The Mountain Goats, Kaki King share time on road, predict future

By Alex Young on July 25th, 2008

The Mountain Goats and Kaki King are preparing to bring you “the last happy night of your life.” But before you start flinging clothes into a suitcase and muttering to yourself, “I thought we had until December 21, 2012?!?!?!,” bear in mind the above quotes and the fact we’re talking about some musical masterminds, rather than evil villains.

In fact, “The Last Happy Night of Your Life” is simply the name of the recently announced upcoming co-headlining tour of the John Darnielle-led folk group and the 28-year-old Atlanta solo artists. And based off the sounds heard on the Mountain Goats recently relased album, Hectic, and Darinielle’s personal vouching for King, perhaps it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to call any of the upcoming dates on the month-long tour a once in a lifetime performance.

When I try to talk about Kaki my usually reliable fund of superlatives seems insufficient. She is just the best. I am so excited about this tour. We can’t wait to play music with her every night, and we can’t wait to see you all there.

- John Darnielle

However, we’ll let you decide for yourself. But then again, it’s either this or stocking up on some serious anti-depressants…

Mountain Goats + Kaki King 2008 Tour Dates:
10/13 - Chicago, IL @ Park West
10/14 - Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre
10/15 - Omaha, NE @ The Slowdown
10/17 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
10/18 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue
10/20 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox
10/21 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
10/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
10/26 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
10/28 - San Diego, CA @ The Belly Up Tavern
10/29 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
10/31 - Lubbock, TX @ Tequila Jungle
11/01 - Austin, TX @ Antones
11/02 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
11/03 - New Orleans, LA @ Republic
11/05 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
11/06 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/07 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts
11/08 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
11/09 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall