Angus from Liars @ Mohawk 2/08
The Liars/No Age show was the one of the best shows I’ve seen in a while, and for those who didn’t bother coming, you missed out. No Age came out with a pretty humble, yet charismatic stage presence. Honestly, do you want to call standing on the PA speakers and amps “humble”? rrright…let’s back it up a bit…
No Age @ (same show–my artsy pic)
…And talk about sound.
Yes, No Age= really impressive. Not sure how they hold down the lower end (it’s just one guitar and drums), but these two guys ran things with a unique blend of drum driven post-punk. Response was a bit quiet–I think most Austinites (except for the obvious kids) were checking to see if this was cool to like or not. Rest assured, the crowd was twisting and shouting by the end.
No (Back) Pain No Gain
Liars don’t play, G. They destroyed it. Angus Andrew actually was twisting and shouting (not even into the mic at some points). Improvisation is prevalent in any Liars show, and once you get a taste, it’s just obvious that they’re nothing short of amazing. Props to the sound guy for handling their (unlike No Age’s) HUGE lower end of percussive darkness.
