Don’t miss us on Yo Gabba Gabba! this morning at 10:30 ET/PT! Time to feel better with bananas, rice, applesauce and toast!

our good friend, Spenser Simrill Jr, will be premiering his fantastic documentary entitled,
of Montreal: Family Nouveau, at the Chicago International Movies and Music festival on March 5th!!

the film documents of Montreal’s tour of Europe in late January/early Feburary 2009.

of Montreal: Family Nouveau will also be shown at few other film festivals in the coming months so stay tuned!

of Montreal European Tour 2009: Family Nouveau Trailer from Spenser Simrill, Jr. on Vimeo.

that’s right! of Montreal is doing a short tour in April. here are the dates!

April 6 – Oxford, MS – The Lyric – 18+
April 7 – Tallahassee, FL – The Moon – 18+
April 8 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz – AA
April 9 – Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore – AA
April 10 – Orlando, FL – Firestone Live – AA
June 1 – Richmond, VA – The National – AA **

** w/ James Husband
AA=all ages

Attention Richmond, VA!

Because of the Winter weather, the OF MONTREAL show scheduled at the NATIONAL has been CANCELLED!!

We will try to reschedule the show at a later date.

All tickets purchased will be refunded.

if you have any questions, please visit THE NATIONAL website or call their box office at 804-612-1900.

curse you, Old Man Winter!!

some friends joined us on stage in NYC!

Susan Sarandon!

Solange Knowles!

That’s right! of Montreal are packing up the wagons and heading out on a short tour!
giddyup! In celebration of the tour, Polyvinyl is having an awesome of Montreal
discography sale! Check it out HERE.

January 25 – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live – AA **
January 26 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom – AA **
January 27 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club – 18+ **
January 28 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club – AA **
January 29 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva – AA **
January 31 – Richmond, VA – The National – AA **
February 3 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club – 18+
February 4 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club – 18+ **
February 5 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel – 16+ **
February 6 – Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom – 18+ **

** w/ James Husband

hello friends.
i know it’s cold. and windy. and hard to be outside. but that’s no excuse to give up and wrap yourself in a snuggie. unless your a monk, it’s unattractive. cast off your snuggies! throw off your knitted blankets! turn up the heat! and put a t-shirt on again. fight back against the bitter touch of jack frost and impress your lover with a soft and revealing tiger shirt. bare arm on bare arm action could be in your future.

Click HERE for David Barnes’ ETSY site!

yours,
david barnes

Kevin and David Barnes were two of several artists interviewed for NPR’s The Decade In Music: How Musicians Create. Check it out!
Kevin and David on NPR’s The Decade in Music

So this year’s fashion week has come and gone, and our Thrillist party at Santos Party House was INSANE! Thanks to all that came out and got crazy with us.  If you weren’t there, we missed you!!! But you can check it out in places like Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan, Fluxblog, Rockscope, Gawker, NBC New York, Refinery29, Garbage Dress, and more! Above photo by Vincent Cornelli.

why doesn’t he just use this blog? dunno…

tap his mind in
The Violence of Handcrafted Dolls