Julian Koster puts down his accordion and grabs the singing saw laid at his feet. He wears a jester’s hat and the tune emanating from his hardware is a welcome if wholly unanticipated compliment to Jeff Mangum’s impassioned vocals. Under most circumstances the scene should be a strange experience. But this is Neutral Milk Hotel, its members part of the Elephant 6 Collective.
The Athens, GA-based musical community is known for racing past boundaries while living in the same compound of sorts in the 1990s. Kevin Barnes and his band Of Montreal included Koster at one point, and Kishi Bashi — and a who’s who of strange and talented experimental Athens natives. Those facts alone are enough to seduce us.
Part theater, part music, part head-scratching genius, Barnes currently helms his Of Montreal project as his alter ego, Georgie Fruit. Fruit is a black man (Barnes is white) who has undergone multiple sex changes. Sold.
Last time Of Montreal visited The Social in Orlando, our staff writer, Sean Dorsett says “of Montreal = The Beatles + David Bowie?” and writes, “It was as if they were being summoned from distant planet through a kaleidoscopic wormhole.” Read the Of Montreal Live Review.
Of Montreal is bringing their incomparable live show back to The Social on Saturday, April 2nd. Shows I Go To wants you to lose your mind there for free. Details below!
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HOW TO WIN TICKETS:
HOW TO WIN TICKETS:
CONTEST ENDS: FRIDAY APRIL 1, 2016 at 2:00 PM.
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