15th Anniversary Blas-Travaganza Part VII: Alpha Protist!

It’s always fun when I get to work with any of the Battlesnakes, and they have been big supporters of our show since 2009.  I’ve had the pleasure of living with half of this band, and chatting about records with both of them, and any chance you get to enjoy an Alpha Protist song, you know you are doing something right.  That is why I was extremely excited to have them offer to cover for Josh Jones, when he had to cancel his performance for the Blas-Travaganza.  It was sad not to get them on the bill initially, and excellent news when I found out we could make it work anyway.

For a two-piece writing fairly mid-tempo music, they managed to fill Slim’s with a triumphant cacophony that really made me happy.  Reference points may be useless when trying to describe them, but let it be said that they are passionate, dedicated, and earnest artists creating a racket that is extremely pleasing to the ears.  While there isn’t an Alpha Protist track on the comp, a few of the Battlesnakes do turn up on Lost In The Supermarket, and I recommend you checking out their work on our Bandcamp site.

In the meantime, you can also enjoy this live performance… for now!  They were gentlemen and scholars, and it was fantastic to have them as part of the Blas-Travaganza.

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Setlist:

Lines
Lousse
The Old Wives
Darkened Car (Little Wings cover)
You Only Know How to Stop
Karmon Hadron
Frown Town
Sic Eros
Pioneering Dark
The Book I Write
Paint Over the Locks