Album Preview #2

ALBUM PREVIEW #2: Here is a preview of Modern Headache, the second track on our forthcoming album.

Mark Your Calendars, a New Show!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! We return to the stage on February 18 at The Elevens in Northampton, MA, along with The True Jacqueline and Broken Anchor, currently on tour!

Get the EP!

The new album is coming in the next few months. Until then, do you have our first release, Ship to Shore? Until February 7, CD Baby is hosting a sale where you can pick up a CD for only $4. Do it here:

This is Us Tomorrow Track #1 Preview

We have finished the mixing stage on our album, This Is Us Tomorrow, and we are now in the mastering stage. Here is a preview of the first track, Heroic Hearts.

Fiesta Brava's Top 11 Albums of 2012

Why 11 albums? Well, this year saw a lot of albums tied for the same place, so in the spirit of inclusion, we include all four albums tied for eighth place in our list. Overall, it seems like a weird year for music. Several of the bands that all four of us love did not put out anything this year, so in this list you see a lot more variation based on individual members’ tastes, and those higher up on the list are usually loved by about half the band—for example, A.C. Newman is a favorite of Ray’s and Jeff’s, Godspeed is a favorite of Ray’s and Matt’s, and Bob Mould is a favorite of Chris’s and Jeff’s, etc…. Also, a side note: the Gomez album listed here is a download-only album available on the band’s website, and it is free. We only mention it because you won’t find it through more traditional means. In any case, consider this a list of albums you should check out if you haven’t already, and a very Happy New Year to you from Fiesta Brava! We’ll see you in 2013… 8. Knock Knock Get Up by David Wax Museum 8. Live Volume 3: Los Angeles 10.5.11 by Gomez 8. On the Impossible Past by The Menzingers 8. Skeptic Goodbye by You Won’t 5. Break It Yourself by Andrew Bird 5. Handwritten by The Gaslight Anthem 5. Noctourniquet by The Mars Volta 4. Silver Age by Bob Mould 3. ‘Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend! by Godspeed You! Black Emperor 2. Shut Down the Streets by A.C. Newman 1. Port of Morrow by The Shins

Thanks for coming!

Thank you to the brave souls who withstood the weather and the post-holiday slump to come out and see us play at the Sierra Grille last night. We had a great time, and hope to come back and do it again soon! Stay tuned, as we have a few more shows on the horizon…

And now, Radio Vendetta has joined us for our show at the Sierra Grille on 12.27.12! You should join us, too! Three bands for three bucks at a cool place that only gets cooler after 10 pm on Thursdays! Bring yourselves and your holiday cheer!

Mystics Anonymous

Hey all, Jeff’s project Mystics Anonymous is featured in this week’s edition of Tuned In, out in Hampshire Life today (click the picture to read the article). And a reminder that they play The Basement in Northampton, MA tonight at 8:00 PM. No cover charge!

Mystics is Back!

Hey all, here’s a heads-up that our very own Jeff Steblea is playing with his project Mystics Anonymous next Friday December 7 at The Basement in Northampton. Joining him will be local music stalwarts Brian Marchese, Matt Silberstein, and Andy Goulet. Showtime is 8:00 pm. Hope to see you there!  Click the picture below for details.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Iron Horse, we really had a great time! Next up is FB at the Sierra Grille in Northampton on Thursday, December 27 with our CT friends The Joiner Inners and another band TBA. See you there!