"Of course you would prefer to play inside a proper venue rather than face the weather," admits Rodrigo.

"Eventually people would start offering us more money to play in a proper venues," declares Gabriela. "So rather than play five weddings in a week we could play one gig in a proper venue and get more money." She laughs again loudly "Fuck off. That's how the thing basically started. We still have same philosophy, if it works it works, if it doesn't just fuck off."

Interview by Andrew Mclean 2003
Photography © Rodgrigo y Gabriela 2004