Portland is a hub for food and drink, but it’s also home to a thriving music scene. For you music lovers, here is something you must check out. I happened upon this site a few months back and I was instantly hooked. It’s called Black Cab Sessions and was dreamed up by Hidden Fruit Prods and Just So Films – both UK based companies. Trust me, after you watch these you’ll say to yourself, “Why didn’t I think of that!”

How it works: it’s a small production consisting of one camera set up in the back of one black cab (of the British variety of course) with one band en route through the urban streets of London. They get one take and that’s that. The rest speaks for itself.

Black Cab Sessions is about one thing only – great music, raw and uncut. These videos give viewers access into a special moment where some of the world’s most popular indie rock artists are stripped down to one guitar and their voice sans microphone or studio effects. This is the essence of Indie music at it’s core.

These are a few of my favorites: My Morning Jacket, The Kooks, Spoon, Death Cab For Cutie, Bon Iver and Brian Williams from the Beach Boys. Sometimes the website is slow to load, in which case go to Youtube and search Black Cab Sessions and the artist’s name.

Enjoy! Let me know what you think.