Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum Gets On Stage With Olivia Tremor Control

Georgia's cult lo-fi indie collective Elephant 6 took a trip back in time Tuesday night at the Bowery Ballroom in New York.

During a performance by the Olivia Tremor Control, Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel made a surprise guest appearance.

OTC, back themselves after a lengthy hiatus, completed most of their setlist before Mangum shocked fans by stepping up to take the lead for two songs. Mangum had been out of the public eye since his own tour back in 1998, supporting NMH's last album In The Aeroplane Over The Sea.

It was a moment of emotional release, as the band members couldn't help but embrace each other as the songs ended. Mangum and OTC formed the record label/collective Elephant 6 back in the early '90s, often collaborating and idea sharing.

The event could be seen as more significant than just some musicians showing love for each other, as the wheels may now be in motion to finally re-release a two-disc set of early Neutral Milk Hotel work since, according to the band's website, they are concerned over the price of bootleg copies. OTC decided to perform together again after a successful reformation gig at a the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in England this spring.