You can read all you want about indie pioneers Les Savy Fav and their legendarily eccentric live performances, but witnessing frontman Tim Harrington up close and filthily clad in everything from a fish mask to tight blue underwear is another story. This year’s annual Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX saw LSF at their very best. While the band’s three musicians powered through noisy yet anthemic rock tunes, Harrington immersed himself in the festival’s wet crowd. Systematically jumping in and out of the audience, painting his body with makeup, and even making out with a few crowd members, Harrington’s tour de force stage presence is something to be reckoned with.

James Longmire caught the show with a Panasonic HMC 150, marking the first Calcutta contribution from Austin-based filmmakers Mutually Made. His following video of Le Savy Fav’s set closer, “The Sweat Descends,” captures Harrington at the zenith of his uncanny ability to connect the band and the audience as he plants a ladder in the crowd and performs in all of his hairy, sweaty glory. Check it:

Words by Edward Shore