Live recordings of the Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats are phenomenal live. Like many people who love tMG, I adore going to live shows and listening to live recordings. These shows are so amazing for their emotional presence, John's love of his music, and John's famous storytelling between songs. The banter between songs is often as rich as the music itself.
John has said that he's OK with sharing tapings of live shows (see also Nall's FAQ). Consequently, here are the shows that I've found over the years and have been enjoying. They're all out there, as are many others that I'd love to hear. If you'd like to hear something on this list that you can't find, would like to share something that isn't here, or have corrections or more information about any of these shows, I would love to hear from you.
As the Mountain Goats
| 1992 | Event - venue, location | Download | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | KSPC session | butter | Incomplete |
| 1992 | KUCI session | ||
| 1992-07-18 | Casa de Badger, Pomona | butter | |
| 1992-07-22 | Munchie's, Pomona | ||
| 1994 | |||
| 1994 | Unknown venue, Columbus | butter | |
| 1995 | |||
| 1995-01-15 | Chameleon, San Francisco | butter | |
| 1995-04-19 | VPRO session | ||
| 1996 | |||
| 1996-01-18 | WNUR session | ||
| 1996-03-14 | Broadway Kino, Essen, Germany | butter | |
| 1996-03-16 | Lintfabrik, Kontich, Belgium | butter | |
| 1996-03-20 | The Garage, London | archive.org | |
| 1996-03-23 | Covent Garden Rough Trade, London | butter | |
| 1996-09-11 | Argo, Denton | butter | |
| 1996-11-07 | VPRO session | butter | |
| 1996-11-22 | Slattery's, Dublin | ||
| 1997 | |||
| 1997 | VPRO session, De Avonden, Muziek Uit Studio Amstel Volume 1 | ||
| 1997-04-03 | New York University, New York | ||
| 1997-04-04 | Duke Coffeehouse, Durham | butter | |
| 1997-06-12 | University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison | butter | |
| 1997-06-22 | Cat's Cradle, Carrboro | YouTube | Incomplete |
| 1997-07-16 | Capitol Theater, Olympia | butter | |
| 1997-12-06 | Empty Bottle, Chicago | butter | |
| 1998 | |||
| 1998-02-06 | Cow Haus, Tallahassee | archive.org | |
| 1998-02-07 | Vinyl Fever, Tallahasse | butter | |
| 1998-04-04 | Duke Coffeehouse, Durham | Incomplete | |
| 1998-04-12 | Brownie's, New York | butter | |
| 1998-04-23 | Blackwatch Pub, Claremont | butter | |
| 1998-10-10 | Rocket Bar, St. Louis | butter | |
| 1999 | |||
| 1999-01-27 | Cat's Cradle, Carrboro | butter | |
| 1999-07-23 | CBGB's, New York | butter | |
| 1999-10-09 | Crossing Border, Amsterdam | ||
| 2000 | |||
| 2000 | Unknown venue | butter | |
| 2000-02-17 | VPRO session | ||
| 2000-03-05 | Absolutely Kosher House, San Francisco | ||
| 2000-10-15 | Go! Rehearsal Studios, Room 4, Carrboro | butter | |
| 2000-10-19 | WFMU session | sashwap | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2001-04-21 | Olde Club, Swarthmore | butter | |
| 2001-06-23 | Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco | butter | |
| 2001-08-03 | 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA | butter | |
| 2002 | |||
| 2002 | Brave New Waves, CBC session | butter | |
| 2002-02-27 | Cafe du Nord, San Francisco | ||
| 2002-03-07 | Independent Media Center, Urbana | butter | |
| 2002-03-08 | Empty Bottle, Chicago | butter | |
| 2002-03-08 | WNUR session | butter | |
| 2002-03-10 | Green Room, Iowa City | archive.org | |
