Apr 17, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

South by Southwest's Canadian brother North by Northeast has announced its return on June 11-17 in Toronto. More

Apr 04, 2012 By Cody Ray Shafer

A charity auction is currently under way, and several musicians have donated rare items and collectibles to be sold off. The money will go to help Asa Adams, a child born last December with a congenital heart defect. Asa has had three heart surgeries, and though his prognosis is good his parents are now faced with the inevitable cost of these life-saving procedures. More

Mar 22, 2012 By Laura Studarus

FOMO. Fear Of Missing Out. At a festival the size of SXSW, the terror that someone—somewhere—might be having a better time than you is an ever-pressing concern. Well, everywhere but at Under the Radar’s three-day parties. I realize my option is somewhat suspect, seeing as they sign my paychecks, but believe me when I say that, for at least three days of the fest, there was nowhere else I would have rather been than The Flamingo Cantina in Austin, Texas. More

Mar 19, 2012 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Check out photos from Friday's Under the Radar SXSW 2012 Day Party including shots of Django Django, Lost in the Trees, Cymbals Eat Guitars, La Sera, Deerhoof and of Montreal. Photos by Wendy Lynch Redfern.  More

Mar 16, 2012 By Margot Cooper Gruen

Under the Radar's SXSW party at Flamingo Cantina is packed. More

Mar 10, 2012 By Laura Studarus

On March 16 Shure presents Under the Radar’s third of three free SXSW day parties. Leading up to the event we're letting you know about each artist playing. Today we're spotlighting of Montreal. More

Mar 09, 2012 By Cody Ray Shafer

Of Montreal have released a stream of a previously unreleased song, "Feminine Effects." It's part of a split 7" record with Deerhoof. Don't forget that both of Montreal and Deerhoof are playing our Friday SXSW party. More

Mar 02, 2012 By Laura Studarus

As part of Under the Radar’s three free SXSW day parties, of Montreal is set to play 2005 album The Sunlandic Twins in its entirety.  More

Feb 29, 2012 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar magazine is excited to reveal the full lineups, poster, and set times for its three SXSW 2012 day parties, taking place on Wednesday, March 14th, Thursday, March 15th, and Friday, March 16th. The Friday party, which is presented by Shure, will feature headliner of Montreal performing their beloved 2004 album The Sunlandic Twins in its entirety, the only SXSW 2012 performance of the album. The lineup also includes Chairlift, The Drums, Reggie Watts, Deerhoof, Bear in Heaven, Youth Lagoon, La Sera, Taken By Trees, and more. More

Feb 09, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Last night Kevin Barnes and of Montreal stopped by the set of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon performing the track "Dour Percentage" off the band's latest album Paralytic Stalks. More

Jan 25, 2012 By Laura Studarus

As previously reported, of Montreal is set to put out their eleventh full-length on February seventh. Now you can listen to it in full.  More

Jan 06, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Leading up to the release of their eleventh album Paralytic Stalks, Kevin Barnes and his of Montreal cohorts have decided to share yet another track from the record entitled, "Dour Percentage." More

Dec 23, 2011 By Mark Redfern and Laura Studarus

Under the Radar's Best of 2011 Issue has shipped out to subscribers and will be hitting newsstands soon. The issue features three unique covers, each featuring an artist behind one of our Top 5 albums of the year: M83, The Horrors, and Bon Iver. The issue also takes a look back at other artists who have made a splash in 2011, including Beirut, Anna Calvi, EMA, Florence and the Machine, Gang Gang Dance, Neon Indian, PJ Harvey, R.E.M., SBTRKT, Slow Club, St. Vincent, Summer Camp, tUnE-yArDs, and Yuck. More

Dec 12, 2011 By Mi Tran

With their latest album, Paralytic Stalks set to release in February, of Montreal has released tour dates for the months of March and April. More

Dec 05, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

Of Montreal have announced the official release date of its upcoming eleventh LP Paralytic Stalks. More

