Mountain Goats Set List From Music Hall of Williamsburg [03.20.08]

by Village Voice contributor

March 20, 2008

Because we were born on Sept 15, 1983, here’s the set list from last night’s Mountain Goats show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. . .

Solo/Acoustic:
Whole Wide World
Jeff Davis County Blues
Color in Your Cheeks
Against Agamemnon
Recognition Scene
I Ain’t Livin’ Long Like This (Rodney Crowell cover)
Going to Port Washington
One Fine Day (Carole King cover)

Full Band:
Dance Music
Michael Myers Resplendent
Marduk T-Shirt Men’s Room Incident
In the Craters of the Moon
Love Love Love
Sept 15, 1983
Lovecraft in Brooklyn

Encore:
No Children
Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton

Second Encore:
Houseguest (Nothing Painted Blue cover)

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