| 2002-10-08 | McGarrigle's, Sligo, Ireland | butter | |
| 2002-10-09 | Raidio na Life session | ||
| 2002-10-09 | Cobblestone, Dublin | ||
| 2002-10-23 | Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco | archive.org | |
| 2002-11-01 | Empty Bottle, Chicago | butter | |
| 2002-12-07 | VPRO Amstel Festival, Amsterdam | See also the Extra Glenns set on the same day. | |
| 2003 | |||
| 2003-01-15 | VPRO session | ||
| 2003-01-22 | VPRO session | ||
| 2003-02-06 | Spitz, London | ||
| 2003-02-13 | Peel session | butter | |
| 2003-02-18 | Uffes Kallare, Vaxjo, Sweden | butter | |
| 2003-03-14 | Hideout, Austin | ||
| 2003-04-04 | Court Square Theater, Harrisonburg | butter | |
| 2003-04-09 | Will's Pub, Orlando | butter | Also known as Razed to the Ground. |
| 2003-06-06 | Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis | archive.org | |
| 2003-06-27 | Mofo Festival - Mains d'Oeuvres, Paris | butter | |
| 2003-07-02 | Guinguette Pirate, Paris, France | butter | |
| 2003-09-27 | Mercury Hall, Austin | archive.org | |
| 2003-10-03 | Berbati's Pan, Portland | butter | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2004-02-01 | WXDU session | ||
| 2004-02-11 | Dennis Kucinich benefit - San Francisco | YouTube | Video |
| 2004-02-11 | Mills College Chapel, Oakland | archive.org | |
| 2004-02-18 | EARL, Atlanta | archive.org | |
| 2004-03-02 | First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia | butter | |
| 2004-03-03 | Knitting Factory, New York | archive.org | |
| 2004-03-27 | VPRO Zeldzaam Dwars session | ||
| 2004-04-08 | XFM session | sashwap | |
| 2004-04-28 | Peel session | sashwap | |
| 2004-05-21 | KEXP session | KEXP | |
| 2004-05-26 | Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco | archive.org | |
| 2004-07-17 | Cat's Cradle, Carrboro | ||
| 2004-10-04 | Magic Stick, Detroit | butter | |
| 2004-10-08 | Knitting Factory, New York | ||
| 2004-10-11 | Black Cat, Washington, DC | butter | |
| 2004-10-18 | EARL, Atlanta | archive.org | |
| 2004-10-19 | Village Tavern, Mt. Pleasant | archive.org | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2005-01-26 | WELH session | sashwap | |
| 2005-04 | Fast Forward II | YouTube | Video |
| 2005-04-28 | Will's Pub, Orlando | butter | |
| 2005-05-01 | Transition Video Magazine Issue 001 | Transition | Video |
| 2005-05-04 | First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia | archive.org | |
| 2005-05-05 | Knitting Factory, New York | archive.org | |
| 2005-05-07 | Northsix, Brooklyn | archive.org | |
| 2005-05-14 | NPR session | NPR | |
| 2005-06-16 | KEXP session | KEXP | |
| 2005-06-18 | China Clipper, Olympia | archive.org | |
| 2005-06-19 | Neumo's, Seattle | archive.org | |
| 2005-06-20 | Doug Fir Lounge, Portland | archive.org | |
| 2005-06-21 | Wow Hall, Eugene | archive.org | |
| 2005-06-23 | Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco | archive.org | |
| 2005-07-02 | Old American Can Factory, Brooklyn | archive.org | |
| 2005-07-04 | Fulton Mall Parking Garage, Brooklyn | archive.org | |
| 2005-10-12 | Canopy Club, Urbana | archive.org | |
| 2005-10-13 | Open End Gallery, Chicago | archive.org | |
| 2005-10-14 | Empty Bottle, Chicago | archive.org | |
| 2005-10-17 | Lee's Palace, Toronto | archive.org | |
| 2005-10-18 | Buffalo Icon, Buffalo | archive.org | |
| 2005-10-20 | Uptown Theatre, Washington, Pennsylvania | archive.org | |
| 2005-10-23 | Lunt Hall Basement, Haverford College | archive.org | |
