The Mountain Goats announced a five-date Australian tour for mid-April 2026, marking their first visit in nearly nine years ...

With 23 albums to choose from, getting into The Mountain Goats can seem like an insurmountable task for the casual listener. But the truth is, not even the most hardcore Mountain Goats fan has heard ...

When the Mountain Goats play in Portland, it always feels a little bit like a hometown show. Frontman John Darnielle spent just a year of his adult life here, in 1985, during the period that inspired ...

Singer, songwriter, John Darnielle who originally formed the band in 1991, announced on social media today that he has tested positive for COVID and the Mountain Goats had to cancel three shows, which ...

Sincere, specific and smart as hell, John Darnielle is the prolific singer-songwriter who's been releasing music as the Mountain Goats since 1991 — first solo, then with other musicians like long-time ...

The Mountain Goats play at Cat’s Cradle Friday, April 8, with Megafaun at 9 p.m. The show is sold out. Peter the Hitchhiker is a famous music fan. Just last month, he had an extra ticket for a concert ...

In an age of Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, the understated talent of a lone man with an acoustic guitar often goes underappreciated. However, since their inception in 1991, The Mountain Goats have been ...

For about the first decade of their existence, the Mountain Goats were not an actual band; they were John Darnielle's solo project. The plural-noun band name was a kind of in-joke; Darnielle would ...

Peter Hughes, the longtime bassist and backup vocalist in the Mountain Goats, is leaving the band. Hughes joined the Mountain Goats back in 1996 and performed on nearly every album, beginning with ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Indie-folk band The Mountain Goats will be performing at The Egg in Albany this fall. The concert is scheduled for October 11 at 8 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and ...

John Darnielle began making music as the frontman (and sole member) of the indie rock band The Mountain Goats in 1991. From the gritty four-track recordings of the band’s first tape, Going to Alaska, ...