The Mountain Goats
Finished Jul 7, 2023
Pablo Center at the Confluence
John Darnielle brings the myth and magic to the road
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The songwriting master makes a magnetic return.
The Guardian
The songwriting master makes a magnetic return.
The Guardian
Finished Jul 7, 2023
Pablo Center at the Confluence
John Darnielle brings the myth and magic to the road
Finished Jul 7, 2023
Pablo Center at the Confluence
John Darnielle brings the myth and magic to the road
Despite his pluralized moniker, John Darnielle remains the sole driving force of Californian indie pop-rock outfit The Mountain Goats. With an ever-evolving roster of live and recording musicians surrounding him, Darnielle revels in his goth-tinged melancholy, fusing a winning combination of wry insight and black humor in his lyrics (which earned him the accolade of 'America's best non-hip-hop artist' by the New Yorker) with lingering melodic hooks and satisfying songcraft. This year, Darnielle brings his spell-binding songwriting to venues across America once more.
Prolific to say the least, the enigmatic performer and longtime Dungeons & Dragons fan has also turned his talents to novel writing, having penned Wolf in White Van, a novel about a reclusive game designer, in 2014.