Nov 23, 2011 By Laura Studarus

The digital version of Under the Radar's 10th Anniversary Issue includes the same articles that appear in the printed version—plus 70 extra pages of editorial content not found in the print version, including extra full page photos, 13 bonus articles, and 11 bonus reviews. The digital version includes exclusive bonus articles on Arab Strap, Clinic, The Dears, The Delgados, DNTEL/The Postal Service, The Fiery Furnaces, Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes vs. Joanna Newsom, Mogwai, of Montreal, Okkervil River, Saint Etienne, Elliott Smith, and Sonic Youth. More

Nov 22, 2011 By Kyle Lemmon

Glammy psych-pop band of Montreal posted a new track, dubbed “Wintered Debts,” on their website this morning. More

Nov 17, 2011 By Margot Cooper Gruen

In celebration of 15 years of releasing great music, Polyvinyl have announced A Brief History in Moving Pictures, which features 60 music videos from 26 Polyvinyl artists. Check out the tracklist here. More

Oct 19, 2011 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the release of the indie music and entertainment print magazine’s 10th Anniversary Issue which hits newsstands next week. The extra-sized 10th Anniversary Issue features cover artists Joanna Newsom and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold together in an exclusive photo shoot and joint interview.  Exclusive video taken during the cover shoot of Robin Pecknold and Joanna Newsom arm wrestling can be found here.  More

Sep 19, 2011 By Mi Tran

In honor of their 15th anniversary, Polyvinyl Records is celebrating with a show featuring the labels past and current artists and giving out a free sampler. More

Sep 14, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Because there’s no such thing as rest in of Montreal land, today the Athens, Georgia collective announced a box set and a new album. Sheesh…sleep much?

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Jul 29, 2011 By Laura Studarus

There’s a whole lotta music going on to benefit Japan. Two major complations were announced today featuring (among others): Love is All, Casiokids, Ariel Pink, Chairlift, Deerhoof and more. We have the detials.  More

Jul 12, 2011 By Margot Cooper Gruen

Polyvinyl have released a compilation to help raise money for Japan, which suffered a devastating tsunami in March of this year. More

Jul 01, 2011 By Mike Hilleary

Staying true to his inner weirdo, of Montreal's Kevin Barnes unveiled a new video for the track "L'age D'or," which is featured on the band's new EP thecontrollersphere. More

Apr 11, 2011 By Laura Studaus

of Montrea offer a first listen of “Flunkt Sass vs. The Root Plume," from their forthcoming album.  More

Jan 14, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Every issue of Under the Radar includes a free digital sampler that can be accessed via the download code printed in the issue. Our Year-End issue's sampler (which is sponsored by Shure) includes exclusive unreleased tracks by Motorifik, Rose Elinor Dougall, and Club 8, as well as songs by of Montreal, Plants and Animals, The Radio Dept., Tame Impala, Wild Nothing, Sufjan Stevens, Twin Shadow, Lost in the Trees, Beach House, Avi Buffalo, and Owen Pallett. We have the details.  More

Nov 03, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Of Montreal released the video today for False Priest cut, “Famine Affair.”  More

Oct 27, 2010 By Laura Studarus

of Montreal want your take on glam track, “Famine Affair.” We have the contest details.  More

Oct 08, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Things are going so well for costumed crew of Montreal (currently promoting new album, False Priest) that they’ve expanded their trek into early next year. We have the full run of dates.  More

Aug 18, 2010 By Kyle Lemmon

The new video for of Montreal's "Coquet Coquette" is pretty crazy. During its 3:28-running time you'll witness a cannibalistic group of marauders storming a deserted island. There's witch doctors, necrophilia, face-painting, and a shirtless Kevin Barnes for the ladies in the house. Plus, they are releasing their new album on cassette. We have the video, details, and tour dates. More

Jul 15, 2010 By John Everhart

of Montreal have released a visually compelling, and rather vertigo-inducing, teaser video for their new album False Priest, due out September 14. It's described by the band as a "fragmented glimpse into the Wednesday wilderness of False Priest."  More

Jun 25, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Last year, Kevin Barnes told us about the “psychedelic, no wave, funk album” of Montreal was working on. Today, more details were released about the album, now officially titled False Priest.

