Of Montreal | "Dour Percentage" [Stream] + 2012 Spring U.S. Tour Dates

The always eccentric Of Montreal will release their eleventh album Paralytic Stalks in less than a month's time on February 7th via Polyvinyl. The most recent track to surface is an ELO-inspired dance song featuring horns and flutes entitled, "Dour Percentage". [via]



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Of Montreal 2012 Spring U.S. Tour Dates:
02/17 - Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
03/07 - Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Live
03/08 - Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live
03/09 - Mobile, AL @ Alabama Music Box
03/10 - New Orleans, LA @ Howlin Wolf
03/11 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds [Purchase Tickets] $18
03/12 - Oklahoma City, OK @ ACM @ UCO Performance Lab
03/13 - Dallas, TX @ Tree's [Purchase Tickets] $15
03/14 - McAllen, TX @ Sofie's Saloon
03/15 - Austin, TX @ Emo's East (SXSW Polyvinyl Showcase)
03/18 - El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls [Purchase Tickets] $15
03/19 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto
03/20 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
03/21 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
03/22 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
03/23 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
03/24 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
03/25 - Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival
03/27 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
03/28 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
03/29 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
03/30 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
03/31 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
04/01 - Boston, MA @ The Paradise
04/02 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
04/03 - Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
04/04 - Carrboro, NC @Cat's Cradle
04/05 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
04/06 - Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29
04/07 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse

Last Night: Of Montreal and Janelle Monae at East Side Drive In

Of Montreal | "Coquet Coquette" Video

The new video for Of Montreal's "Coquet Coquette" features a pretty cool beach fight. I think I spotted a cameo appearance from Tim Harrington of Le Savvy Fav. Check it out to see who's left standing.

And don't forget starting next month, Of Montreal will be hitting the road with Janelle Monae. Tickets for the Austin show (11/3) at the East Side Drive In (1001 E. 6th) are only $15. Purchase them here.

[Of Montreal Official Site]

[Of Montreal Twitter]

Of Montreal / Janelle Monae Announce Tour (w/ Austin Date)

Can someone please tell me where East Side Drive In is? Does Of Montreal intentionally play obscure Austin venues? (The defunct Radio Room show turned Fiesta Gardens show anyone?) I guess the only thing that matters is that they are bring Janelle Monae along for the ride in what will surely be an epic show. This shit will sell out crazy fast so as soon as we have ticket info we will let you know.

Of Montreal / Janelle Monáe:

09-13 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
09-14 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
09-15 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
09-16 Boston, MA - House of Blues
09-17 New York, NY - Terminal 5
09-18 New York, NY - Terminal 5
09-19 Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
09-21 Covington, KY - Madison Theatre
09-22 Urbana, IL - Canopy Club
09-23 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
09-24 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre
09-26 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom
10-21 St. Louis, MO - Pageant
10-22 Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
10-23 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
10-24 Denver, CO - The Ogden Theater
10-25 Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
10-27 Seattle, WA - The Paramount
10-28 Portland, OR - Roseland
10-30 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
11-01 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
11-02 Dallas, TX - The Granada Theatre
11-03 Austin, TX - East Side Drive In [Purchase Tickets] $15
11-04 Houston, TX - Numbers
11-05 Oxford, MS - The Lyric

Of Montreal | 2009 Spring U.S. Tour Dates :: w/ Austin date (Mohawk)

After finally catching Of Montreal on a few occasions (Monolith Festival, Fun X3 Fest) last year, I can definitely say we won't be missing them when they return to town next month. Tickets for May 23rd show at the Mohawk all already on sale, purchase one for $22.

