of Montreal Unplug Skeletal Lamping In London

9:12 AM EDT on October 14, 2008

There was no horse this time. Nary an orgy or fife-playing satyr. An acoustic in-store may not offer the same baroque pageantry as Friday's set at Roseland, but last night's of Montreal Rough Trade East performance did give attendees a close-up listen to -- wait -- the band's songs. Yes, remove the red body paint and gold short shorts and you not only have a nude Kevin Barnes, you also realize (again) that Skeletal Lamping's songwriting can be just as ambitious as oM's visual cluster-fuck. (Minus the possible cruelty to animals.) Watch the nubile miscreants.

"For Our Elegant Caste"
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"And I've Seen A Bloody Shadow"
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You can see them live with less clothing on:

10/15 - Paris, FR @ Elysee Montmarte
10/16 - London, UK @ Koko
10/17 - Barcelona, ES @ Razzmatazz
10/18 - Rome, IT @ Circolo degli Artisi
10/19 - Berlin, DE @ Lido
10/20 - Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Medis
10/21 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Amager Bio
10/24 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant &
10/25 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue &
10/26 - Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre &
10/27 - Chicago, IL @ The Riviera &
10/28 - Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre $
10/29 - Montreal, OC @ Metropolis $
10/30 - Boston, MA @ Orpheum $
10/31 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory $
11/01 - Richmond, VA @ The National $
11/08 - Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle #
11/11 - New Orleans, LA @ Howlin Wolf #
11/12 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live #
11/13 - Austin, TX @ 507 East 6th Street #
11/14 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues #
11/15 - Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall #
11/16 - Denver, CO @ The Ogden Theatre #
11/17 - Murray, UT @ Murray Super Theatre #
11/19 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox So Do ^
11/20 - Portland, OR @ Roseland ^
11/21 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Center Grand Ballroom ^
11/22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium ^
12/04 - Tallahassee, FL @ The Moon ##
12/05 - Gainesville, FL @ The Venue ##
12/06 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live ##
12/08 - Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor ##
12/09 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues Orlando ##