In the second episode of our podcast we get to see how Viola, the drummer of Vampire State Evacuation Plan (VSEP), spent her day leading up to the Lost Cat Show. Her day includes, banging on mailboxes, interviewing people to be her double, listening to interviews, and being interviewed herself! This episode is the second in a 5 episode arch that ends with the titular Lost Cat Show. Come along for a bizarre musical adventure! The Transportica Tapes are created and directed by Ben Schifano Sound mixing and mastering by Dean Simpson

Cast:

Camille Sacristan - Viola

Darian Lorrain - Lenny, Coquette

Connor Franklin Rey - Stickburt Drums, Mailbox "Owner"

Dylan Blank - Chaz Schrader

Ben Schifano - Narrator, random person, Interviewee 1, interviewee 2, Piper, The Kickflip, Lonnie Muscle the Muskrat, Dave, Blue

Kylo Gun - Cog in a Hotdog Machine More from the cast: For more from Camille Sacristan check out this album they made with her mom! https://open.spotify.com/album/0PSvrvpBpnNpDZBHvSvCUe?si=97HtDBabSBeuKYomZ3FCpw For more from Kylo Gun check out their artist page https://open.spotify.com/artist/2SNRTDQkECXZZdaOkxlyyp?si=xGmtSY2nQM2cf7_Lp-C5GQ

For the companion Zine to this episode, see our substack: https://thetransporticatapes.substack.com/p/the-transportica-file

In this premiere episode of the Transportica Tapes, we meet Blue, the front person to local Phoenix band Vampire State Evacuation Plan, as they get everything in order for their bands show that night. A touring band from Texas is coming in, and if this show isn't a success the bad press will not be good for the band.

This episode is the first in a 5 episode arch that ends with the titular Lost Cat Show. Come along for a bizarre musical adventure!

The Transportica Tapes are created, written and directed by Ben Schifano

Sound mixing and mastering by Dean Simpson

Musical composition by Ben Schifano

Cast:

Ben Schifano - The narrator, Blue, Mr. Hardpress, JIF, Therapy Booth

Tessa Ramirez Keough - Vanessa

David Kaptur - drive thru attendant

Dean Simpson - Spitz

Connor Franklin Rey - Printco Employee

Ben Conley - Randy, Rick

Valerie Constantine - backing vocals on "The Theme To Superbikeway66"

For the companion Zine to this episode, see our substack: https://thetransporticatapes.substack.com/p/the-transportica-file