A new documentary on of Montreal, called Family Nouveau, will premiere at Chicago’s CIMM Fest (Chicago International Movies and Music Festival) on March 5th. This 45 minute documentary, directed by Spenser Simrill Jr., chronicles of Montreal’s 2009 European tour. Tickets are available at the CIMM website now. Here’s the trailer:
April 6 – Oxford, MS – The Lyric – 18+
April 7 – Tallahassee, FL – The Moon – 18+
April 8 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz – AA
April 9 – Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore – AA
April 10 – Orlando, FL – Firestone Live – AA
May 22 – New Orleans, LA – Howlin Wolf – 18+ **
May 23 – Austin, TX – The Mohawk – AA **
May 24 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater – 14+ **
May 25 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom – AA **
May 26 – Columbia, MO – 9th Street Summerfest – AA ** FREE
May 27 – Lexington, KY – Buster’s – 18+ **
May 28 – TBA
May 29 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts – AA **
May 30 – Waterford, CT – B.O.M.B Fest – AA
May 31 – Charlottesville, VA – The Jefferson – AA **
June 1 – Richmond, VA – The National – AA **
June 2 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle – AA **
MIDNIGHT: A Celebration in Athens is being held on New Year’s Eve by the GROOP collective, and will feature numerous DJs including List Christee (Kevin Barnes) and DJ A Dot (Dottie Alexander) in addition to Krush Girls, Washed Out, Black Dominoes, and more. The event will be held at the Chase Park Artist Warehouses on Barber and Tracy Streets beginning at 9pm on 12/31. Tickets go on sale next week, and more details can be found here.
Under the Radar’s next issue features their favorite artists of the decade, and they’re revealing one artist each day in the lead-up to the issue’s release. The first is of Montreal.
And it looks like that’s Che Guevara standing next to him? Congratulations Che!
This week of Montreal descends upon Fashion Week in New York City. Tomorrow night (Wed. Sep. 16) the band is throwing a party at Santos including “a premiere of new songs, theatrical presentations by the of Montreal crew, and the debut of new fashion by Nina Barnes and artwork by David Barnes.” Win tickets here. Friday, September 18th, the band plays at Terminal 5.
The lineup for this year’s Fun Fun Fun Fest has been announced, and within the large roster you’ll find of Montreal as well as James Husband. Tickets are on sale now for the festival, which takes place November 7th and 8th at Waterloo Park in Austin, Texas. Head over to their website for details.
Sorry I didn’t link to this earlier, but it escaped my attention entirely: the charity Children of the Blue Sky has put up for auction a number of signed items by Jeff Mangum, Robert Schneider, and of Montreal. There’s still some time left if you want to bid on a signed copy of In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, New Magnetic Wonder, and some posters signed by Robert Schneider and of Montreal. Check out all the items here.
Pitchfork has posted the latest video from The Music Tapes, a brand new song entitled “For the Planet Pluto 3.” This flat-out made my summer. I submit:
P.S. Leave comments if you approve…
Edit: Thanks to Matt for dropping a line about the video too.