| 2005-10-27 | Remis Auditorium, Boston | archive.org | |
| 2005-10-28 | Fuel Rocket Club, Hanover | archive.org | |
| 2005-10-29 | Bowery Ballroom, New York | archive.org | |
| 2005-11-05 | Duke Coffeehouse, Durham | archive.org | |
| 2006 | |||
| 2006-06-13 | Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco | archive.org | |
| 2006-08-10 | 40 Watt Club, Athens, Georgia | archive.org | |
| 2006-08-03 | BBC 6 session | ||
| 2006-08-21 | KEXP session | KEXP | |
| 2006-08-22 | Amoeba Music, San Francisco | archive.org | |
| 2006-09-16 | Empty Bottle, Chicago | archive.org | |
| 2006-09-20 | Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh | archive.org | |
| 2006-09-24 | Pearl Street Clubroom, Northampton | archive.org | |
| 2006-09-26 | Middle East, Cambridge, Massachusetts | archive.org | |
| 2006-09-29 | Club Europa, Brooklyn | archive.org | |
| 2006-09-30 | Bowery Ballroom, New York | archive.org | |
| 2006-10-01 | Bowery Ballroom, New York | archive.org | |
| 2006-10-23 | Gargoyle, St. Louis | archive.org | |
| 2006-11-03 | EARL, Atlanta | archive.org | |
| 2006-12-02 | Gold Student Center, Claremont | archive.org | |
| 2006-12-18 | Cat's Cradle, Carrboro | ||
| 2007 | |||
| 2007-01-02 | Club Capitol, Perth | archive.org | |
| 2007-03-07 | Independent, San Francisco | archive.org | |
| 2007-03-08 | Independent, San Francisco | archive.org | |
| 2007-06-13 | Daytrotter session | Daytrotter | |
| 2007-06-16 | Zoop - Farm Sanctuary, New York | archive.org | |
| 2007-06-17 | Zoop - Farm Sanctuary, New York | archive.org | |
| 2007-07-22 | Rhino Records, Claremont | archive.org | |
| 2007-09-20 | Black Cat, Washington, DC | archive.org | |
| 2007-09-21 | Sonar, Baltimore | archive.org | |
| 2007-09-22 | North Star Bar, Philadelphia | archive.org | |
| 2007-09-30 | Middle East, Cambridge, Massachusetts | archive.org | |
| 2007-10-01 | Bowery Ballroom, New York | archive.org | |
| 2007-11-02 | Gardner Lounge, Grinnell | archive.org | |
| 2007-11-03 | Slowdown, The, Omaha | archive.org | |
| 2007-11-15 | Empty Bottle, Chicago | archive.org | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2008-02-29 | Bimbo's 365, San Francisco | ||
| 2008-03-01 | Independent, San Francisco | ||
| 2008-03-02 | Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco | archive.org (alternate) | |
| 2008-03-04 | Fair Game session | ||
| 2008-03-04 | Troubadour, Los Angeles | ||
| 2008-03-05 | Troubadour, Los Angeles | ||
| 2008-03-11 | WNYC session | WNYC, NPR | |
| 2008-03-14 | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | archive.org | |
| 2008-03-15 | Middle East, Cambridge, Massachusetts | archive.org | |
| 2008-03-19 | Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn | archive.org | |
| 2008-03-20 | First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia | butter | |
| 2008-03-22 | Black Cat, Washington, DC | archive.org | |
| 2008-05-16 | Masonic Temple, Brooklyn | nyctaper | |
| 2008-05-26 | Daytrotter session | Daytrotter | |
| 2008-10-13 | Park West, Chicago | archive.org | |
| 2008-10-14 | Pabst Theater, Milwaukee | archive.org | |
| 2008-10-17 | Bluebird Theater, Denver | archive.org | |
| 2008-10-21 | Wonder Ballroom, Portland | archive.org | |
| 2008-10-25 | Troubadour, Los Angeles | ||
| 2008-11-03 | Republic, New Orleans | archive.org | |
| 2008-11-07 | Theater of the Living Arts, Philadelphia | archive.org | |
| 2008-11-08 | Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn | nyctaper | |
