Blog: melophobe

Like many in the sold-out crowd, I knew what to expect from of Montreal . Kevin Barnes and company would be decked to the finest; Barnes would jump and dance all over the Paradise stage; and an array of creatures would regularly try to lure Barnes into sex, death, or both. And the crowd--many likewise decked out with bright bows, skinny headbands, and sparkles--were ready to sing, dance, and absorb what they could of the sensory overloading spectacle before them. What they perhaps didn't expect was a thoroughly entertaining warm-up set from [...]