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France Tour, Germany and
Luxembourg dates
Starting tomorrow we are going for a nice trip to the land of wine
and good life called La France. Most shows are in the south and one
show in Spain (beach place of Barcalona). So feel free to join us
at one of our shows. Later this month we are back in Germany (festivals!)
for 4 shows and one in Luxembourg so here is santé to that!
More details for our shows (links, map etc) can be found on the tour
section.
After a month of working on new songs and hanging
in Amsterdam it's time to hit the van again and do some serious touring...
UK Tour
We're starting on our second UK tour! Most of the dates are supported
by The Skints. We'll
also be playing at the O2 Academy, Sheffield with Streetlight Manifesto.
Make sure
you get your tickets in advance! Go to the Tour section
for more info about tickets, locations, etc...
France Tour
In May we'll be touring in France. Most shows are in the southern part
so if you feel like to making a little trip to the south of France
come on out and drink some wine and plat petanque with jaya the cat!
US release
'More Late Night Transmissions with...' is out on I Scream Records in
the US. Here are some nice reviews of the album:
www.guestlistmagazine.net/reviewsj
With the watered down so called punk rock scene these days, when a band
like Jaya The Cat comes along it seems almost a no brainer that rejoicing
is clearly in order. The band originally hails from Boston and it clearly
shows throughout this album. The Boston styled street punk that you have
come to love from bands like The Street Dogs, Lost City Angels etc… rings
out as you listen to tracks like "Mistake," "The Carnival," and
more. You will quickly be pumping your fist in the air as the vocals
pull you into the songs, and the simple guitar riffs drive right through
the verses and into the soon to be anthem choruses for the new generation.
However, this isn't just a street punk band and that is exactly what
helps to separate Jaya The Cat from the rest of the pack. Tossing you
into the album is a 1:44 second instrumental, reggae dub, "Hold
My beer and Watch This." The reggae/ska blend that everyone fell
in love with in the mid-90's is very present throughout this album as
well. Tracks like "Good Morning," "Thank You Reggae," and "Government
Center," all spew the up-tempo reggae goodness that you want to
hear from a band fusing together influences of ska, reggae, and punk
the way these guys do. Round all of this out with the bonus track, their
version of the popular Jimmy Cliff tune "The Harder They Come" and
you have just stumbled upon a great band and an equally as great album.
www.the-peak.ca/article/1769
Mix together Dicky Barret-inspired vocals (of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones)
with a smooth dub backdrop, then throw in a hybrid of ska, reggae,
and rock, and you end up with Jaya the Cat’s latest and most
impressive effort. The title, More Late Night Transmissions With .
. . , perfectly fits the album’s generally easy-going atmosphere.
It wouldn’t be hard to imagine relaxing to songs like “Blur,” “Hello
Hangover,” or “Closing Time” while watching a summer
sunset. Undoubtedly, the band feels most at home during these slow,
instant summertime classics. A few speedy punk-influenced tracks, like “Nightbus” and “Government
Centre,” pop up occasionally, but fortunately these more generic-sounding
songs are few and far between. As for lyrical content, most of the
tracks do little to ward off stereotypes about the band’s hometown,
Amsterdam. With the exception of a few politically minded tracks, the
majority either centre around or at least reference some form of nightlife.
Bars, booze, and pot use dominate the album. The band loosely organizes
the tracks to reflect a day in the life of a chronic partier, chronologically
exploring the consequences of such reckless behaviour. At the very
least, the idea provides an entertaining perspective. Since anything
associated with skacore more or less ‘died’ after the ‘90s,
More Late Night Transmissions With . . . is a much-needed remedy that
fills the void. Cole Faulkner
www.babbleandbeat.com/music-reviews/jaya-the-cat.html
The opening track, 'Hold My Beer and Watch This', is a funky jam-out
and almost instantly confirmed I was going to seriously love Jaya The
Cat. Next comes 'Blur'. Let me tell you, this track is fucking ace.
Seriously. This one's catchy as all get-out.