| 2008-11-09 | Webster Hall, New York | nyctaper | |
| 2008-12-05 | Manning Bar, Sydney | archive.org | |
| 2009 | |||
| 2009-02 | Ships and Dip V, Carribean | Incomplete | |
| 2009-02-24 | City Arts and Lectures - Herbst Theatre, San Francisco | archive.org | |
| 2009-02-25 | Swedish-American Hall, San Francisco | archive.org | |
| 2009-03-21 | Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, Washington, DC | archive.org | |
| 2009-03-25 | Somerville Theater, Somerville | butter | |
| 2009-03-27 | Ethical Culture Hall, New York | nyctaper | |
| 2009-04-02 | Courtyard Cafe, Urbana | archive.org | |
| 2009-04-06 | Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington | archive.org | |
| 2009-06-13 | Zoop II - Farm Sanctuary, New York | archive.org | |
| 2009-06-14 | Zoop II - Farm Sanctuary, New York | archive.org | |
| 2009-08-14 | Durham Armory, Durham Be Easy Festival | butter | |
| 2009-10-05 | WNYC session | WNYC | |
| 2009-11-09 | MPR session | butter | |
| 2009-11-27 | 9:30 Club, Washington, DC | archive.org | |
| 2009-11-28 | Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia | archive.org | |
| 2009-12-01 | Webster Hall, New York | nyctaper (alternate) | |
| 2009-12-02 | Bell House, Brooklyn | nyctaper | |
| 2009-12-07 | KEXP session | Not listed on the KEXP website. | |
| 2010 | |||
| 2010-04-11 | Zoo, Brisbane | archive.org | |
| 2010-05-16 | American Theater Company, Chicago | ||
| 2010-09 | End of the Road - Larmer Tree Gardens, North Dorset, England | Incomplete | |
| 2010-10-08 | Austin City Limits Festival - Unknown venue, Austin | YouTube | Video |
| 2010-11-12 | Chapman University, Orange | butter | |
| 2010-11-12 | Memorial Hall, Chapman University | butter | |
| 2010-12-14 | Sir Arne's Treasure - Castro Theater, San Francisco | archive.org | |
| 2011 | |||
| 2011-03-28 | Bowery Ballroom, New York | archive.org | |
| 2011-03-29 | KEXP session | KEXP | |
| 2011-03-30 | Bowery Ballroom, New York | YouTube | Incomplete, video |
| 2011-03-30 | WNYC session | WNYC | |
| 2011-04-03 | Opera House, Toronto | archive.org | |
| 2011-04-05 | Vic Theatre, Chicago | archive.org (alternate) | |
| 2011-04-07 | Bullseye - Sound of Young America interview | Maximum Fun | |
| 2011-04-08 | Cat's Cradle, Carrboro | archive.org | |
| 2011-04-08 | WUNC interview | ||
| 2011-04-11 | Wexner Center, Columbus | archive.org | |
| 2011-04-14 | Ottobar, Baltimore | archive.org (alternate) | |
| 2011-05-11 | WXPN session | NPR | |
| 2011-05-22 | Whelan's, Dublin | YouTube | |
| 2011-06-07 | AV Club session | The Onion | Video |
| 2011-06-14 | Varsity Theater, Minneapolis | archive.org | |
| 2011-06-23 | El Rey Theater, Los Angeles | ||
| 2011-06-24 | Soho Restaurant, Santa Barbara | archive.org | |
| 2011-06-26 | Rhino's Youth Media Center, Bloomington | archive.org | |
| 2011-05-03 | WFUV session | ||
| 2011-08-05 | Lollapalooza - Playstation Stage, Chicago | butter | Video |
| 2011-10-29 | Littlefield NYC, Brooklyn | YouTube, YouTube | Incomplete, video |
| 2011-12-07 | Letters to Santa - Second City, Chicago | ||
| 2011-12-16 | Troubadour, Los Angeles | ||
| 2011-12-21 | AV Club session | The Onion | Video |
| 2012 | |||
| 2012-01-21 | Tipitina's, New Orleans | archive.org | |
| 2012-01-31 | Visulite Theatre, Charlotte | archive.org | |
| 2012-02-17 | Fuse interview | YouTube | Video |
| 2012-03-24 | Kaufman Center Ecstatic Music Fest - New York | ||