[Of Montreal Twitter]

[Of Montreal Myspace]

[Of Montreal Official Site]

Of Montreal 2010 Spring North American Tour Dates:
04/06 – Oxford, MS @ The Lyric #
04/07 – Tallahassee, FL @ The Moon #
04/08 – Tampa, FL @ The Ritz #
04/09 – Miami Beach, FL @ The Fillmore #
04/10 – Orlando, FL @ Firestone Live #
05/22 – New Orleans, LA @ Howlin Wolf **
05/23 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk [Purchase Tickets] $22 **
05/24 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater **
05/25 – Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom **
05/26 – Columbia, MO @ 9th Street Summerfest ** [FREE]
05/27 – Lexington, KY @ Buster’s **
05/28 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Ches-A-Rena **
05/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts **
05/30 – Durham, CT @ B.O.M.B Fest
05/31 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Jefferson **
06/01 – Richmond, VA @ The National **
06/02 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle **

# w/ James Husband
** w/ James Husband & Noot d’Noot

In case you missed it, Of Montreal was joined onstage earlier this year by Solange Knowles to perform a cover of the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back".

Susan Sarandon was at an Of Montreal show in NYC spanking pigs...

Ummm, yeah.

Monolith Fest Recap: Of Montreal

Believe it or not, this was both Richard's and my first time catching Of Montreal. They've been on numerous festival bills but for some reason they were always matched up with other bands we just had to check out. Well no more! This band blew both of us away, not only with the music but all the crazy people dressed up on stage (wish we got a picture of the people in gas masks). We did however get a video of "Cato as a Pun" (down below). We can't wait to get another chance to see them in November at Fun Fun Fun Fest!

"Cato as a Pun"

Free Press Summer Fest | August 8th & 9th, 2009

Free Press Houston are throwing down a two day Summer Fest this August 8th and 9th at Eleanor Tinsley Park in Houston, TX. Tickets are at $7 for each day or $12 for both days if you prefer, which is basically nothing.

Here's what we do know: there will be two stages, local artist booths, a craft beer garden, and a misting tent. Supposedly free water will be provided as well!

Free Press Summer Fest (official site)
August 8th & 9th, 12pm - 10pm

[Purchase Tickets]

Schedules will be announced shortly, but go ahead and check out the full lineup down below.

Update: Check out the schedule here.

Lineup:

Broken Social Scene
Explosions In The Sky
Of Montreal
The Sword
The Octopus Project
Voxtrot
Ume
What Made Milwaukee Famous
Prince Paul (recently added)
Devin the Dude (recently added)
Buxton
Fat Tony
Los Skarnales
News On The March
Hearts of Animal
Grrrl Parts
H.I.S.D.
Mechanical Boy
The Manichean
The Tontons
Scale The Summit
The Small Sounds
skyblue72
O Pioneers!
American Fangs
Riff Tiffs
Chase Hamblin
Wild Moccasins
Young Mammals
Sideshow Tramps
Grandfather Child
Juzcoz
Ceeplus Bad Knives
Ryan Scroggins and the Trenchtown Texans
Eastern Sea
Southern Backtones
Muhammidali
The Watermarks
B L A C K I E vs. Cop Warmth
Perseph One
I am Mesmer
Come See My Dead Person
Ghosttwon Electric
Tha Fucking Transmissions

Of Montreal: "An Eluardian Instance" Video

(Via)

"An Eluardain Instance" is off Of Montreal's newest album Skeletal Lamping released via Polyvinyl.

[Of Montreal Myspace]
[Of Montreal Official Site]

[Of Montreal Tour Dates]

Last Night: Of Montreal at Fiesta Gardens

Of Montreal was originally scheduled to be the first big act to play at Transmission Entertainment's newly acquired venue, Radio Room. The opening of the Sixth Street venue has been pushed back indefinitely and as a result, the show was moved to the surprisingly under-utilized Fiesta Gardens. Despite some planning miscues that left the will call line snaking around the block, the locale was a perfect setting for the band's flamboyant theatrics. Animated videos, costume changes, and a performance troupe with more esoteric references than a Dennis Miller rant kept the crowd highly energized.

The playlist contained an evenhanded sampling of the band's catalog, though clearly the crowd favored tracks from last year's excellent Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?. Kevin Barnes and company were firing on all cylinders as they launched into A Sentence of Sorts in Kongsvinger. As Kevin "felt the darkness of the black metal bands" the crowd felt the lightness of the bright glam band. My only complaint was that instead of the dozen or so tracks I was still hoping to hear, the band decided to do a cover for their one song encore. But at that point the band had earned the right to try to out-Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand. Which they did. Perhaps my concert cohort summed it up best; "THIS is a show!" Indeed.

