“The road-tested Great American Taxi turns Reckless Habits into a high octane performance.” —M MUSIC & MUSICIANS

“For Reckless Habits, Colorado’s Great American Taxi enlisted Tim Carbone (Railroad Earth) to produce an album that is as loose as the band’s anything-goes live shows. . . the resulting 14 songs boast a much fuller sound than the band’s debut studio album.” —RELIX

“Americana without borders. At times they sound like New Riders of the Purple Sage or Little Feat. Other times, Wilco or Uncle Tupelo” —VINTAGE GUITAR

“Hopefully this Great American Taxi will continue to take listeners along for similarly spirited rides in the future.” —BLURT

“Great American Taxi shows excellent versatility through its genre-jumping” —ELMORE

“One more inventive model in the Americana realm is Great American Taxi, led by Leftover Salmon’s Vince Herman.  Cut live in the studio, Reckless Habits succeeds in capturing the flair and free-wheeling spirit the band dispatches from the stage.” —HITTIN’ THE NOTE

“Celebrating five years as a band, Taxi continues to get stronger as they work their way into the fabric of the jam band scene.” —JAMBASE

“Down-to-earth lyrics, terbacky chawin’ North 40 humor, heartland grit, and some fine fine playing sliding between ‘tighter ’n a drum’ and ‘gloriously loose’ marks Great American Taxi’s second release, Reckless Habits. A killer banjo solo and jam trade-offs center themselves in “Unpromised Land” à la Charlie Daniels, Kaleidoscope, Elvin, and the Dead. In fact, once these guys go past the 4-minute mark, you can’t hold ‘em back . . . Grab yet hat and hold onto your seat, as Great American Taxi is one of the hottest jam bands on the festival circuit.”—ACOUSTICMUSIC.COM

FolkWax Rating: 8

“Sometimes we lose groups to gain others. Leftover Salmon might be gone, but Vince Herman is driving his Great American Taxi. With Americana roots that dig into the sounds of the Band, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and the Grateful Dead you get a good clean dirt vibe . . . While some jam bands get too spacious in their music, these guys do not ever let up. They have just enough on each song to keep your toe tappin’ and ear to the speaker.” —FOLKWAX

“The quintet formed by Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon and Chad Staehly makes its return a moment to celebrate fine songwriting, inspired playing, personable singing, a warm, welcoming spirit and the sheer joy of sharing tall tales, good times and a smidgen of heartbreak with fans new and old.” —THE BLUEGRASS SPECIAL

“There isn’t a bad track to be found on Reckless Habits and if you like great musicianship, harmonies and strong songwriting, you should do yourself a favor and check the album out” —ROUGHSTOCK

“The band’s fusion of New Orleans groove, blues, rock, gospel and more is funky, infectious and fun.” —SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS

“A well rounded album that fully pays homage to Gram Parsons and his vision of a Cosmic American sound that incorporates all the pages of the American Roots songbook.” —COUNTRY STANDRD TIME

“Reckless Habits drives like an old-school Cadillac: comfortable and relaxed, with feel-good tunes boasting a hint of honky tonk, a bit of bluegrass, and a rock ’n’ roll mentality driving from the backseat . . . The writing . . . is strong and heartfelt . . . an album soon to be loved by many . . .” —SCENE MAGAZINE

“The Taxi finds itself, joint-in-hand, cruising down the road of Americana roots music and having a blast along the way.” —MARQUEE

 “Not sure if this will satisfy the Salmon heads, but, musically, it’s a clear step forward.” —THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE

“It’s a laid back and loose session, skillfully reined by great musicianship.”

—FARCETHEMUSIC.COM

“Fans of blues-infused Americana have reason to celebrate . . . this project will charm, enchant and inspire even the most hardened soul . . . Reckless Habits is a feast for the ears . . . Great American Taxi has put its talent to good use.”

—COUNTRYCHART.COM

 “Great American Taxi delivers a winner.” —COLORADO BIZ

“ . . . a delightful array of genre-mixing tunes . . . Reckless Habits is an Americana amalgamation that shouldn’t be missed by fans of Leftover Salmon, Gram Parsons, the Grateful Dead, Cosmic country or any other slightly rebellious form of roots music. And make room on your CD shelf for this one, the die-cut artwork by Greg Carr is phenomenal. —UNCOMMON MUSIC

“. . . what really comes through is a homage to the early pioneers in Americana, alt country, and newgrass . . . a musical gift to today’s listeners from a number of musicians who are no longer with us, but channeled through Great American Taxi.

—TWANGVILLE.COM

“[Producer Tim] Carbone’s sonic seasonings (everything from New Orleans-style horns to shake-the-light-fixtures gospel singers to a little bit of his own tasty fiddle playing) manage to make the 14-track album sound like an audio Zap Comix — something like George Martin meets the New Riders of the Purple Sage as drawn by R. Crumb . . . Seriously — get into the Taxi. All in all, Reckless Habits is a wicked ride. —JAMBANDS.COM

“After listening to the tunes on Reckless Habits, it is very apparent that we will hear more of Great American Taxi down the road. (Four stars)” —GLIDE

“Leftover Salmon’s Vince Herman leads this easy jamming outfit through tunes that incorporate bluegrass, rock and other rootsy styles.” —ISTHMUS (Madison)

“Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat — Great American Taxi is not a jam band. It’s not too hard to understand how their particular brand of open-hearted Americana has found an audience in that milieu, but there’s no loosey-goosey jamming whatsoever on Reckless Habits. Rather, GAT is a straight-up, old-school country-rock outfit.” —ALL MUSIC.COM

“This is a seamless hour of confident and self-assured roots music that effortlessly combines country, rock, blues, bluegrass and second-line funk.” —HYPERBOLIUM

“The band faves liberally reference forebearers like Gram Parsons, Wilco and the Grateful Dead throughout this infectious set produced by Railroad Earth’s Tim Carbone. Roadhouse rhythms percolate comfortably beneath barrelhouse piano and zippy pedal steel while ex-Leftover Salmon frontman Vince Herman’s lived-in vocals add warmth” —PASADENA WEEKLY

“The last time Great American Taxi was in town, the band — fronted by Leftover Salmon founder Vince Herman — was a revelation, hopping back and forth between American roots-music genres with ease.” —BEND BULLETIN

“Vince Herman and Chad Staehly are definitely building something new on the old foundation here.” —ASPEN TIMES