrity. From the get-go, everything about this hard-working rock band has been stamped with a sense of the unique. Not content to follow the herd and belt out the popular sound of the day, Taxi Violence choose the path less traveled, adopting retro rock ‘n roll and Southern swamp blues as their mode of artistic expression.

When the front covers of South Africa’s daily entertainment newspapers announced the arrival of “The next big things!” early on in 2006 it was with a touch of prophecy, for in the months that followed Taxi Violence would, through sheer dedication and solid musicianship, rise from relative local obscurity to being a band in national demand.

From radio to television and print, Taxi Violence are that band whose songs take up welcome residence in your mind for days on end. Raw, unprocessed guitar, driving bass, powerful drum beats and in-your-face yet melodic vocal styles are the fundamental elements that define the sound of Taxi Violence.

Live on stage is perhaps where the music of Taxi Violence is best experienced. Whether playing acoustic to a handful of fans on the stage of a small club, or at full-throttle in a stadium of thousands, Taxi Violence’s music has proven to be an indomitable force. Playing at all the major music festivals in the country, Taxi Violence has long since been established as a headline act.