The indie folk band enlisted Lin-Manuel Miranda to tell the story of a shipwrecked crew on Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan.

“Judas!” somebody shouted, half-muffled, from the back of Webster Hall as chief Mountain Goat John Darnielle strutted joyously among smoke machine puffs and twirling lights, carrying a blonde ...

John Darnielle has made a lot of music at Mountain Goats over the past 30 years, having released 22 albums. For a writer so prolific (he’s also written three novels), Darnielle is exacting, working ...

Kevin White has placed his hands on the long, white fur of more than 400 Alaska mountain goats during the past 20 years. His diligence in studying this Ice Age wanderer of high, steep, country has led ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with The Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle about their new album, "Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan." ...

The house lights turned on. Applause slowed, then stopped. The crowd, sweaty and exhausted, groaned with disappointment and began to reluctantly crawl to the exits and merch tables. For those at the ...