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Apr 08, 2010 By Laura Studarus

More than just a "Gallery Piece" Under the Radar Best of the Decade artists of Montreal are heading out on tour. Supporting will be James Husband, side project of of Montreal's James Huggins III. We have the dates. More

Mar 10, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Costumed rockers of Montreal visited hippest kids show on the air, Yo Gabba Gabba. Along with a few costumed performers that wouldn’t look out of place in their stage show, Kevin Barnes and the gang sang “Bananas, Rice, Apple Sauce, Toast,” a song about proper nutrition when you’re sick. We have the video. More

Dec 11, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar's Best of the Decade Issue will be hitting stores on December 18th. The cover features five notable indie musicians from different bands all photographed together. Every day this week we have been revealing a different cover artist building up to today's reveal of the final cover. More

Dec 10, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar's Best of the Decade Issue will be hitting stores on December 18th. The cover features five notable indie musicians from different bands all photographed together. Every day this week we will be revealing a different cover artist until the final cover is revealed this Friday. More

Dec 09, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar's Best of the Decade Issue will be hitting stores on December 18th. The cover features five notable indie musicians from different bands all photographed together. Every day this week we will be revealing a different cover artist until the final cover is revealed this Friday. More

Dec 08, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar's Best of the Decade Issue will be hitting stores in a couple of weeks. The cover features five notable indie musicians from different bands all photographed together. Every day this week we will be revealing a different cover artist until the final cover is revealed this Friday. More

Dec 07, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar's Best of the Decade Issue will be hitting stores in a couple of weeks. The cover features five notable indie musicians from different bands all photographed together. Every day this week we will be revealing a different cover artist until the final cover is revealed this Friday. Today we reveal that the first cover artist is of Montreal's Kevin Barnes. More

Sep 29, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar arranged for of Montreal's Kevin Barnes to interview Daryl Hall and John Oates for us. The interview appears in our Fall 2009 Issue, but we've also posted the full transcripts on this website in two parts: More

Aug 25, 2009 By Mark Redfern

The fourth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest (that's a whole lot of fun, but here at Under the Radar we prefer to have fun fun fun fun) will go down on November 7th and 8th at Waterloo Park in Austin, Texas. The fest's lineup has just been announced. Highlights include Broadcast, of Montreal, Atlas Sound, Fuck Buttons, Fucked Up, Yeasayer, Les Savy Fav, Crystal Castles, Mission of Burma, Ratatat, Why?, No Age, Destroyer, HEALTH, Jesus Lizard, and Shearwater. More

Aug 21, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes is currently in his Athens, Georgia, home studio working on the band's tenth album, which will be titled False Priest and is tentatively due out next spring. We briefly spoke to Barnes this past Wednesday about his progress on False Priest, which he says is influenced by Parliament and the '80s No Wave scene. More

Aug 08, 2009 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Lollapalooza began yesterday in Chicago and we sent photographer Andrew Reed Weller down to capture the day one action. Check out his photos of Depeche Mode, Fleet Foxes, Of Montreal, Peter Bjorn and John, A-Trak, and Hollywood Holt. Click here for the full gallery of Friday's photos.

