Gig Pick of the Week: The Mountain Goats
If you weren’t cool enough to get to see the Mountain Goats back in 2006 (don’t worry I wasn’t) it’s okay because they herding themselves back to our shores in 2012! Yew!
Hailing from Claremont, California, The Mountain Goats have a knack for really visually depicting a narrative through their lyrics and backing it with some head-swelling (often body-moving) piano/guitar melodies. You feel like you know them personally after one song.
Their recent release All Eternals Deck is an absolute cracker, here’s the title track off it “Estate Sale Sign”
And here’s a personal fave of mine off the album, “Damn These Vampires”, I just love the line…””
Get yourself to their gig this way:
Tuesday 1 May – The Bakery, Perth
Tix from: handsometours.com, nowbaking.com.au, heatseeker.com.au, moshtix.com.au
Thursday 3 May – The Great Northern, Byron Bay
Tix from: handsometours.com; Oztix and all Oztix outlets
Friday 4 May – The Zoo, Brisbane
Tix from: handsometours.com; thezoo.com.au; Oztix 1300 762 545 and all Oztix outlets
Sunday 6 May – The Metro, Sydney
Tix from: handsometours.com; Metro Box Office or (02) 9550 3666; ticketek.com.au or 132 849
Tuesday 8 May – The Clarendon, Katoomba
Tix from: handsometours.com; clarendonguesthouse.com.au or (02) 4782 1322
Thursday 10 May – The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Tix from: handsometours.com; Corner Box Office (57 Swan St Richmond 11am-8pm Mon-Sat), 03 9427 9198 or cornerhotel.com & Polyester Records
All Eternals Deck is out now.
mountain-goats.com