-Fernie Martinez
[Photo Credit - Ameliola via Flickr]

Of Montreal: "Id Engager" Video

Of Montreal's ninth studio album Skeletal Lamping will be out next Tuesday (10/21) via Polyvinyl. Here's the video for the first single, "Id Engager". Of Montreal will be here in Austin next month on Nov. 13 at Fiesta Gardens with Icy Demons. Tickets are $18 and you can buy them here.

(via P4K TV)

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[Of Montreal 2008 Tour Dates]
[Icy Demons Myspace]

Radio Room Won't Open Until Next Spring

Transmission Entertainment's Radio Room is a new music venue in Austin. It's located at 508 E. 6th St. (formerly Bourbon Rocks). The 1,000 capacity club was supposed to play host to Of Montreal this November 13, but there's been a change in plans. Radio Room will instead open next Spring. The show will still go on, but it's been moved to Fiesta Gardens (2101 Bergman Ave.). You can buy tickets for the show here for $18.

With T.E.’s Fun Fun Fun Fest on the horizon for Nov. 8 and 9, the gang has got plenty to do besides rush open a club, so co-owner Michael Terrazos (Club DeVille) says, “we’re looking at an early spring opening.” Imagine the 1,000-capacity Room, Radio will be up and running by the second weekend in March. [Via Austin360]

Looks like just in time for SXSW...

[Transmission Entertainment Official Site]

Of Montreal Announce 2008 Tour Dates

Of Montreal has set an Oct. 7 release date for its newest album, Skeletal Lamping. They will be going on tour in August and will be making a stop here in Austin. The band have also added a new touring member, drummer and multi-instrumentalist Ahmed Gallab of Ohio's Sinkane. On November 13, they will be playing a renovated new club (formerly known as Bourbon Rocks), which is located on 507 6th St. Ticket information should be announced soon.

***Update*** You can buy tickets here for $18. The show was also moved to Fiesta Gardens (2101 Bergman Avenue). Opening for them will be Icy Demons (members of Man Man).

Of Montreal - So Begins Our Alabee (mp3)

Kevin Barnes on the new album:

"I am very happy with it," frontman Kevin Barnes wrote last fall of the forthcoming set on the band's MySpace blog, while noting his worry that "some people are going to misunderstand it. There's nothing I can do about that though, now, it is done. Anyways, I didn't create it to give people something to like. I created it because I was compelled to."

"It is possible to view this album as one long composition, with lots of different movements, or just as a collection of pop songs," Barnes added.

Of Montreal 2008 Tour Dates:
08/08 Myslowice, Poland - OFF Festival
08/09 London, England - Field Day Festival
08/10 Leicester, England - Summer Sundae Weekender
10/07 Durham, NC - Carolina Theatre
10/08 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
10/10 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
10/15 Paris, France - Elysee Montmarte 10-16 London, England - Koko
10/17 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz
10/18 Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisi
10/19 Berlin, Germany - Lido
10/20 Stockholm Sweden - Debaser Medis
10/21 Copenhagen, Denmark - Amager Bio
10/24 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant *
10/25 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10/26 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre *
10/27 Chicago, IL - The Riviera *
10/28 Toronto, Ontario - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
10/30 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
10/31 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
11/01 Richmond, VA - The National
11/08 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
11/11 New Orleans, LA - Howlin Wolf
11/12 Houston, TX - Warehouse Liv
11/13 Austin, TX - Fiesta Gardens [Buy Tickets] $18 %
11/14 Dallas, TX - House of Blues Dallas
11/15 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
11/16 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
11/17 Murray, UT - Murray Super Theatre
11/19 Seattle, WA - Showbox So Do ^
11/20 Portland, OR - Roseland ^
11/21 San Francisco, CA - Regency Center Grand Ballroom ^
11/22 Los Angeles, CA - TBA ^

* with Sinkane
^ with HEALTH
% with Icy Demons