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Shorties (John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats for Poet Laureate, Barbara Kingsolver on the Social Responsibilities of Literature, and more)

4481 days ago

LargeHeartedBoy — Sign a petition to appoint John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats U.S. Poet Laureate. Omnivoracious interviews Barbara Kingsolver about her latest novel, Flight Behavior. Flight Behavior incorporates your well-known passions for environmentalism and su... more info

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Live Around Town This Week

4492 days ago

KEXP Seattle — With Christmas fast approaching the choices are limited; however, we’ve got some amazing show selections for you this week. Starting on Monday night with the critically acclaimed Alt-J at Crocodile who will end up on many Top 10 Album lists at the... more info

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Shorties (A Tour of Literary Manhattan, John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats Talks Songwriting, and more)

4494 days ago

LargeHeartedBoy — The New York Times tours literary Manhattan. John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats discusses his song "White Cedar " with Willamette Week. When you write a song like this, are you thinking of people from your life or thinking of... more info

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Matthew E. White playing The Fillmore with The Mountain Goats, 12/14/12

4497 days ago

The Bay Bridged — Plucked from my old stomping grounds of Richmond, Va., Matthew E. White emerged in the late summer haze with his debut album, Big Inner. Grand and lush in its sound and arrangements, the album was unique in its dedication and breadth. Not much else t... more info

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Shorties (John Darnielle on Songwriting, Mark Z. Danielewski on His New Book, and more)

4553 days ago

LargeHeartedBoy — John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats talks songwriting with the Ithaca Times. Asked about other lyricists, Darnielle admitted to not being current in hip hop, but praised "Ghostface [who] does something for poetry nerds like me." He praised Mary Chap... more info

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Mountain Goats NYC run continues (night 3 setlist); Matthew E. White headlining a CMJ show too (updated dates)

4554 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — The Mountain Goats @ Bowery Ballroom, 10/15/2012 (via @haleigh133) Following two nights at Music Hall of Williamsburg, The Mountain Goats continued their NYC run last night at Bowery Ballroom (10/15) and we've got the setlist (including a cover of Wy... more info

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The Mountain Goats played MHOW twice (pics/review from night 2, setlists from both); play Bowery tonight & Tuesday

4555 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — by Caroline Harrison John Darnielle at MHOW, 10/14/2012 Mountain Goats played their second of four sold-out New York shows and last NYC at Music Hall of Williamsburg last night (10/14) during their current round of dates. They were supported by... more info

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What's going on Saturday?

4557 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — The Mountain Goats @ Lollapalooza 2011 (more by Grant MacAllister) today in NYC * Akio Suzuki @ The Stone * Wyatt Cenac @ Carolines * Sound Actions @ The Stone * Les Chauds Lapins @ Barbes * Smokey's Roundup @ @... more info

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Matthew E. White Makes Regional Music

4557 days ago

Topix — Matthew E. White, whose band opens for each of the Mountain Goats' four consecutive New York City shows this weekend , wrote a letter and slipped it into each vinyl copy of his debut album. more info

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