Some Mountain Goats photos going back through the years; click the thumbnails for full photo glory.

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John Darnielle with Simon Joyner backstage at the Fast Forward 2 festival, Nijmegen, Netherlands, April 22, 1995.
Rachel Ware and John Darnielle onstage at the Fast Forward 2 festival, April 22, 1995.
Chris Knox and the Mountain Goats doing a rousing version of "Keep on Rocking in the Free World" at the Fast Forward 2 fest.
Rachel and John performing at Ajax Records, Chicago (with Chris Knox and John Davis), July, 1995. (Photo by Liz Clayton.)
John at Ajax Records, July, 1995. (Photo by Liz Clayton.)

John: "You want me to do what?"

Rachel: "Stand up. You know, *rock*."

John: "I don't feel very comfortable doing this 'rocking' stuff. Can we sit down again?"

(Performing in Madison, Wisconsin, July 1995.)

John Darnielle and Rachel Ware, at the peak of "bi-fi" mania. Madison, Wisconsin, July 1995.
John and Rachel, July 1995.
Disheveled tour driver Tim and John, 1104 N. Oakley Blvd., Chicago, July 1995.
John curling up with a little friend called Old Style, Chicago, 1996.
Performing at the Duke Coffeehouse, Duke University, April, 1997. (Photo by Jonathan Maier.)
John auditioning for Mummenschanz, Urbana, March 7, 2002.
John's usual pre-gig trance state, Urbana, March 7, 2002.
Rocking the house at the Independent Media Center, Urbana, March 7, 2002.
John Darnielle and Peter Hughes in Chicago, February 28, 2004.
John cooling his heels at the Empty Bottle in Chicago, February 29, 2004.
John at the Empty Bottle poster station, February 29, 2004.