Spreading the message of #OIL is the intent of one local band, but if you think that means they’re an activist band, you’re completely wrong. Thirst Things First is a band that you probably won’t understand when you see them perform, but will love every minute of it. Made up of four human members, Thirst Things First plays every set alongside a pre made video unique to each show that engages the audience with ridiculous dialogue while the band is getting ready for their next song.

Seeds had a chance to talk to BOOT (Mike Elfers) to talk about their upcoming EP, “Sexaphone.”

Seeds: Where did the idea come from to start Thirst Things First, a new project that incorporated oil, a digital presentation alongside the band’s performance, and an abundance of songs that may or may not all be about your dead neighbor, Todd?

BOOT: RECENTLY BANISHED FROM SECTOR O, I BEGAN COMPILING MATERIALS FOR TRANSMISSIONS INFORMING MUTANTS AND HUMANS ALIKE ABOUT OIL CONSUMPTION. OIL IS ANY LIQUID YOU DRINK OR USE AS CURRENCY. MIKE PROVED A WORTHY CANDIDATE BY ASSISTING IN BRINGING MY TRANSMISSIONS TO THE PLANET WORLD, SO I FELT OBLIGATED TO INCLUDE HIS DEMONSTRATIONS ABOUT HIS DEAD NEIGHBOR.

Seeds: Your last project, The JV Allstars, was a quintessential pop punk band. What are your thoughts on your experience with them?

BOOT: A WISE MAN ONCE TOLD ME THAT A HUMAN CANNOT RUN FROM THEIR PAST. I SHOULD HAVE KEPT THIS IN MIND WHEN I ELECTED MY CANDIDATES FOR THE LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, UNITED STATES, WORLD CHAPTER OF TEAM TTF: A MATTHEW SCOTT SANDERS PARENT COMPANY. YES MIKE PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED WITH NO NAME HUMAN ROCK BAND THE TV ALLSTARS AND LET US NOT FORGET LASER WHO IN A PAST LIFE CANVASSED NEIGHBORHOODS OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, UNITED STATES WORLD AND OTHERS WITH HIS BONER SONG CAUCUS.

Seeds: Having the video to accompany your set is much more necessary than it may initially seem to someone watching. Are your sets entirely choreographed based on the video you have alongside you? Or are there opportunities to slow down and tune or take care of something else?

BOOT: MY TRANSMISSIONS AND J.O.R.D.’S (JOINT OPERATIVE ROBOTIC DRUMMER’S) ROBOTIC DRUMMING ARE SYNCHRONIZED FROM A PLACE COMPLETELY UNLIKE YOUR OWN. MIKE, AL, AND LASER ARE FULLY TRAINED TO FEAR AND UNDERSTAND THIS FACT, AND OUR ONLY MISHAP THUS FAR WAS AT ONE HORSE, UNITED STATES, WORLD AT MIKE’S DAD’S BIRTHDAY PARTY. NO ONE NOTICED.

Seeds: What do your bandmates bring to Thirst Things First that you appreciate the most?

BOOT: AL HAS A FIRE IN HIS HEART AND A DEEP HATRED FOR THE LETTER X. LASER BUILDS TTF PROPAGANDA IN HIS GRANDMOTHERS BASEMENT. THEY BOTH TRANSPORT MIKE AND MY JOINT OPERATIVE ROBOTIC DRUMMER (J.O.R.D.) AROUND. COMRADES ALL AROUND.

Seeds: You have a new EP that is recorded and is coming out very soon. What should be expected from the first Thirst Things First EP that’s different from your last LP?

BOOT: THE SEXAPHONE IS THE FIRST EVER EP BY THIRST THINGS FIRST, AN EP WRITTEN ABOUT MIKE’S DEAD NEIGHBOR AND HIS LIFE OF ADVENTURES RIDING HELLA-COPTERS AND SETTING UP LINT TRAPS AND PICKING UP STICKS. LP1 WAS DIFFERENT IN WHICH IT WAS THE FIRST EVER LP BY THIRST THINGS FIRST ENTITLED ‘LP1’ AND THE CONTENT WAS PREPARED BEFORE I HAD ASSIGNED MIKE, LASER, AND AL THEIR OVERALL DUTIES AND JOINT OPERATIVE ROBOTIC DRUMMER (J.O.R.D.)

Seeds: You’re married now, and you’re not currently touring with any projects (as far as I know). Where do you see Thirst Things First going in the future?

BOOT: I AM NOT INFORMED OF MIKE, AL, OR LASER’S MARITAL STATUS’ BUT YOU COULD SAY I AM MARRIED TO MY ONGOING CAMPAIGNS AND TOWN HALL MEETINGS ABOUT OIL CONSUMPTION AND THE DANGERS OF SAND.

Seeds: What is your opinion of the Nebraska music scene as a whole? Would you say it’s thriving or struggling?

BOOT: NEBRASKA, UNITED STATES, WORLD SEEMS LIKE AN OK PLACE TO BE. I HANDPICKED A LOCATION OF UNITED STATES, WORLD WHERE I COULD EASILY FIND NO NAME TELEMARKETERS SO I MAY MANIPULATE THEM INTO TEACHING HUMANS ABOUT OIL CONSUMPTION AND THE DANGERS OF SAND. I TYPED ‘NO NAME TELEMARKETERS’ INTO MY ALTAVISTA (A BROWSER ENGINE YOU HUMANS MAY INVENT IN THE FUTURE) AND LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, UNITED STATES, WORLD WAS MY FIRST RESULT.

Seeds: Do you have any comment on the frequent ‘acknowledgement’ of Orion Walsh in your live performances?

BOOT: ORION WALSH BECAME THIRST THINGS FIRST’S SWORN ENEMY WHEN HE WAS SCHEDULED TO PERFORM AT LINCOLN EXPOSE THE HOT HOSE AT THE ANIMAL ENCAGEMENT OIL SHOP AT THE EXACT SAME TIME AS TEAM TTF AT THE AQUATIC OIL LIFE HABITAT STORE DOWN THE STREET. THIS RIVALRY WAS SQUASHED WHEN HE SKIPPED HIS SHOW TO JOIN ME VIA TRANSMISSION ON A NUMBER ENTITLED ‘MERCURY CANAL.’

Seeds: Anything you’d like to add?

BOOT: THIRST THINGS FIRST RECENTLY GOT A SPACE OF MINE. IT IS A NEWER TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY WE FEEL ABOUT THE BOOK OF FACES. PLEASE BETA CHECK THIS TECHNOLOGY AT MYSPACE.COM/MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMOIL.

“Sexaphone” will be released on May 9th at Knickerbockers. Thirst Things First can also be found at drinkoil.bandcamp.com