Last week I had the pleasure of seeing “Of Montreal” here in Lawrence. It was a school night and I was very tired, but I still thought they were awesome. I had no trouble staying awake. If, however, the lead singer Kevin Barnes had decided to sing the way he sang in Vegas, I would definitely have had my eyes wide open!

Pitchfork article about the Vegas show – NSFW because he’s NEKKID!!

And I guess that other people must have thought that show was eye-popping, too, because Pitchfork followed up with a “Why did you do it?” piece in which Barnes explains that he did it for world peace.

If you have the opportunity to see them, go for the music! (…but bring a camera).

Elekibass, a quirky Japanese band, opened for them here and the audience adored them – cute and happy.

P.S. In other music news, try to catch Wayne Coyne on NPR on Monday AM – he’s going to be talking as part of the “This I Believe” series.