Newspaper interviews are fast becoming the "connection" pages for musical artist these days. Rather than your agent calling my agent, it now goes: Artist A expresses interest in working with Artist B during an interview. Artist B reciprocates, also in an interview.
Off the bat, I should state that Jon Brion is a brilliant producer/composer, so I’m pretty excited about JB teaming up with Of Montreal again. Earlier this year, he leant his talents to the band for An Eluardian Instance AKA the Jon Brion EP. The disc featured Brion’s reinterpretations of two songs from full-length Skeletal [...]
The details of Of Montreal's upcoming follow-up to 2008's "Skeletal Lamping" are yet to be revealed but some news about it was released by the band on their twitter, that they will be working on their new album with Jon Brion. With just the words: Just had a rad meeting...Click the link to read more
I always seem to be one step behind these guys when they perform, although I did see Kevin Barnes DJ a SXSW party a couple of years ago, this one is going on my schedule for that weekend. Of Montreal play the Southern Comfort Stage at 8:45 p.m. Saturday night at The Monolith Music Festival.The brainchild of singer/guitarist Kevin Barnes, Of Montreal was among the second wave of bands to emerge ...
[07-24-2009] Even though I've seen pictures of Kevin Barnes on a white horse and (NSFW) Kevin Barnes with no clothes, and even though I thought I was ready to be a witness to the spectacle that is an of Montreal performance, nothing could have prepared me for seeing this band for the first time. And that's probably a good thing, because by the time the show was over, I was happy to feel like I'd b
Quick translation of my Dutch review for my fanzine (www.ikrszine.blogspot.com). So sorry for any spelling or grammar errors, really did this in a hurry without rereading or an edit. But I believe this band is touring England so thought I would just put this one up. Anyway, the review:A celebrated band, an impeccable live reputation, consecutive successful releases, one of the most eye-catching...
I just saw Of Montreal in concert, and well, I'm speechless. This concert will move into one of my top 10 concerts ever.I'll have to compose myself and expand further, later, but here are some of the wonderful things that came to me as I watched them perform:This is the New Psychedlia with visuals by Hanna BarberaKevin Barnes wears his influences on his sleeve - er...cod piece (?). Most notab...
Kevin Barnes is one of my heroes of music, period. A David Bowie of our generation, with his gender-bending and sexuality-bending style has never been one that I've cared for since his records usually entail some top notch writing and the most catchiest songs I've ever heard While, I tried to hold in my glee while [...] Related posts:Of Montreal - Id Engager MP3 Released I tried thinking of a...
We'd given fair warning about of Montreal's Skeletal Lamping stage setup, but we weren't prepared for all the stops they pulled out for their show this past Friday at Roseland, NYC. Like, for instance: By now you may have heard that Kevin Barnes sang "St. Exquisite's Confessions" while sitting on and stroking a white horse. Understandably, the place lost it. (We have photos to prove it.) While...
Kevin Barnes from Of Montreal sits atop a white horse at New York's Roseland Ballroom Before Of Montreal's show at Roseland, I confessed to photog extraordinaire Kathryn Yu that I've become a bit more jaded than I was when I first started this site. It's taken four years, but I'm no longer content to see a [...]
Make It New 4th Anniversary Celebration: DAVID DAY, ALAN MANZI, BALTIMORODER, BALDUR, DIE YOUNG @ Middlesex Gang Gang Dance & Of Montreal @ The Orpheum The Low Anthem and The David Wax Museum @ Club Passim Apollo Sunshine, Tulsa, Previously On Lost, Passenger @ Middle East downstairs Hey Now Morris Fader, The Wild Business, Alan Cohen [...]
The weird and often wonderful of Montreal have set the release date for Skeletal Lamping , their follow-up to last year's Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer