Train Wreck in Progress Podcast

Train Wreck in Progress Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 64: Spelunking with Emby Alexander
November 05, 2012

  You can call Emby Alexander a band, but much of their art extends beyond the usual connotations. Michael Alexander is a seasoned musician and the creative mind behind Emby Alexander. This group focuses just as much on the visual element of their art a

Episode 63: Halloween Radio Show (part 3)
October 23, 2012

  This is part three of our Halloween Show recorded at The Trunk Space in Phx on Oct 13th. Enjoy! If you are using Firefox, right-click HERE to download Episode 63 Embed this episode on your website: TWiP List Liz Warren Taraf Degreif (Jacob Adler)

Episode 63: Halloween Radio Show (part 2)
October 18, 2012

  We had our first LIVE event on Saturday (Oct. 13). We didn't broadcast live, but I'm working fast to get the audio up ASAP. We had over 15 local artists perform at The Trunk Space, and thanks to Kickstarter, and folks to paid at the door, the venue re

Episode 63: Halloween Radio Show (in 3 parts)
October 15, 2012

  We had our first LIVE event on Saturday (Oct. 13). We didn't broadcast live, but I'm working fast to get the audio up ASAP. We had over 15 local artists perform at The Trunk Space, and thanks to Kickstarter, and folks to paid at the door, the venue re

Episode 62: Guitars, Bike Tubes, and CUPCAKES!!
October 01, 2012

  We should have had 4, but we still have 3 wonderful interviews for our first multi-artisan showcase. I had phone issues (yes, phone! I can do interviews on my iPhone!!) and lost the interview for RSI or Recycled Skateboards International. They are won

Episode 61: City in the Sand (Taz Loomans, writer; Kirby Hoyt, landscape architect)
September 03, 2012

  So Phoenix is a little weird. We live in a desert and yet people water lawn that are never used, shade structures are scarse, and I'm pretty sure there are more public water fountains in Rome, a city built several thousand years ago. You think Phoenix

Minisode: Great Arizona Puppet Theatre
August 21, 2012

  For our first 3rd Monday Minisode, we talked with Nancy Smith, founder and director of the Great Arizona Puppet Theatre. The pictures on their website and the brief video Bri and I took in no way do their puppets justice. Most of the shows done by the

Episode 60: Support Local Music part 3 (Sun Ghost, Run Boy Run, Ree Boado, A Life of Science)
August 06, 2012

  Welcome to the new and improved Train Wreck in Progress! We are (ok, I am) very proud to have Bri Valdivia as our first production manager. Bri is also the production manager for Here and Now on KJZZ (91.5 FM). She has helped me make some changes to T

Episode 59: Rags and Ribbons on Tour
July 02, 2012

Rags and Ribbons is the result of Jon Hicks, classically-trained pianist; Chris Neff, a math-rock drummer; and Ben Weyerhaeuser, guitar player coming together after college and deciding to get serious about not just starting a band, but making the rightÂ

Episode 58: 5 Composers Walked into a Bar… Again
May 15, 2012

The Arizona Centennial Composition Competition was a HUGE success. There were almost 200 people packed into the performance space at the Tempe History Museum on May 5th. Tom Peterson took home the Audience Choice Award and I took home the Judges Choice Aw