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Jaya The Cat
Reggae / Punk / Rock

The Cava Of Reggae Punk Bands



Amsterdam
Netherlands

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Member Since12/8/2004
Band Websitehttp://www.jayathecat.com
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Dec 26 2009 9:00P
Fenix Sittard
Dec 28 2009 8:00P
Turbinenhalle - Punk Im Pot Festival Oberhausen
May 23 2010 8:00P
Schwarze Heide - Ruhrpott Rodeo Festival Huenexe

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Originating from Boston and currently based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Jaya the Cat play an uncompromising and original mix of reggae, punk rock and ska music. Founded through a mutual love of 60’s and 70’s dub and punk by three friends (Geoff Lagadec - vocals/guitar, Dave Smith - guitar/vocals and Ben Murphy - bass), Jaya The Cat create songs ranging from booze fueled anthems to chilled out dance tracks to outright political commentary.

Following the 2001 release of their debut album ‘Basement Style’ (Gold Circle Records), Jaya The Cat were joined by ex-Shadows Fall drummer David ‘The Germ’ Germain and began a steady touring schedule of stages across the United States and Europe, playing major clubs and festivals such as Lowlands in Holland, Pukkelpop in Belgium, and the Warped Tour in the US. Their music has also been featured in numerous skate, surf and snowboard videos.

Summer 2003 saw their sophomore release, ‘First Beer of a New Day’ (4tune Records). Although both albums met with positive critical success and they had gathered a loyal worldwide following, personal differences saw the departure of Smith and Murphy that fall, which effectively left the band in limbo. After a freezing music-less winter working shitty jobs in Boston, Lagadec and Germain met up and decided to look for new members.

Temporarily joined for a spring European tour by dutch musicians Jan Jaap Onverwagt (Green Lizard) and Alejandro Londoño, they took a 3 month sublet on an apartment in Amsterdam with the plan of regrouping and figuring out what the hell to do with themselves. Three months turned into three years. In the interim, the band has continued to grow, playing hundreds of live shows to an ever expanding audience, as well as adding keyboards, samples, percussion and even the occasional live tiki bar to their onstage act.
An average Jaya the Cat concert usually becomes more of a party than a performance, with the audience singing, dancing and drinking right along with the band.

November 16th of 2007 saw the release of their third studio album entitled ‘More Late Night Transmissions with Jaya The Cat’ on I Scream records. Drawing on their experiences, ‘More Late Night Transmissions with…’ delivers 13 tracks filled with seedy bars, cheap hotels, dysfunctional love affairs and political disillusionment. Punk rock, reggae, ska and pop glued together in their own unique style.

Singer Geoff Lagadec: ‘I think the new record is a bit deeper than the last two and in my opinion we’ve progressed a lot musically. We took more chances on this one plus Amsterdam is a pretty international city, so it's exposed me to a lot of new influences’.

With a current line up including Jordi ‘Pockets’ Nieuwenburg on guitar, Jeroen Kok on bass, and Onverwagt keyboards, expect to see Jaya the Cat at a festival or club near you soon!

'More Late Night Transmissions with...' will be released march 10th in the US.









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Coldsight (new space and new songs)

Coldsight (new space and new songs)



Dec 27 2009 9:54 AM

Hey thxxxx for the add , pretty cool , hope to see ya on the road...;^)... take care , cheers Coldsight
kay

kay



Dec 27 2009 9:51 AM

Hi, boys . . . I wish you a peaceful christmas with all your loveable friends!
TRAIninhard4MMA.

TRAIninhard4MMA.



Dec 27 2009 9:51 AM

Hey!
come play a show in moncton n.b!

have a volcano sesh!
cheers, mike
TRAIninhard4MMA.

TRAIninhard4MMA.



