UPCOMING GIGS

LABJACD in the News

• The Program - 09/08/07

  'LABJACD seem to be a band that feed off the energy of the crowd which in turn, leads the crowd to become more and more excitable.'

• Rip It Up Magazine - 02/08/07

  '... [an] impeccable take on Latino music, with elements of hip hop and Afro-beat added for good measure.'

• dB Magazine - 25/07/07

  Interview with Declan Jones

• Scene Magazine - 30/05/07

  Interview with Declan Jones

• Tsunami Magazine - May 07

  Interview with Alfie Vielma

• Sunshine Coast Daily Entertainer - 02/02/07

  '... their unusual blend of Latin, funk and hip-hop was an instant hit'

• Rave Magazine - 30/01/07

  'The music was hot, steamy, soaked in a fume of funk'

• Triple J Next Crop - November 06

  Radio interview with Julian Langdon and Adam King plus Q&A with Julian Scheffer

• JTV - 20/10/06

  Live footage broadcast on ABC TV plus interviews with Alfie Vielma and Tristan Ludowyk

• Rip It Up - 14/09/06

  'LABJACD [possess a] unique brand of hip-hop, samba and funk'

• Time Off - 13/09/06

  Interview with Julian Scheffer

• Beat / 100% - 30/08/06

  'With an incredibly diverse record under their belts, it becomes even harder to pigeonhole LABJACD'

• Inpress - 30/08/06

  'Crazy mofos, the lot of 'em'

• The Herald Sun - 25/08/06

  '... the contagious rhythm the band creat at their live shows are likely to make you dance whether you like it or not'

• The Courier Mail - June 06

  '... [LABJACD] have carved out a reputation as one of the country's "must see" live acts'

• J Mag - April 06

  'They have an infectious energy, and their songs groove through the many elements in each song.'

• Rolling Stone - March 06

  '... one of the best live acts in the country.'

• 3D World - 27/02/06

  '... super-sized hip-hop/Latin outfit ...'

• The Melbourne Times - 22/02/06

  '... [LABJACD] has been turning heads since its debut in mid-2004.'

• Beat Magazine - 08/02/06

  '...now might be the time to check out what LABJACD have to offer. Before they hit it big.'

• Sunday Mail - 05/02/06

  'The "it" band of the recent Woodford Folk Festival ... blasting forth a ridiculously hot mix of funk, reggae, latin beats, hijp-hop, jazz and salsa... This is music made for drinking tequila to. We dare you not to move.'

• Tsunami Magazine - 03/02/05

  '"(Julza) For us Woodford started at Brisbane airport... LABJACD was ready for anything."'

• Time Off - 01/02/06

  'LABJACD's unique genre-blending mix of South American music and Australian hip-hop is inspired by the Chilean heritage of their three vocalists. "(Tristan) Of course, these songs combine many other influences too, such as flamenco, reggae, cumbia; so there are a lot of ingredients in all our cooking."'

• Rave Magazine - 31/01/06

  'Energetic nine-piece hip hop group LABJACD ... were THE band at the recent Woodford festival'

• Sunday Mail - 29/01/06

  '...offspring of the Melbourne jazz scene have crafted an almost impossible melange of influences ... into their own impulsive sound'

• LABJACD receive John Butler grant - 19/09/05

  The recipients of the JB Seed have been announced and LABJACD was fortunate enough to receive some funding towards their next recording. For more information see www.thejbseed.com.

• Interview on SBS Radio - 11/09/05

  Luis, Cris, Alfie and Tristan made an appearance on the Spanish Language program last Sunday. You can listen to the interview here.

• Who gets their head stuck in a bin? - 24/04/05

  Ok we can't really take credit for this one (see photo above), but wouldn't it be great if every time some drunk guy in St Kilda does something stupid we could be there with a poster? We found about this guy at one of our gigs after getting dozens of phonecalls from people saying "LABJACD's on the news!". Like they say, any publicity is good publicity...

• Cheap Thrills - 01/04/05

  'LABJACD is one of the best live music experiences Melbourne has to offer'.

• No Time for Standing Still - The Age (Metro) - 01/03/05

  'They say the best things in life are free, and in Melbourne that's so often true. Where else could you see a nine-piece Latin hip-hop band for nothing? Playing music that almost orders you to dance, LABJACD is so full of energy the room buzzes when the band is on stage. The sound takes its influence from the three vocalists' Chilean heritage and mixes it with a bit of salsa, jazz and hip-hop. With their pulsing rhythm section, horn section, guitars, double bass and decks, this is possibly one of the best nights of free music you're likely to find in Melbourne.'