The Mountain Goats rock Mr. Smalls by playing the hits (live review)

Without any opening act, the Mountain Goats again took the stage at Mr. Small’s Aug. 16 and delivered a set of 23 songs — probably .001% of lead singer-songwriter John Darnielle’s total output. After opening with “Layne Staley,” a fan yelled, “I love you,” to which Darnielle responded, “Thanks! This song is about a dead pornographer.” […] The post The Mountain Goats rock Mr. Smalls by playing the…