| 2012-03-28 | Bowery Ballroom, New York | nyctaper | |
| 2012-03-29 | Bowery Ballroom, New York | nyctaper | |
| 2012-03-30 | Bowery Ballroom, New York | nyctaper | |
| 2012-04-02 | Barbican, London, England | ||
| 2012-05-06 | Metro, Sydney | archive.org | |
| 2012-05-09 | Toff in Town, Melbourne | archive.org | |
| 2012-06-01 | NPR session, Cabinet of Wonders #2 | NPR | |
| 2012-06-22 | Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz | ||
| 2012-06-25 | Mission Theatre, Portland | ||
| 2012-06-27 | Swedish-American Hall, San Francisco | archive.org | |
| 2012-06-28 | Swedish-American Hall, San Francisco | archive.org (alternate) | Taped by me. |
| 2012-06-30 | McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica | archive.org | |
| 2012-07-01 | McCabe's Guitar Shop, Santa Monica | archive.org | |
| 2012-07-03 | Folk Music Center, Claremont | archive.org | |
| 2012-08-30 | Judge John Hodgman #73 - Gavelbangers Ball | Maximum Fun | |
| 2012-09-01 | Front Porch Festival, Wente Vineyards, Livermore | ||
| 2012-09-01 | Front Porch session | YouTube: (1), (2) | |
| 2012-09-06 | Judge John Hodgman #74 - The Split Screen Decision | Maximum Fun | |
| 2012-09-08 | Hopscotch, Durham | ||
| 2012-09-19 | WNYC session | WNYC | |
| 2012-10-13 | Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn | nyctaper | |
| 2012-10-15 | Bowery Ballroom, New York | archive.org | |
| 2012-10-16 | Bowery Ballroom, New York | nyctaper | |
| 2012-10-18 | Daytrotter session | Daytrotter | |
| 2012-10-22 | Calvin College interview | ||
| 2012-10-27 | Vic Theatre, Chicago | archive.org | |
| 2012-11-29 | Terminal West, Atlanta | ||
| 2012-11-29 | WFPK session | WFPK | |
| 2012-12-12 | Masonic Lodge, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood | YouTube | Incomplete. |
| 2012-12-13 | Troubadour, Los Angeles | archive.org | |
| 2012-12-16 | opbmusic session | opbmusic | |
| 2012-12-17 | Backstage at Mountain Stage interview with Larry Groce | YouTube | Video |
| 2012-12-17 | WFUV session | ||
| 2012-12-17 | KEXP session | KEXP | |
| 2012-12-17 | Showbox, Seattle | ||
| 2013 | |||
| 2013-01-15 | An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall, New York | ||
| 2013-01-20 | Rock for Roe - Pinhook, Durham | YouTube | Incomplete, video |
| 2013-02-20 | Judge John Hodgman #98 - All Dogs Go to Trial - Sketchfest, San Francisco | Maximum Fun | |
| 2013-03-04 | WTF with Marc Maron #366 | WTF |
I've found several live recordings of songs which have no information connected to them about where or when they were played. At present, these tracks are Casetino's Nursery, Francois Mitterand, Free Fallin' (Tom Petty cover), and Oslo 1888 (which claims to be from Slattery's in 1996, which is incorrect). I do know that they're not from any of the recordings listed here. If you have any ideas about which shows these could be from, please be in touch!
As the Extra Lens or Extra Glenns
| Date | Event - venue, location | Download | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-12-06 | Munchie's, Pomona | Incomplete | |
| 1995-09-21 | Empty Bottle, Chicago | ||
| 2002-12-07 | VPRO Amstel Festival, Amsterdam | See also the Mountain Goats set on the same day. | |
| 2010-10-21 | Mercury Lounge, New York | nyctaper | |
| 2010-10-22 | KEXP session | KEXP |
As the Seneca Twins
| Date | Event - venue, location | Download | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-11-25 | Empty Bottle, Chicago | See index. |