Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield John Darnielle's The Mountain Goats played their first of three shows at Bowery Ballroom with the amazing Megafaun last night (3/28). Surprise guest Craig Finn from the Hold Steady (whose upcoming Terminal 5 show was being..... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — A big week for music releases brings new albums by the Mountain Goats, Britney Spears, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and even the Human League. The Mountain Goats' All Eternals Deck is in stores tomorrow, and is... more info

5 Acts — Didn't get tickets for The Mountain Goats at 9:30 Club tomorrow night and wish you had because now it's SOLD OUT? Well, you can still go! E-mail me at 5actsblog at gmail dot com with the subject "All Eternals Deck" by tomorrow at 12:30 pm ET. Megafa... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mountain Goats @ Planned Parenthood Rally (more by Chris La Putt) The Mountain Goats will kick off a tour on March 24th in Richmond, VA. That includes THREE SOLD OUT Bowery Ballroom shows with Megafaun on March 28, 29 &... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats talks to Exclaim! about his novel-in-progress. "I'm working on it really slowly, and at this point, I expect to finish it when I'm 80 or something because I'm being really meticulous about revising it... more info

KEXP Seattle — As labor unions in remain in a deadlock with Wisconsin state governments over collective bargaining rights, John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats posted a video of himself performing “There Is Power in a Union”, a folk song by labor activist and l... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Crawdaddy! shares a beginner's guide to the music of Mountain Goats. At the Shortfire Press, Ed Hogan discusses his love for the writing of Lorrie Moore. At the Huffington Post, Jenny Shank, author of The Ringer, discusses writing a "decent... more info

Bradley's Almanac — Now that we're living in world where everyone writes something about everything instantly, it shouldn't be surprising that relatively new quartet Wild Flag has been the subject of more pre-release digital scribbling than any band without studio recor... more info

Pop Candy — Happy March, you guys! It's a lovely morning and I have many things to share (except my dream, which involved Tim Gun, Jay Leno and a lot of ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming the new Mountain Goats album, All Eternals Deck (out March 29th). The New Yorker features a short story by David Foster Wallace, "Backbone." NME is streaming the new Noah and the Whale album, The Last Night on... more info