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(September 2018 "From the Archive") - "Firebears" Live at the Terra Incognita Festival 2013, Quebec City, Canada
🕑 Added 2018-09-08 17:06:27 +0000 UTC In 2013, we were invited to play Terra Incognita, a festival in Quebec City, Canada. It was also the first time that we played a show outside of the United States, which was a big deal for us. We actually had to get passports for one, and we also had to try and learn a few words and phrases to say in French, since the show took place in a mostly French-speaking part of Canada. Some of us were better at this than others. "Merci" and "merci beaucoup" were pretty much it for me! Terra Incognita 2013 also featured some big progressive rock acts, like The Flower Kings, Phideaux, and Il Castello di Atlante, so we had to be sure to step up our game.We were actually invited to play two sets, one on a Friday and one on a Saturday, so we made a whole road trip out of it. Our good friends Jim Robinson and Jon Yarger from NJProghouse drove us all there. They were the "parents" on that particular trip, and having them at the driver's wheel, both literally and figuratively, made the whole ordeal such a pleasure.
The festival was at a theatre, so the audience was all seated, which was unusual for us since we were at that point used to playing in bars, and was also a bit intimidating. But I still remember how extremely warm the audience was, and how receptive they were to our music. We met so many wonderful and friendly music lovers there, some of whom still come out from Canada to see us! :)
This show took a place a few months after we released Quickly Quickly Quickly, and a few months before our first tour with Thank You Scientist. We were still figuring out the best ways to translate the songs from the album live, and there are some cool dynamics and new additions that we would later add to the songs when we went on the tour that are missing from this video. Still, we think that this version of "Firebears", the nearly 20 minute epic from Quickly Quickly Quickly, was the highlight of our performance!
This video features a different line up of the band, with Joe Rizzolo, the drummer on Quickly Quickly Quickly playing drums, and our live keyboardist Renee Pestritto. The video was actually uploaded in 2013, and was made public for a little while. But when the band went through a line up change the next year, we decided to make it "unlisted", to avoid confusion and focus on content with our current line up. However, we are happy to share this with YOU, our very special and beloved Patreon patrons! ;)
This live video recording of “Firebears” was performed by:
Patrick McGowan - Vocals, Guitar
Dan McGowan - Guitar, Vocals
Jamie Wolff - Bass, Vocals
Joe Rizzolo - Drums
Renee Pestritto - Keyboard, Vocals
Comments
Thanks Robert! I think that the original tracks for this are still with Michel from Terra Incognita, so it is still possible to have a better mix for this performance some day in the future! :)
It's a real pity the mix is so unbalanced because it sounds like a really great performance (of an utterly amazing song!)
You're right! I forgot that I was wearing all black that day ;)
Actually this performance was the Monday of the festival opening for RPWL.
Thank you so much, Sigurd! We would LOVE to come to Norway! Hopefully we will get a chance once we release our next album and start touring again! :)
Sigurd
Simply amazing! Would love to see you guys live sometime. Fingers crossed that you make it here to Norway at some point. :D
