After playing in Arizona hardcore band Bullet Train to Moscow, Billy Culbertson, Nolan Thompson and Jared Christy decided to pursue a different sound. In the fall of 2005, the three formed The Liar’s Handshake. They each picked up new instruments and adopted a sound that’s a little bit country and a little bit everything else. Nolan put down his electric bass for an upright double bass, Billy traded in his drum kit for an acoustic guitar, and Jared stopped screaming long enough to find his singing voice somewhere between Shane McGowan and Tim Barry. By March of 2006 the guys adopted two fiddle players, Brittany Sanner and Megan McCluskey. The girls’ first performance with the band was an opening spot on Flogging Molly’s St. Patrick’s Day show. Since then the band has opened for Against Me!, David Alan Coe, Avail, and have played shows with a wealth of great local and touring bands from all musical backgrounds. The five-piece enjoys playing the local dive as well as venturing off to unknown crowds with a winning combination of booze, original songs penned by Christy and Culbertson and the occasional punk and country covers. The Liar’s Handshake - It’ll get you drunk.
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