The Mountain Goats are my favorite band. So, the announcement that the group will release a remastered, expanded edition of their cult classic All Hail West Texas, which will be available on vinyl for the first time ever, causes me to fear for the stability of my now racing heart. The new edition of the album also includes 7 previously unreleased tracks unearthed from the original tapes to which the songs were recorded and an 1,800 word essay about John Darnielle’s songwriting and recording of the album. The band currently has a string of tour dates with The Baptist Generals. John, don’t you think it would be a good idea to swing by Texas in honor of this reissue? I sure do. Until then, all I can do is pre-order my copy of the record (which I have done and you an do here) and keep my fingers crossed. Below you can watch John Darnielle performing “Color In Your Cheeks” from All Hail West Texas for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Series followed by the band’s current tour dates.
The Mountain Goats on tour:
* = w/ The Baptist Generals
June 3 Washington, DC 9:30 Club*
June 4 York, PA Strand- Capitol Performing Arts*
June 5 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell’s*
June 7 New Haven, CT Center Church on the Green*
June 8 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall*
June 9 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground Ballroom*
June 11 Munhall, PA Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead*
June 12 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre*
June 14 Cincinnati, OH Taft Ballroom*
June 15 Bloomington, IN Buskirk-Chumley Theatre*
June 16 Evanston, IL Space*
June 17 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall*
June 19 Kansas City, MO The Record Bar*
June 20 St. Louis, MO Old Rock House*
June 22 Birmingham, AL The Bottletree*
June 23 Gainesville, FL High Dive*
June 24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room*
June 26 Charleston, SC The Charleston Pourhouse *
June 27 West Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern*
June 28 Wilmington, NC The Soapbox *
July 26-28 Newport, RI Newport Folk Festival
September 13-16 Miami, FL Atlantic Ocean Comedy and Music Festival
