The announcement told me this was going to be different. A sinister Ska-band from a town south of Rotterdam and a dj playing 78's. But what was that weird word at the bottom of the flyer? The receptionist at the hostal translated it for me: Maja fietsclub, a made-up slang-version of the words Baja-Beachclub, the local jock-hangout. The venue where the gig was held looked cosy at first. It was about nine fiteen, just when I took the first sip of my delicious dutch beer, when I heard it: a sound that I never heard before. I mean you could obviously tell that they hadn't been gigging for a while, but the way they played together, and their leadsinger: it just sounded so amazing altogether! And this was just the soundcheck! They didn't even start yet! I jumped up a took manoeuvred my way through the crowd. The place was jam-packed. Just when I got hold of a spot near the stage the sound of a semi-acoustic guitar filled the room. At first this sounded folk-like, but then the rhythm-section gave the tune a reggae-
If you you want to know more, please feel free to send me an e-mail with any questions that may come to your mind, because this band definatly deserves more than an underground-status. 

Do you want to purchase Maja-fietsclub's music or book them?
It's possible though me and my Holland-friends.
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