In celebration of the October 6 release of The Mountain Goats new album, The Life of the World To Come, Housing Works, 4AD and Other Music present a free screening of:

THE LIFE OF THE WORLD TO COME: A FILM BY RIAN JOHNSON
The Mountain Goats in solo and duo performance at Pomona College. In this film by Rian Johnson (Brick, the Brothers Bloom), John Darnielle performs The Life of the World to Come on piano and guitar. Shot in the same building where, as an eight-year-old piano student and new transplant to Claremont, he performed Bach minuets for the state examiner, THE LIFE OF THE WORLD TO COME takes the songs from the album and restores them to their raw original states: skin, blood, and bone.

This special screening will be followed with a discussion/Q&A portion with director, Rian Johnson and John Darnielle (the Mountain Goats)

Date: Sunday, October 04, 2009
Location: Housing Works – 126 Crosby St.
5:45 PM – Doors
6 – 7 PM – Film Screening
7 – 7:30 PM – Q&A/Post-screening discussion with John and Rian
7:30 – 8:30 PM – Cocktail Hour
Admission is free / open to the public / first come, first served
Album will be on sale early at this event

The new Mountain Goats album will be released on October 6, 2009 and John Darnielle and his friend Owen Pallet (aka Final Fantasy) will be playing Webster Hall on December 1 (Buy Tickets) and The Bell House on December 2. Also, you can catch The Mountain Goats national TV debut on The Colbert Report on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 (the same the album is released). Last but not least, The Life of the World To Come is streaming on ColbertNation.com right now!

More Mountain Goats tour dates after the jump.

Mountain Goats 2009 Tour Dates
Oct 09 2009 Paradiso Amsterdam*
Oct 10 2009 Queen Elizabeth Hall London*
Oct 11 2009 Ruby Lounge Manchester*
Oct 13 2009 Point Ephemere Paris*
Oct 15 2009 Magnet Club Berlin*
Nov 04 2009 Ladies Literary Club Grand Rapids, Michigan#
Nov 05 2009 Metro Chicago, Illinois#
Nov 06 2009 High Noon Saloon Madison, Wisconsin#
Nov 07 2009 Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis, Minnesota#
Nov 10 2009 Showbox at the Market Seattle, Washington#
Nov 11 2009 Wonder Ballroom Portland, Oregon#
Nov 14 2009 Fillmore Theatre San Francisco, California#
Nov 15 2009 Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, California#
Nov 18 2009 Antone’s Austin, Texas#
Nov 19 2009 Granada Theatre Dallas, Texas#
Nov 20 2009 Mercy Lounge Nashville, Tennessee#
Nov 21 2009 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, Georgia#
Nov 23 2009 The Social Orlando, Florida#
Nov 24 2009 Cafe 11 St. Augustine, Florida#
Nov 27 2009 9:30 Club Washington, Washington DC#
Nov 28 2009 Theatre of the Living Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania#
Nov 29 2009 Wilbur Theatre Boston, Massachusetts#
Dec 01 2009 Webster Hall New York City, New York#
Dec 02 2009 Bell House (SOLD OUT) Brooklyn, New York#

* JD solo
# full band, with Final Fantasy