Of Montreal, But in Philly

Crazy indie band Of Montreal (portrait at left) is at the Starlight Ballroom tonight with Philly locals The Lilys (who are out behind their new album, Everything Wrong is Imaginary), and The M's, and you might want to stop by. Of Montreal is in fact not from Montreal at all; the singer, lead guitarist, and creator of the band, Kevin Barnes, is actually from Athens, GA. The name comes from the fact that when Barnes started the band, he was just coming off of a break-up with a woman from Montreal. Despite that sad origin story, Of Montreal's latest album, The Sunlandic Twins, is a ton of pleasant, silly, harmonic fun in the form of 13 regular tracks and four bonus tracks. Barnes produced, arranged, composed, engineered, and mixed this album, as well as playing most of the instruments...so he's certainly the one to blame if you don't like it! Although we can't imagine why you wouldn't. Of Montreal's music is a tasty combo of '80s new wave, '60s pop, and recent indie rock flavors, and it's definitely worth tasting.

If you want to get pumped for the show, you can find a bunch of free MP3 downloads on the R5 Productions website; just scroll down a bit.

Of Montreal w/The Lilys and The M's
The Starlight Ballroom
460 N 9th Street (1/2 block below 9th & Spring Garden Sts)
Tonight at 8PM
Tickets are $12 (available online, at 704 South Street, or at 1-866-468-7619)