Normally on a Tuesday night in DeKalb, there is not much to do. Yet this week a band called Of Montreal came to town. The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, was filled to capacity for of one of Polyvinyl Record’s biggest acts.

While the show was only a two-band bill, the audience seemed to get more than enough music to satisfy them.

Opening act The Management wooed the audience with a 45-minute set of its pre-recorded synth-pop beats. With smooth transitions and catchy hooks, singers and producers, Just Becuz and Faux Real, had it all figured out, except what to call their sound.

“You’ve stumped me on the first question,” Becuz said.

The Management met up with Of Montreal in Athens, Ga., and will be with them for the rest of the tour.

At 10 p.m., Of Montreal snuck on stage, the curtains opened and instantly they captivated the audience. Dressed in their signature costumes and face paint, the band members launched into a long but fast-paced set.

“[Bassist] Bryan [Poole] has an awesome outfit and mutton chops,” said ceramics major Leslie Marie Jenner.

At the beginning of the band’s second song, “So Begins Our Alabee,” a mere hand gesture from frontman Kevin Barnes had the entire crowd clapping along, a sure sign that the band’s exuberance and charming demeanor had electrified the crowd with mad-scientist-like efficiency.

People began to bounce up and down and climb on chairs just to get a better look over the other 200-plus people in the audience. During “Oslo in the Summertime,” the lights dimmed and the crowd became hushed as Barnes teased the crowd with the words “Gee, my life’s a funny thing/ Am I still too young” from the David Bowie classic “Young Americans.”

Eighty minutes after it had finished its set, Of Montreal left the stage almost as mysteriously as they had entered it. The audience began to file out of the venue with smiles on their faces and sweat all over their bodies.

“The music was so good everyone just started dancing,” said John Benson, a senior political science major. “[It was] the best set I’ve seen at The House Cafe.”

It would appear that the show finished with few, if any, problems.

“I think [the show] went fine,” said guitarist Matt Dawson on his way out. “DeKalb was fun. Everyone has been nice to us.”

Of Montreal has 12 more U.S. dates on its tour before heading to Japan.