Fiesta Brava (now on itunes!)

About Me

Chris and Ray had their first music session on March 9, 2007. The next morning Ray's wife had their first kid, 1 week early. Overall a great weekend. Around October Chris and Ray started seriously considering writing tunes together. They wrote a couple songs that got them very excited about the concept of forming a band. After much discussion and a few microbrewed beers they decided to invite others to play. Chris cleaned out his basement and hung some rugs. Ray strung up the obligatory Christmas Lights and a practice space was created. In January, they found their drummer in Matt Snow. Pat Garland joined the band in that month as well, taking on duties as piano player. In late March Jeff Steblea took over as bass player. Fiesta Brava was finally complete... Now what. If you like what you hear, let us know!

.. The final 90 seconds of "Shadow Show," taken at the EP release show on 7.18.08. Thanks again to everyone who came out, hope you enjoyed it!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/9/2008
Band Website: fiestabravamusic.com
Band Members: Pat, Chris, Matt, Ray and Jeff
Influences: Weakerthans, Ben Lee, Elliott Smith, Pavement, The National, Modest Mouse, The Shins, Iron and Wine, Archers of Loaf, Bright Eyes, The Mountain Goats, Neutral Milk Hotel, Band of Horses, Ted Leo, Death Cab for Cutie, The Folk Implosion, Hayden, The Pixies, Pinback, Sigur Ros... lots of good stuff.
Record Label: unsigned

My Blog

Valley Advocate Grand Band Slam

Hey everybody,Thanks to everyone who came out to our show last Friday. It was a last-minute booking, and we were psyched to see so many familiar faces. Also, we've been nominated in both t...
Posted by Fiesta Brava (now on itunes!) on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:20:00 PST

Fiesta Brava is now on itunes!

Check it out, you can now buy "Ship to Shore" via itunes, emusic and cdbaby!
Posted by Fiesta Brava (now on itunes!) on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:52:00 PST

The EP is done!

Hello everyone,So, the master disc for our first EP, "Ship to Shore," is now on its way to California to be duplicated so that we can share it with you all. [Chris releases huge sigh of relief] Very e...
Posted by Fiesta Brava (now on itunes!) on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:53:00 PST

Impressions - April 20 Show at The Elevens

It begins with a sporting event. Of sorts. I guess. Chris, Ray, Matt and I met up in Northampton for a rousing game of Disc Golf, of which Ray is clearly an avid proponent. ...
Posted by Fiesta Brava (now on itunes!) on Fri, 30 May 2008 12:33:00 PST

Impressions - May 3 Show at the Basement

May 3rd Northampton The Basement Pre-Show Arrived from an award dinner for Paul Calcari, music teacher at Greenfield High School. The scene was Pioneer Valley Symphony fo...
Posted by Fiesta Brava (now on itunes!) on Sun, 18 May 2008 05:50:00 PST

4/20 Show!

Hey all,This information is actually already contained in the show schedule section of this site. But in case you didn’t click there for details:This show is a benefit for: Shelly’s ...
Posted by Fiesta Brava (now on itunes!) on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:40:00 PST

Thanks so much

To everyone who came out to see us play last night, thank you. We hope you had as much fun as we did. Honestly, we couldn’t have hoped for a more supportive crowd... what a great deb...
Posted by Fiesta Brava (now on itunes!) on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:40:00 PST

Recordings

Hi everyone,In preparation for the release of a 5 song EP, we’re currently revamping our recordings- particularly the drums. We’ve just replaced "Gravity" with a newer version that&r...
Posted by Fiesta Brava (now on itunes!) on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:32:00 PST

A new show at The Basement

Here’s a heads up a little further in advance. FB will be playing at The Basement on Saturday, May 3rd. We’ve seen a bunch of bands play there, and now others will watch us?&nb...
Posted by Fiesta Brava (now on itunes!) on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:47:00 PST

Welcome Jeff, Fiesta Bravas new bassist!

Fiesta Brava has a new member! Jeff Steblea, former lead singer for alternative band Go Figure and most recently the former bassist for Social X-Ray, will now be playing bass with us. Pat ...
Posted by Fiesta Brava (now on itunes!) on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:20:00 PST