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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 17h

currently working on three tMG live! comps to accompany the upcoming San Francisco residency: ALPHA, OPENERS, and CLOSERS. the stretch goal is to have one for the other three nights: STUMP THE BAND, CAST OF THOUSANDS, and SIX LONG SONGS.

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 19h

@themountaingoats.bsky.social in regard to CLOSERS night in SF - are the closers that are covers in the list of possible picks? or would it be the last track of your own?

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

@kyle2.bsky.social is responsible for nearly 20% of the Mountain Goats' Live Music Archive, which blows my mind to think about. big fan of Kyle and Kyle Tapes archive.org/details/@lil...

kyle setting up his mics at the rock and roll hall of fame in cleveland

kyle setting up his mics at the 40 watt club in atlanta

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

got our latest @themountaingoats.bsky.social live tapes from Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Millvale up on the live music archive in time for you to force your loved ones to listen to them during the holiday weekend archive.org/details/@lil...

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

VOLUME 22 OF POWER & ADRENALINE IS IN YOUR INBOX. there's also this other email that is not a scam. you can trust me.

GMAIL NOTIFICATION
from: The Sticker Lady
title: THE MISSING HYPERLINK
preview text: I PROMISE I'M NOT PHISHING

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

i was amazed to see that the stickers i made and stuck on this box for the shows at mr. smalls in 2019 were still there and in incredible condition. gonna have to go back in another 7 years to check in on the new one.

a small grey utility box outside some railing at mr. smalls theatre in pittsburgh with two white stickers i placed there in 2019 next to my sticker from 2026

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

i would like, if i may, to take you on a strange journey... two renditions of twelve songs showcasing the evolution of @themountaingoats.bsky.social from who they were then to who they are now. comparative performances range from 24 years to 2 months apart. archive.org/details/that...

two rows of three colorful overlapping circles with the text "THAT'S WHO I WAS / THIS IS WHO I AM"

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

POV: your copy of Days by @themountaingoats.bsky.social came in the mail and the most readily available CD player in the house is a XBOX 360

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

my august tMG show stickers have arrived and i'm thrilled with how they turned out. i typically get 3x3 inches but the place i used had a promo deal on 4 inch stickers. conceptually i knew that 4 inches is bigger than 3 inches but i wasn't prepared for how enormous that looks as a sticker

three rows of stickers fanned out.
sticker 1 - blue background with a person uncomfortably contorted and dancing inside of a lizard suit with the lyrics "let my phobias control my habits / let my habits form the shapes of days"
sticker 3 - a brightly colored risograph style CRT TV with swirling green ooze seeping out of the screen and the lyrics "you can't fight evil all alone"
sticker 3 - a chartruese and hot pink collage of a car chase and varying items mentioned in the song Waylon Jennings Live! with the lyrics "right where god intended me to be"

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

fresh free stickers for the upcoming tMG shows in Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh!

3 mountain goats inspired sticker designs on a teal/green background.

sticker 1 for the show in Cincinnati is based on Lizard Suit with the lyrics "LET MY PHOBIAS CONTROL MY HABITS / LET MY HABITS FORM THE SHAPES OF DAYS" with an illustration of a paranoid, uncomfortable, and overstretched person dancing inside of a lizard suit.

sticker2 for the show in Clevdlabd is based on Charlie Sheen Reaches Out to the Feds with the lyrics "YOU CAN'T FIGHT EVIL ALL ALONE" oozing out of a faux risograph style CRT TV.

sticker 3 for the show in Pittsburgh is based on Waylon Jennings Live! with the lyric "RIGHT WHERE GOD INTENDED ME TO BE". the design is the imagined escape plan of the narrator fleeing to Mexico while being persued by but eventually evading police. surrounding it are items mentioned in the song

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

bringing you a @themountaingoats.bsky.social tape from four years ago today in kansas. each of the formations that tMG tour in, from John solo to quintet, have their own distinct experiences. Matt & JD shows are really something special and this tape is one of their best archive.org/details/tmg2...

matt douglas on stage bathed in bisexual lighting wearing a very sharp coat and playing the saxophone

john darnielle in green lighting on stage playing guitar and shouting, the force of which warps all of space

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

all seven tapes from seven shows in seven cities from @themountaingoats.bsky.social's HYPNOTIC WAVES 2026 tour are now all up on the live music archive! columbus! kalamazoo! st. louis! nashville! charlotte! athens! go listen! it's good for you! archive.org/details/@lil...

seven album covers for seven mountain goats tapes arranged in an offset grid with a photo of a stormy ocean in the background.

the tapes are from the HYPNOTIC WAVES tour including recordings from Columbus, Kalamazoo, St. Louis, Nashville, Lexington, Charlotte, and Athens.

tape cover art by emerald (@thegemthecolor.bsky.social)
tapes recorded by kyle (@kyle2.bsky.social)

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

freshest edition of Power & Adrenaline in your inbox!

new email from The Sticker Lady
Subject: APPROXIMATELY 14 HOURS OF LIVE MOUNTAIN GOATS
preview text: TAKE OVER THE AUX AT YOUR JOB

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

hello new followers! you may not know that @kyle2.bsky.social and i have a Mountain Goats e-mail newsletter! sign up for POWER & ADRENALINE and we will e-mail you a few times a year with our latest tapes, comps, stickers, and lengthy tour write ups! www.thegemthecolor.com/thestickerlady

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

don't think that just because i said that the last @themountaingoats.bsky.social tape was my favorite that you shouldn't also listen to this one or the other FIVE HUNDRED AND FIVE tapes in the live music archive. don't be ridiculous. here's the latest from Nashville! archive.org/details/tMG2...

