10,000 Maniacs: Can’t Ignore The Train

Crying Out Loud Productions and WRFA are presenting “10,000 Maniacs: Can’t Ignore the Train” a four part radio documentary by the late Aaron Perez.

It begins by illustrating the music “scene” of Jamestown in 1978 and the subsequent six years through interviews with the band’s peers and early collaborators. In this episodic telling of the band’s journey through different sounds, identities and lineups, documentarian Aaron Perez captures the enduring themes of youth, friendship, and creativity culminating in the band’s first major label record release with The Wishing Chair.

10,000 Maniacs supported the project from the beginning and assisted in the accuracy of the project making the band’s archive available for use. Documentary producer Emily Drew noted, “Through the process of working alongside the archival inventory project, many never before heard rehearsal recordings were uncovered. It was paramount to the authenticity of the documentary that content like this was included. Aaron was personally excited that we were able to include the voice of the late Rob Buck, the Maniacs’ original lead guitarist, in a really interesting way.”

10,000 Maniacs: Can’t Ignore the Train will air at 6:00 p.m. Fridays starting July 26, and continue weekly on Fridays on August 2, August 9, and August 16 on WRFA. The program will also livestreamed on wrfalp.com.