CAPRAdelic 01.3: Kelly in a Car II

CAPRAdelic 01.1: To Arrive at the Beginning

Round about midnight one week ago I pulled in to Los Angeles by way of Arizona and the state border inspection station and caught the 101 and Clueless. As it sometimes goes with California time my earliness wasn’t a good thing because my host was out at dinner. Countless illegal phone juggles, three freeway turnarounds and a surprise traffic jam later I shimmied off at Cahuenga and threw a hard port-side u-turn to meet with Kelly Blatz, CAPRA's vocalist, on the shoulder lane where he patiently bumped the Kills in a bent fedora, Batman t and a signature congenial manner. We greeted for the first time since "April Showers" premiered in Omaha and dove in to the 101 Diner for a pot of coffee and my first food in a twelve-hour stretch. After filling in the gaps of life information since February we turned to music with fervor. Since listening to “Gypsy Jones” a few times during the drive I was eager to ask,

Q: “How has the newer music grown from your favorite parts of Gypsy?”
Kelly: “In all directions, man. When we first came together each of us had different things we loved, and Gypsy let us bring it all together. But now, well, we’re running with it and doing more. You’ve gotta hear what I mean.”

Of course I wanted to hear tracks, not only because I’d be working with them, but even more so because who doesn’t love some fresh music? We killed the bottom of the coffee pot that had compelled us to begin, right then and there, the artistic exchange between songwriter and filmmaker that we'd spent a year discussing. Immediately we drove home to burn a demo CD of the latest EXTRA-ROUGH cuts to embark on the multimedia story of CAPRA’s next album and beyond. I’ll be our writer/photographer/editor tour guide.


Catch the first installment of Kelly’s exclusive video interview below, CAPRAdelic 01.2.

Use your voice.
MC

CAPRAdelic 01.2: Image Echoes

CAPRAdelic 0.1

Hello CAPRA universe. My name’s Miguel Cedillo, and for an unpredictable period of life to come I get to say, “I’m with the band.” As you all know, CAPRA is working on their first album with Hollywood Records and will be creating all over the place for a solid chunk of 2009, and couldn’t be more excited. During the light beam ride (thanks guys) of a process my job is to show all the good people the world of CAPRA straight from the neon horse’s mouth, and we’ve got quite a bit in store.

CAPRA and I have joined forces to bring you CAPRAdelics, a newly invented story telling system for an otherwise chaotic experience. We’ll be feeding you regular rations of digital medicine for the rock ‘n’ roll soul with video, audio samples, photos, and the written word. Every piece tells part of the story to resonate the journey and vision of CAPRA in the most holistic way, for YOU. Through feedback, the people have the power to drive CAPRAdelics. Come June gloom or September snow, your thoughts and questions will directly influence interviews and footage.

Take a CAPRAdelic at capramusic.blogspot.com, Facebook, and Myspace, and stay tuned for CAPRAdelic 01.1 and 01.2 in the next 24 hours! And finally, express yourself; become an active citizen of the CAPRAdelic dimension. The guys are waiting for you.

Live free,
MC

Capra Signs With Hollywood Records!

It's true, we've sold our souls! We signed with Hollywood records and we couldn't be more excited for what's to come. Just a small step in the life of Capra, but a very exciting accomplishment. Funny the considerable effect some ink and paper can have on your life. Thanks to everyone that has supported us through out this process, we're forever grateful and we celebrated beyond recollection for all of you. We'll be spending some time in the primordial swamps of a UFO gathering a collection of tunes for you all to thoroughly enjoy! Revisit the Seance.

Live Free,
CAPRA