Fiesta Brava is an indie rock band based in Northampton, Massachusetts. The… Read Full Bio ↴Fiesta Brava is an indie rock band based in Northampton, Massachusetts. The band consists of Chris Rea, Ray Keane, Jeff Steblea, and Matt Snow. Formed in 2008, the band released their first EP that summer, titled Ship to Shore. They have shared the stage with Matt Pond PA, The Besnard Lakes, Wye Oak, Spouse, Haunt, SwillMerchants, School for the Dead, and Fancy Trash, among others.
Website: http://www.fiestabravamusic.com
Fiesta Brava mines a particular sound half born of folk and half born of punk, which results in a warm, dramatic form of what people are calling “indie rock” these days. Fiesta Brava is interested in literate and emotive pop music, marrying tuneful melodies with cathartic and insightful lyrics. The band’s sound ranges from hushed songs featuring banjo and almost-whispered vocals to driving rhythms with mounting guitar freakouts. The vocal harmonies of Chris and Ray are both effortless and engaging, and the band’s arrangements ensure a dynamic and dramatic performance.
Fiesta Brava’s origins sprung from a chance meeting between Chris Rea, formerly of punksters The Westies and The Eleventh Hour, and Ray Keane of Tricorder. The two had their first music session on March 9, 2007. Ray’s son was born the next morning, one week early. Taking it as a sign, Chris and Ray started seriously considering writing songs together, and soon they had written a couple of songs that had them very excited about the prospect of forming a band. In early 2008, Matt Snow and Jeff Steblea (Mystics Anonymous) joined Chris and Ray to complete the lineup, and together these four members recorded and released their debut EP Ship to Shore.
The band began work on their first full-length with renowned engineer Mark Alan Miller and Jeff Steblea at the helm, and released This Is Us Tomorrow in April of 2013. The album features 11 originals, and is an excellent example of the band's songwriting craft and arranging acumen. Fiesta Brava continues to hone their distinctive sound, writing and arranging new material and playing shows in the vibrant western Massachusetts music scene.
The band’s name, Fiesta Brava, comes from Hemingway’s writings about bullfighting. This is appropriate not only because of the band’s literary leanings, but also because its music deals with the simultaneous beauty and terror of life.
Website: http://www.fiestabravamusic.com
Fiesta Brava mines a particular sound half born of folk and half born of punk, which results in a warm, dramatic form of what people are calling “indie rock” these days. Fiesta Brava is interested in literate and emotive pop music, marrying tuneful melodies with cathartic and insightful lyrics. The band’s sound ranges from hushed songs featuring banjo and almost-whispered vocals to driving rhythms with mounting guitar freakouts. The vocal harmonies of Chris and Ray are both effortless and engaging, and the band’s arrangements ensure a dynamic and dramatic performance.
Fiesta Brava’s origins sprung from a chance meeting between Chris Rea, formerly of punksters The Westies and The Eleventh Hour, and Ray Keane of Tricorder. The two had their first music session on March 9, 2007. Ray’s son was born the next morning, one week early. Taking it as a sign, Chris and Ray started seriously considering writing songs together, and soon they had written a couple of songs that had them very excited about the prospect of forming a band. In early 2008, Matt Snow and Jeff Steblea (Mystics Anonymous) joined Chris and Ray to complete the lineup, and together these four members recorded and released their debut EP Ship to Shore.
The band began work on their first full-length with renowned engineer Mark Alan Miller and Jeff Steblea at the helm, and released This Is Us Tomorrow in April of 2013. The album features 11 originals, and is an excellent example of the band's songwriting craft and arranging acumen. Fiesta Brava continues to hone their distinctive sound, writing and arranging new material and playing shows in the vibrant western Massachusetts music scene.
The band’s name, Fiesta Brava, comes from Hemingway’s writings about bullfighting. This is appropriate not only because of the band’s literary leanings, but also because its music deals with the simultaneous beauty and terror of life.
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@heuhen
Norwegian here, the trick to reduce slamming like many of these boats do, or soften the slamming as much as possible, is to tilt the outboard engine a little up, so the force of the outboard engine will force the bow up. For what you want to do in this type of sea and always want to do, is hit the wave with the underside of the boat and not with the bow, only seagoing trawlers want to do that.
by tilting up the engine up:
- lifting the bow up from 8 knots and up.
- the pressure from the engine will dampen the fall, when the bow is eventually coming down
- The boat will go much lighter in the water and more surf on it. (good for straighte course speed)
- all wave will be taken by the boats underside and not by the bow.
by tilting the engine down:
- the engine will force the hull down and keep it more connected with the water.
- more control at speed.
- will slam hard in waves, due to the engine will always trying to push the bow down.
@WavyBoats
You guys taking the Cigarette Cat 52' or the Cigarette Tirranna? 😎
@MoonboyTV
both look mean. not sure how the cat 52 was able to see where he was going getting out of there most of the time :D
@Cola64
Cig Tirranna 4 me
@mikeritchie492
Tirranna for me but that’s almost like asking which kid do you love more 😂 love the videos man 👍
@nikmotionmix354
@Wavy Boats: Love the water action! Please use more SloMo's! Big like!
@RudyF6
Why can't I have both?
Cat would be fun for a couple hours, the Tirranna would be fun for a couple days!!
@MoonboyTV
dang that pontoon knew how to handle the waves better than 90% of the offshore boats lol
@blowe85206
I was thinking the same thing
@WavyBoats
It looked to me like he had a couple close calls there. lol
@MoonboyTV
@Wavy Boats yeah but he knew to put all his folks in the back and how to not swamp the deck. pretty impressive considering that he was on essentially a starter pontoon