T-bone Shtax & The Latchikos

"...We just love their energy, and find it hard to believe they are only a trio! Their repertoire includes political songs, spoken word and some of the best damn fiddling on the planet from actor, musician and storyteller Aindrias de Staic. Having traveled and spent a long time in Australia, their music is also influenced by the music of the Aboriginal people.” -

"I didn’t know a thing about the Latchikos but ended up really liking their set! The band consist of just two guys jamming away and they are described as Gyp-Hop. It’ a mixture of Celtic, gypsy, reggae and hip hop. Whatever it is, it’s entertaining stuff!

... The singer/violinist’s facial expressions alone are worth your time ... very energetic, humorous and great music faces. The guitarist/percussionist used a freakin’ green Easter Egg for an instrument. Doesn’t get much more awesome than that!" - Bryan Kremkau, SkaPunkPhotos

"The skillful violinist, Aindrias de Staic of The Latchikos, spun the Sunday crowd into a dizzy spell of dancing." - BeatRoute

"Every year at the festival there’s that one band whose popularity grows throughout out the weekend — even though they started as a band that nobody had heard of, and nobody will probably hear them again until they’re back. Latchikos was that band this year. Another strong couple of workshops on Sunday cemented that title for them..." - Fast Forward Weekly

"10 magical, hypnotic, overwhelming, and oh-so-amazing-it-makes-me-smile-tingle-and-dance songs are on this album. After listening to track 1 “Sugarbeat,” I thought, “Wow, this is amazing. It’s my favorite.” Then, after hearing track 2 “Pish Shtains” I thought, “Craaap, THAT’S my favorite.” Then came track 3, and well you get the idea. Each song affects me this way. The diversity of sounds, rhythms, and lyrics fits together like caramel and chocolate, it’s perfectly soothing, satisfying and exciting at the same time. I DO NOT have a favorite because I can’t pick one.

With song titles like, “The Shligo Rovers,” “Nova Nova,” and “The Moogaga Jig,” this album is so eclectic, groovy, sexy, up, down, funny, sad, wild, crazy, energetic, spirited, and diverse as are the guys in the band. While Aindrias and Eimhin are from Ireland, Tim hails from Australia. Look at Aindrias, he’s so gypsy-looking it’s unreal ... Then, there’s Tim who looks like the cool, hippy cousin (or uncle depending upon your age) you want to go fishing or fighting with. To watch him play his instruments takes my breath away. Then, we come to Eimhin who looks like an accountant rather than a percussionist ... His smile, his singing, his beats blend like flour, sugar and eggs to make the most perfect cake. How crazy is this trio? Oh, and by the way – they ALL sing and play. I tell ya, there is method to the madness. But whatever method these guys use, the formula works..." - Sherry Perkins

“... highlight of the festival ... the Latchikos had steam coming off bald men's heads!” -