Riverfront Times was at the 4th of July show at Luminary Center for the Arts in St. Louis to catch the action, and wrote up an awesome live review of the show, which included a “slow motion swordfight by knights in Spiderman masks,” “Tim Burton-esque skeleton-headed folk marauding like a bad LSD trip,” and “a pig-masked pair kissing (making snout?) before an American-flagged man exercising his right to bear arms on them.” Click the link below to head over to Riverfront Times’ website to read the full review and see the full photoset.

Check out the review here: http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2011/07/of_montreal_luminary_review_photos_setlist.php

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.

Rolling Stone Coverage

Detailed Coverage at The Windy Citizen

VenusZine interview with Dottie and Jamey:

There’s a Fuse interview with Kevin and BP here and here.
Oh… and a BP interview with XRT here.
And! James interviewed by RockOnAltitude (yep) here.

Logic of Excess: Kevin Barnes’ Disco Semiotics

Barnes’s bag of tricks is deep; David Bowie’s bedazzled seventies rock is just as relevant as literary nods, disco highs are as appealing as melodic intricacy, and pleasure seems to drive every one of Barnes’s impatient, rococo arrangements. “Skeletal Lamping,” the group’s ninth and best album, isn’t just the most danceable; disco punches up the hedonism in Barnes’s songwriting, and the steady 4/4 thump helps keep the fidgety songs from splintering.

you can also listen to past performances: May 2005, January 2006, February 2007

Of Montreal Performance KEXP from More Dust Than Digital on Vimeo.

Coverage of the Tampa show, including footage, photos, and (soon) an audience recording, can be found at Creative Loafing.

Thanks to Phil for the link.

Flagpole: of Montreal – Pioneers of Sound, Vision and Performance

Incidentally, the Videos and Photos sections of the website are back, and all the old posts have been restored. Be sure to set your bookmark and RSS feeds to ofmontreal.net. There’s more to come, including lyrics.

Who the hell else can get away with leaping out of a coffin full of shaving cream, being escorted on stage in a golden prison carried by a pack of buddahs, singing in the midst of a self-executed hanging, and meanwhile never losing a beat skipping amongst children, ninjas, soldiers and creepy animal people?

Yes, Roseland Ballroom again. The Stranger here covers the NYC spectacular, reviews Skeletal Lamping, and provides an overview of the band’s career.

The Stranger: of Montreal’s Pop Odyssey