Liars in Portlandia (and Polaroidia)

(Angus has a very funky wardrobe)

Liars came to Portland and rocked! Of course frontman (and Maps-maker) Angus was battling on with the tour despite throwing his back out just days prior. That meant that there were three chairs set up across the stage for him to crawl to and flail on in an effort to give his all to the audience by utilizing all angles.

During the show there was a song dedication to their touring guitarists' girlfriend, plus a shout-out to drummer Julian's parents (who were in the PDX audience) followed by a momentary debate over just how long they'd been married.

For the encore, Angus came out with a red balloon emblazoned with the message "Skip, Hop and dance!" across it's front tied around his waist. He proceeded to look as if he was being terrorized by it.

It was funny because at one point, pre-balloon, Blake (not Lively) gently elbowed me in the ribs to remark "Quite a character, isn't he?" in response to Angus' absolutely bizarre behavior that wasn't hampered in the least by his Hunchback of Notre Dame-ness.

They thanked openers No Age for 'taking them on tour' and making them "feel old" hahahahaha

Setlist:
Leather Prowler
Clear Island
Houseclouds
Kingdom
Beach Boy
Freak Out
Smail
There's Always Room On the Broom
Pure Unevil
Plaster Casts of Everything
BYS
Broken Witch
Movie

Understandably heavy with material from their latest self-titled album for Mute, they didn't play "It Fit When I was a Kid" from Drum's Not Dead during their set. Boo! That was even a single! And my favorite track... Liars aren't necessarily a band I engage with so much on record. In terms of my taste, I prefer taking in their tunes in the live setting. But I love love love that track and especially the CC remix.

"It Fit When I was a Kid" (Crystal Castles remix) Liars MP3

So danceably subversive!

Drummer Julian (who wore a T-shirt made by No Age for most of the night) is currently filming a haphazard-ish (a descriptor he alluded to) tour diary. He filmed me in night vision and instead of the green grain of Paris Hilton's adventure, I came out in a blue-ish hue, including my eyes which was a trip given my skin-tone. He filmed his mom chillaxing in the above polaroid.

While I had fun eating corn-chips, Aaron had fun with an apple from their rider. Entirely candid. Entirely. Hahaha

My Pitchfork photo post from the night

The rest of my live Liars photos on flickr

What's that you say? Not only do Liars have bad backs, but bad stomachs a plenty too?