The Mountain Goats (duo)
Ace of Cups, Columbus, OH
2016-09-02

01 [intro]
02 Have to Explode
03 Steal Smoked Fish
04 You or Your Memory
05 Stabbed to Death Outside San Juan
06 Foreign Object
07 Liza Minnelli Forever
08 [banter]
09 Short Song About the 10 Freeway *
10 No, I Can't *
11 The Sign *
12 In the Hidden Places
13 Ezekiel 7 and the Permanent Efficacy of Grace
14 Lakeside View Apartments Suite
15 Jenny
16 Up the Wolves
17 This Year
18 [encore break]
19 Song for Dennis Brown
20 No Children
21 Carmen Cicero

* = JD solo

The Mountain Goats:
John Darnielle (acoustic guitar, electric keyboard)
Matt Douglas (saxophones, electric guitar, electric keyboard)

AUD > Zoom H4 (onboard mics) > Logic Pro X (EQ) > Fission (splitting tracks/export FLAC)


I was in the front row, dead center, standing in front of a monitor which made crackling noises at a few points during the show. At times, this crackling sounds like the audio is clipping a bit. Other than that, this recording turned out great. The venue was very small by 2016 tMG standards, and I think the small audience size comes across nicely in the recording.