Dec 27 2009 9:51 AM

Hey!
I can't get enough of your tunes!!
how can I get your albums without downloading..

cheers, mike.
Scott

Scott Elliot



Dec 17 2009 3:39 PM

you guys rule! pretty much the best thing to happen to punk reggae since sublime. you gotta come down to florida! boca raton! pleeeeeeease.
Dennis

Dennis



Dec 17 2009 3:39 PM

Hello.  I was just wondering, do you need a beard to be part of jaya the cat?
Csenge

Csengee Wtf



Dec 2 2009 3:22 PM

Hey:)

We met in hungary at the Azfest....after the concert we were talking n stuff

umm u said w can write on myspace to u:))

so we just wanted to say hi:)





Steve Ryan

Steve Ryan



Dec 2 2009 3:21 PM

Sweet man, hopefully catch you soon.

cheers - Steve
Urban Majik Johnson

Urban Majik Johnson



Nov 27 2009 10:02 AM

Whoop Whoop!!!! ;))

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C ya at the bar!!!!

Much Luv,
UMJ
_chЯizz_©

_chЯizz_©



Nov 27 2009 10:00 AM

Hey there,

It's been about 8 years now we met in austria - A long time ago...
U won't remeber I think. But since than I follow U music where ever I can.

Great to hear the new/old stuff... Love it... And your performance on the lowlands festival - again - '06 was awesome... Wuhiii...


Hope U show up again in austria, maybe styria... It's time for a good gig, smoke out, talks and fun... See ya in Graz.

Take care & ragga on,
OCIRAA

OCIRAA



Nov 27 2009 9:56 AM

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

OCRIAA
Jaya

Dessy Supertramp



Nov 18 2009 11:56 AM

oh i already love the album and sure to catch you when you come back to Bulgaria ;)
Susl

Susl



Nov 17 2009 12:23 PM

Hello hangover,
how you doing my old friend???

the gig was fantastic!!!!!!!!!

greetz from the mountains 
Vincent

Vincent



Nov 17 2009 12:23 PM

Yeeeeha Guy´s,! Fucking great show at the chelsea vienna! Hope you comeback fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  greeeeeeeeeeez
* Lois *

Lois Bentall



Nov 16 2009 11:06 AM

Hiya, I was looking around for some lovely music to put on my radio show (Mondays 9-10 pm GMT on www.oxideradio.co.uk) and then I remembered about you guys:

Very glad to hear you are recording a new album, I hope you will come and tour in the UK (especially Oxford) again soon. Thank you for having so many tracks up for free on Last.fm, it is very helpful for poor students like me :P

Keep rocking,
Lois x
MiNcHeN

MiNcHeN



Nov 16 2009 11:05 AM

Hey guys you did a great job in Leoben today ! Thanx. . . Thanx . . Thanx
Mina :)
mike

Mike J



Nov 13 2009 8:32 AM

Hell yeah!! got both your cds!! You guys fucking rock!!
vnille hörnschn : D

vnille hörnschn : D



Nov 12 2009 8:50 AM

nooo why are you guys playin on friday in wolfsberg?? it would be much better if you were in klagenfurt or somewhere else. i'd love to see your show *-* but i think i can't come to wolsberg :/// so you're in carinthia and nevertheless i can't see you : ( hate that!
Acabame drummer wanted

Acabame drummer wanted



Nov 11 2009 8:42 PM

thanx for the add
JugendKulturZentrum Wolfsberg

JugendKulturZentrum Wolfsberg



Nov 11 2009 8:42 PM

Hey Guys!

We're lookin' forward to the show on friday! Don't forget the Tiki Bar! ;-)

Greetz
ляпкин-тяпкин

Milla Yaneva



Nov 11 2009 8:41 PM

I already did and I'd love to say hi  as soon as you come back to Bulgaria :)
Bas

Sebastian Thomas



Nov 11 2009 8:41 PM

I have been on one show and the next will be on December 26th ;)
Cultura Tres -Ready to tour Europe/japan

Cultura Tres -Ready to tour Europe/japan



Nov 6 2009 11:16 AM

Check out our new clip "And Then I Woke Up" shot in Buenos Aires, Montevideo, and Holland.


Don't miss the sound of South American Doom.

Thanks for the support!

Saludos.


Enrique

Enrique



Nov 6 2009 11:15 AM

thanks for adding me guys! man, i was chilling in my backyard with my homeboy yesterday dranking some beers and having a puff and he put yalls cd on. i have to say i really liked it. Hopefully one day yall will find ur way to san antonio, texas. Good luck to you guys! peace.
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Nov 6 2009 11:15 AM

SHOWING LOVE TO YOU JAY!
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