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Mountain Goats Live at Brooklyn Bowl on 2026-05-26 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

EXPERT TMG TAPE LISTENING GUIDE: 1. listen to a tape 2. get into a song 3. wonder how different this performance is from others 4. make a playlist with every performance 5. listen to new playlist 6. think "oh shit, when did wurster start doing this new thing?"

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

songs for when we made it another year

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

another @themountaingoats.bsky.social hot off the presses! when you listen to this one, imagine dark heavy storm clouds looming above you and Matt Douglas fighting them back with every sax blast - because that's what happened. this tape is so deliciously crisp. enjoy! archive.org/details/tMG2...

a photo of Matt Douglas wailing on the sax. text reads: THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
BELL'S BEER GARDEN
KALAMAZOO
MICHIGAN
05/22/26

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

the best thing about the Mountain Goats is that they are always changing, forever evolving. even when you hear them play the same song 8 nights in a row, each night is different than the last.

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

if you heard @themountaingoats.bsky.social talking about "stretching songs" during the San Francisco residency stream and want to know more, or wondered how they could possibly play the same song for 20 minutes - have i got just the thing for you! well, two things: archive.org/details/@the...

An edit of the Oops! All Berries cereal box that instead reads: Oops! All Heel Turn 2

An edit of the Oops! All Berries cereal box that instead reads: Oops! All Tidal Wave

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

you know what you need today? you need to hear Cameron Ralston going berserk on Harlem Roulette. you need to hear Jon Wurster, on what i think is his best solo, in Fishing Boat. you need to bop around to Shallow Grave. it'll make you feel better.

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

shoutout to the people of Columbus for forming a mob during the encore break to demand more Shallow Grave

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

hello, @themountaingoats.bsky.social live tape enjoyers! it'll be a bit before the rest are done and the accompanying newsletter is sent out, but the first tape of seven is up now. :) make sure to check out For the Portuguese Goth Metal Bands (1.75 prescription mix) archive.org/details/tMG2...

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Mountain Goats Live at Newport Music Hall on 2026-05-21 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

mfw the tMG shows i have always dreamed of are real and i'm going

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

tMG's themed 6 show run in san francisco is going to kill me and i can't wait

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

jon wurster!! reblog if you agree

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

not exaggerating even a little, that @themountaingoats.bsky.social show in st. louis was the best i've ever seen. these guys are UNBELIEVABLE.

john darnielle at the keys, beaming. matt douglas at the keys, radiating.

cameron ralston, john darnielle, matt douglas, jon wurster - the mountain goats

john wurster smiling big behind the drum kit

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

big big thanks to @jayarden.com for this wonderful pin

a blue pin button with a black and white illustration of a tape recorder with "blessed are the tapers"

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

i made a new battle vest. it is bedazzled and glows in the dark. it's sick as hell.

a seafoam green the Mountain Goats - In League with Dragons themed denim vest shown from the back with "GOTTA BE STRONG IN THE FACE OF SUFFERING" embroidered on the collar. there is a giant painted backpatch sewn on the back of a wizard shooting magic from his fingertips and ghost dragons being magically summoned from his long gray hair. it is accompanied by the lyrics "OUTNUMBERED AND UNAFRAID" the back patch is spiritually a velvet black light poster and is surrounded by rhinestones. the wizard and dragon art is from the playfield of the pinball game Sorcerer

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

if you are not already subscribed to our newsletter, POWER & ADRENALINE, now is a good time to sign-up! you'll get our newest tMG livetapes along with tons of commentary as soon as the tapes are live. we are heading out for an 8 show run in two days! www.thegemthecolor.com/thestickerlady

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

i know that "my favorite band won't stop releasing new music all the time" is a my-steak-is-too-juicy/lobster-too-buttery kind of problem to have, but the mountain goats need to chill!!! i am joking. mostly.

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

i will never change (designed and ordered show stickers at the last minute and paid for rush shipping)

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

four years ago today, the mountain goats were a few stops in their tour when matt douglas contracted covid and had to quarantine for the rest of the california leg.

belly up tavern in solana beach, california

jon wurster, john darnielle, and peter hughes playing at the belly up tavern

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

sowing: harvesting 8 quarts of mulberries reaping: sifting and cleaning 8 quarts of mulberries

emerald wearing sunglasses standing on a step ladder underneath a mulberry tree. she is leaning over an 8 quart container of mulberries showcasing her purple stained hands

the mulberries in four stations:
1. bucket of mulberries all intermingled with sticks, leaves, and other debris
2. mulberries being sifted in a colander
3. a plastic shopping bag with the sifted debris
4. sifted mulberries ready to be rinsed and sifted a second time

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

here's the plan. let me know if we'll see ya!

the mountain goats tour 2026

[photo of matt johnson in nirvanna the band the show the movie standing in front of a google maps routing of mountain goats tour dates]

5/21 columbus
5/22 kalamazoo
5/23 indianapolis
5/26 nashville
5/28 lexington
5/29 charlotte
5/30 athens
11/24 los angeles (maybe
12/10 - 12-11 new york city

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

me and my husband planning out tour logistics today

Matt Johnson in Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025) showing a google maps route for following the Mountain Goats on tour with a total of 1665 miles by car

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emerald @thegemthecolor.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

i was just telling people about one of my favorite tMG show crowd moments when someone from the back of the room passed up their divorce papers to the stage during the banter leading up to No Children. you can listen to it here: archive.org/details/tMG2...

John Darnielle and Peter Hughes on stage at August Hall in San Francisco. John is holding a fan's divorce papers while they both laugh

John Darnielle and Peter Hughes on stage at August Hall in San Francisco. John is showing Peter a fan's divorce papers while they both laugh

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