Love The Captive

THE SOFT WHITE SIXTIES // SUNDAY MAY 20 @ AUDIE’S

johnnyquiroz — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:21:26 +0000

Show Review: Strange Vine // Cuckoo Chaos // Fierce Creatures

johnnyquiroz — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:32:55 +0000

I was very eager to see these 3 bands last night. Here’s why!

These 3 bands have been hitting the road a lot lately.
When a band tours, they get better. The road aka “tour life”
can drastically change your band, for the good and sometimes the bad.

Fierce Creatures opened the show and played without Singer/Percussionist Amanda Valdez,
which forced the band to step it up a bit. The band played solid…but, something was missing vocally.
Was it the absence of Amanda? or is it time for Mathr to start mastering his voice?
I’ve known Mathr for a long time, his progress as a vocalist keeps getting better and better.
I’m pretty sure by the end of this year, we’ll see a different side of him as a vocalist.
Looking forward to that!

Cuckoo Chaos was the perfect bridge between Fierce Creatures and Strange Vine.
Dancy, abstract, and very clear sounds. You can hear each instrument very distinct.
They had their shit dialed in.
I saw Cuckoo Chaos for the first time last year at Audie’s Olympic.
I instantly became a fan of Cuckoo Chaos.
They have that back-beat (afro-beat) groove that i love in bands,
mixed with tasty bass lines and very tactful guitar riffs.
I was a fan of them before i even heard them, really.
Their drummer, Dave, is an old friend. I used to work with one of his former bands.
The band has grown so much since the last time i saw them.
It always nice to see old pals still pursuing their dreams. Keep at it!

Strange Vine hit the stage pretty late for a Wednesday night. I think it was around 11:45pm.
Time didn’t matter to the crowd, the packed house stuck around to watch SV do the damn thing!
And boy did they! Their set was an emotional roller coaster. I wanted to scream, laugh, cry, and dance.
Instead, i watched and admired. But, something was different for them last night.
Perhaps their going through an emotional roller coaster themselves.
Toby (Vocalist/Guitarist) and his wife are due any day now,
as Toby mentioned from the stage last night.
Note: Toby’s wife Maiko was in attendance with her mother who’s in town from Japan.
Note 2: This show was brought to you by “Sleepless Booking.” (Ian from Strange Vine). Promoter love!

Being in a band is tough and touring is even tougher.
You have no idea how much bands appreciate you people that come out to shows.
If you support live music in Fresno, continue to do so, for as long as you can.
And when you feel like giving up. DON’T!

-Johnny

Jackson from Cuckoo Chaos doing some after show reading. Photo: Jason Griggs

March 2012 Photos

johnnyquiroz — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:52:25 +0000

Royal Canoe @ Vitus

Coast Jumper @ Vitus

Fierce Creatures @ Vitus

Denison Witmer @ The Starline

William Fitzsimmons @ The Starline

Black Milk @ Fulton 55

The Soma Holidays @ Audie's Olympic

Pictures: Fierce Creatures / Coast Jumper / Royal Canoe / @ Vitus

johnnyquiroz — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:26:32 +0000

Thank you, Anna www.facebook.com/skeletonkeyphotography

Fierce Creatures

Fierce Creatures

Coast Jumper

Royal Canoe

William Fitzsimmons & Black Milk Cartoon Posters

johnnyquiroz — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:26:05 +0000

Design: Jordan Wiebe

R.I.P Paul Albert Harper

johnnyquiroz — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:27:16 +0000

I first met Paul in his hometown of Chico, CA in the early 2000′s. I was touring with my band at the time Atari Champ. We played a show with his band History Invades and it was an instant connection. Friendship at first sight! It was meeting guys like Paul who inspired me to start Love The Captive.
I will never forget the day we met…beers, in-n-out, nintendo and long talks about music and baseball. I feel in love with him and his music. He was one of those guys who could play any instrument and was an amazing songwriter.
Music lives forever, R.I.P Paul Harper…

In the song “Call me mint jelly ’cause I’m on the lamb” Paul sings a line that has always stuck with me for some reason,”Its all so frightening, we ride the lightning.” These lyrics inspired me to design the Love The Captive logo.

-Johnny Q

Listen: History Invades - Call me mint jelly ’cause I’m on the lamb

its all so frightening, we ride the lightning

Love the Captive is back, promoting a bevy of Fresno shows

emma@brooklynbowl.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:31:08 +0000

Welcome back Love the Captive, welcome back.

After what seemed like a bit of a hiatus for the show-promotion machine, it looks like Love the Captive is back in a big way. It just announced several wickedly cool shows for Feburary and March. American Recording artists Howlin Rain will be at Audie’s Olympic Feb. 19 with Strange Vine. Then, hip-hop MC Black Milk will be in town March 21 at Fulton 55.

You can click here to see all of the shows Love the Captive is putting on.