'Good Morning', aka track 3, is a really solid track. 'Thank You Reggae'
and 'Hello Hangover' follow and can be added right below 'Blur' to the
highlights list. 'Mistake', 'Night Bus' and 'Carnival' are high energy
rock-outs. 'Voice of the Poor' is pure rap/hard rock/punk/reggae bliss
with lyrical depth. It's a brilliant addition to the album. 'Closing
Time' shows even more versatility with this dance-influenced and somewhat
seductive track. A bonus track, 'The Harder They Come', is included and
proves to be a pretty decent cover. Bottom line is all 14 tracks are
really good at minimum, most are great, and a few are outstanding. There
isn't one single song on the 'More Late Night Transmissions With...'
release that doesn't deserve to be. I love the vocals, the personality
that comes through in the music, the beats, the soul and passion, the
variety of genres they work with, the energy,... Please take a few moments
to check their music out.
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2009
Hey! We're back in 2009 with a lot of new shows and some news for ya
Carnaval
Yes, once again we are gonna team up with Bjorn from Side Shift Harry
to play the Carnaval Parade in Sittard. If you've never dressed up
in a rabbit suit and played Rowwen Heze songs on a flatbed truck you
just haven't lived baby! If you wanna see what it looks like, here's
a link to last years festivities.
The next day we are playing Ernesto's again. Should be a lot of fun. So come
on down and drink buckets of Brand beer with us!
22 feb Carnaval Parade, Sittard
23 feb Ernesto's, Sittard
UK Tour
So we are coming back to the UK again for what will hopefully be some
fun shows. 2 date are missing but we are working on that, so if we
aren't listed playing near you now check back, maybe we will be! In
August we will be back again for one of the biggest punkrock festival
in Europe; Rebellion festival in Blackpool with band like The Adolescents,
The Damned, The Adicts etc.
april 03 UK Underworld, London
april 04 UK Queen Charlotte, Norwich
april 05 UK O2 Academy, Sheffield (+Streetlight Manifesto)
april 06 UK Trillians, Newcastle
april 07 UK Rio's, Leeds
april 08 UK Monochrome, Liverpool
april 09 UK The Maze, Notthingham
US release
'More Late Night Transmissions with...' will finally come out on march
10th in the US! As a bonus we added the Jimmy Cliff song 'The Harder
They Come' to this release. I Scream Records is putting out the record
so now you can order it at your favorite record store or Amazon.com And if your local record store doesn't have it tell 'em to order it,
cause if we sell a ton of records we'll tour the US for sure!
We're also working on an online merch store so you'll be able to order
tee shirts, sweatshirts, lighters, buttons, lingere and possibly even
hand-signed naked pictures of Jordi. So keep your eyes open and be sure
to tell your family and friends to purchase these and other fine quality
Jaya The Cat products.
That's it for now, until next time take care, look both ways when crossing
the street, and don't take any wooden nickles.
2008
So after a long fun filled month of touring in november we're back home
to rest our livers for a bit...thanks to everyone who came out in the
UK, germany, austria, and the czech republic, we had a wicked time and
you know we'll be back! also, for everyone in groningen and haarlem this
past weekend who made our 'sinterklaas' mini tour such a success....it's
been a while since swung around those parts and it was great to see you
all again! for the rest of this month we'll be working on new songs and
whatever the hell else it is we do when we're not touring.....
then on the 26th we'll be playing what seems to be our annual anti-xmas
party in sittard, and then off to bucharest and sofia for some pre new
years partying! speaking of new years, we'll be playing a huge bash on
NDSM island in amsterdam north, sponsored by the folks who brought you
the magneetbar at lowlands! it should be quite an event...with wicked
jazz sounds, a boat with two floors of dance music, and a live stage
with yours truly....followed by an open jam until the wee hours of the
morning....if you wanna come along you can check it out here..... www.brightlightdistrict.nl/
2009
Looking ahead to 2009, a buncha new shows a long awaited release of 'more
late night transmissions with...' in the united states, a release on
vinyl (!), and god willing a new album sometime next fall!
and check out our new website! www.jayathecat.com
happy holidays!
jaya the cat.
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