emerald

@thegemthecolor

emerald from the front row! the sticker lady from the internet! account for sharing tMG comps, live tapes, and newsletters! www.thegemthecolor.com/thestickerlady/directory

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emerald@thegemthecolor· 7d

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"

emerald@thegemthecolor· 9d

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

emerald@thegemthecolor· 15d

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"

emerald@thegemthecolor· 22d

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

emerald@thegemthecolor· 29d

just listen to this dreamy intro to Aulon Raid

emerald@thegemthecolor· 29d

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

emerald@thegemthecolor· Jul 7

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)

emerald@thegemthecolor· Jul 7

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

emerald@thegemthecolor· Jul 4

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

emerald@thegemthecolor· Jun 30

ok, fine, twist my arm

an edit of a The Hard Times article that originally read "John Darnielle Reveals Syllabus for Upcoming Album" that now reads "John Darnielle Releases Syllabus for Upcoming San Francisco Residency" with a photo of John Darnielle holding up a notebook page that has "NIGHT ONE - OPENERS" written on it

playlist: openers
57 items - 3 hours, 10 minutes

playlist title: alpha
27 items - 1 hour, 21 minutes

playlist title: closers
56 items - 3 hours, 17 minutes

emerald@thegemthecolor· Jun 29

a black patch with red text sewn onto the back of a white denim jacket that says
"I ONLY LISTEN
TO THE
HUNDREDS OF FAN-RECORDED
MOUNTAIN GOATS
LIVE TAPES
DATING BACK TO 1992
THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED FOR FREE
ON THE LIVE MUSIC ARCHIVE
HOSTED BY ARCHIVE.ORG"

emerald@thegemthecolor· Jun 29

quite proud of and amazed by my husband, the taper, @kyle2.bsky.social for contributing nearly 20% of tMG's live music archive. it will never not be the coolest and wildest thing that we just get to do this so often. you can listen to all our tapes here: archive.org/details/@lil...

the Mountain Goats' live music archive page showing 506 tapes available

kyle and emerald's live music archive page, Tape&Bake, showing 102 tapes available. the bio reads "I tape. She bakes. We go to (mostly) a lot of Mountain Goats shows."

emerald@thegemthecolor· Jun 24

this is a true story, btw

four dogs in a park are standing in a perfect line, evenly spaced. they are all staring at the viewer.

emerald@thegemthecolor· Jun 24

merry #makeaterriblecomicday2026! can i pet your dog?

panel 1 - emerald, a short wavy haired person wearing sunglasses, yells, "CAN I PET YOUR DOG?" a dog owner, offscreen, responds, "SURE!"

panel 2 - emerald is kneeling down on the ground. a small dog with an alert but curious disposition approaches her. emerald has a slight smile. off screen dog owner says, "he might not say hi - he isn't that interested in other people"

panel 3 - the dog is now sniffing emerald's hand and happily wagging his tail. emerald's smile grows slightly. off screen dog owner says, "oh wow! this never happens!"

panel 4 - the happy dog is jumping into emerald's arms, still wagging his tail, and licking her face. emerald's smile widens as she says, "he'll make a fine addition to my dog army." off screen dog owner says, "haha" your what?"

panel 5 - emerald, now standing, is cradling the happy dog in her arms. it is inexplicably dark outside now - aside from the row of dogs illuminated under two spotlights - perfectly lined up behind her. the dogs are all facing forward and looking toward the viewer, alert.

emerald@thegemthecolor· Jun 23

you think i'm kidding?

emerald@thegemthecolor· Jun 23

me when Younger. just put headphones on and listen. you'll understand.

an illustration of a person doing zoomies off the walls of a room

emerald@thegemthecolor· Jun 19

this is no laughing matter

tMG promotional post on Facebook for their Six Long Songs night at The Fillmore

Emerald Green comments: 🤞 tidal wave six times 🤞
there are two laugh reacts

emerald@thegemthecolor· Jun 17

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

emerald@thegemthecolor· Jun 16

my Oops! All X comps showcase the evolution of a single tMG song from the studio to the stage and beyond. "beyond" sometimes meaning, in the case of Tidal Wave, how a five and a half minute song turns into thirteen minutes over the course of two years.

Ward Sutton's Sicko Guy comic looking at the tracklist for Oops! All Tidal Wave

emerald@thegemthecolor· Jun 16

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...