Fan-Belt.com Review
By: Jamie Baird - fan-belt.com

Sunday night's Of Montreal show at the Pabst Theater was the first time I had seen the band in eight years, since attending a show at a dive bar in Lawrence, Kansas. Touring as Of Montreal and Marshmellow Coast, the lyrical whimsy and play-acting was in full force, though more grade school-esque and DIY. I had no idea how popular they had become. The packed house for this show was delightfully varied amongst age and lifestyle, and a large population formed up front to dance and catch every detail of the carnival on stage. Kevin Barnes is a truly a born performer - whether playing guitar, drums, dancing, screaming, preening or stripping; vocal control and instrumentation was executed as effortlessly as breathing. Smart numbers like "Gallery Piece" and old favorites like "Gronlandic Edit," "She's A Rejector" and "Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games" kept the Read More...