Years” isn’t about chasing their younger selves—it’s about showing that hip-hop’s elders can still create, contribute, and ...

Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” ...

Marika Kuzma, director of the chamber choir Ensemble Cherubim, recalls that when she was a graduate student in the 1980s, her ...

Revered singer-songwriter John Darnielle has been leading the Mountain Goats since the mid-1990s, putting out brilliant albums like 2002’s ‘Tallahassee’ and 2019’s ‘In League With Dragons.’ He’s also ...

These classic songs from country legends are among the greatest the genre has to offer and show why it's so hard to pick a ...

In 2005, against nearly everyone's advice, the indie icons released two very different records on the same day: ‘I’m Wide ...

Like a Canadian looking for any opportunity to point out an actor or musician is Canadian, any Portland-based Mountain Goats obsessive will leap at the chance to tell you just how much the Rose City ...

In “This Year,” Darnielle adds notes and explanations to three decades’ worth of his strange, startling, funny and often beautiful words ...

The Durham musician’s new book, “This Year: 365 Songs Annotated,” is a close read of some of The Mountain Goats most ...

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 frontman John Darnielle discusses musicals, his new album, and why he keeps coming home to Portland.

Songs Annotated' is an annotated collection of some of The Mountain Goats singer-songwriter John Darnielle's most legendary ...