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Jul 01, 2009 By Laura Studarus

Summertime and festivals go hand-in-hand. So, if you happen to be in Houston Texas on August 8th & 9th, why not check out The Free Press Summer Fest? Featuring Under the Radar favorites Broken Social Scene, Of Montreal, and Explosions in the Sky, along with a bevy of up-and-comers, this might just be one of those shows worth braving the heat for. More

Jun 26, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Various musicians have either provided Under the Radar with quotes or issued general statements about the passing of Michael Jackson that we thought we'd share with you. Included are quotes or statements from Architecture in Helsinki, Chuck D, Jamie Lidell, Of Montreal, Pop Levi, TV on the Radio, Herbie Hancock, Superchunk, Snow Patrol, and others. More

Sep 28, 2009 By Kevin Barnes, Intro by Frank Valish, Moderated by Mark Redfern

If you were anywhere near a radio in the '80s, you are likely familiar with Daryl Hall and John Oates. The duo's string of hits is remarkable—"You Make My Dreams," "Private Eyes," "Maneater," "Out of Touch," and more. On the surface, Hall & Oates couldn't be more different from Athens, Georgia's of Montreal. But of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes grew up on Hall & Oates and harbors a not-so-guilty liking for the pair's music. Under the Radar hooked up Barnes with Daryl Hall and John Oates to discuss the band's history and what makes Hall & Oates tick. This is part one of our interview, in which Kevin Barnes interviews Daryl Hall. More

Sep 28, 2009 By Kevin Barnes, Intro by Frank Valish, Moderated by Mark Redfern

If you were anywhere near a radio in the '80s, you are likely familiar with Daryl Hall and John Oates. The duo's string of hits is remarkable—"You Make My Dreams," "Private Eyes," "Maneater," "Out of Touch," and more. On the surface, Hall & Oates couldn't be more different from Athens, Georgia's of Montreal. But of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes grew up on Hall & Oates and harbors a not-so-guilty liking for the pair's music. Under the Radar hooked up Barnes with Daryl Hall and John Oates to discuss the band's history and what makes Hall & Oates tick. This is part two of our interview, in which Kevin Barnes interviews John Oates. More

Aug 21, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes is currently in his Athens, Georgia, home studio working on the band's tenth album, which will be titled False Priest and is tentatively due out next spring. We briefly spoke to Barnes this past Wednesday about his progress on False Priest, which he says is influenced by Parliament and the '80s No Wave scene. "We're kind of making this psychedelic, No Wave, funk album," says Barnes. More

Sep 01, 2008 By Lorraine Carpenter

"Everybody involved is so emotionally invested in Of Montreal that it’s become like a cult,” says Kevin Barnes, Of Montreal’s master of ceremonies. He’s assessing not only the status of his band in the public eye—due to mount with the release of the band’s exceptional new album, Skeletal Lamping, to be promoted on tour with a “show to end all shows”—but the drive among its members and in the extended family that makes all their DIY dreams come true. More

Feb 07, 2012 By Ryan Reed

On dance-prog epic "Ye, Renew the Plaintiff," of Montreal freak-genius Kevin Barnes nearly screams himself hoarse: "I'm desperate for something, but there's no human word for it/I should be happy, but what I feel is corrupted, broken, impotent, and insane." More

Nov 04, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Someone needs to cast of Montreal bandleader Kevin Barnes in a revival of Rocky Horror Picture Show revue. After 12 years of gender bending, Technicolor, costumed pop, this seems like the only logical career arc. It probably goes without saying that seeing of Montreal live in concert is a damn good time. More

Sep 17, 2010 By Laura Studarus

“You fetishistize the archetype,” of Montreal ringleader Kevin Barnes chides on track “Like a Tourist.” Perhaps he’s scolding himself. On False Priest, Barnes once again calls on the cabaret king archetype he’s carefully constructed over the past nine albums, inhabiting the role of glitter-dipped, master of ceremonies with the ease of an old shirt. More

Aug 08, 2009 By Lorraine Carpenter

No amount of rain or cloud could've obscured the beauty of Chicago's Grant Park on the first day of Lollapalooza, which despite less than welcoming conditions drew tens of thousands of mostly happy, mostly well-behaved music fans. On day one we caught Fleet Foxes, Crystal Castles, Of Montreal, and Depeche Mode. More