Mountain Goats’ frontman/pretty much only man John Darnielle is known for being a bit eccentric, especially onstage. Self-proclaimed Darnielle fan Brandon Korch found this out first hand while filming him, touring as duo The Extra Lens, during a show at D.C.’s Rock and Roll Hotel on Wednesday. About halfway through the track, Darnielle notices Korch, snatches his iPhone and sings into it for a little while before handing it back. Ha! Great! Fun! The end of the video is a little confusing as it looks like Korch was maybe asked to stop filming (Update: Korch stopped filming on his own as he felt it was the right thing to do), but the rest of it, you guys! Definitely great.
It was awesome! Nobody asked me to stop filming, but I felt kind of awkward standing there with a camera in his face as he joked around with other people with cameras after he handed the phone back to me. Having seen the Mountain Goats several times I get the feeling that he would rather have the crowd being present and enjoying the show with thier own eyes and not through a small screen, but that song was my jam and I couldn’t help but film!