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The drums-and-percussion corps of drummer Ben Atkind, percussionist Jeff Arevalo and bassist Trevor Weekz rarely pauses, serving up jackhammering rock and roll, disco-funk, trance beats, prog, all of it forward-moving, somewhat antsy, sometimes jittery, helpfully avoiding the long holding patterns in vamp-space that hold back less-assured bands heavy on the jam.īut these Radio City gigs were “extra mustard” Goose shows, not least because of their length: three sets, overall stretching past midnight with an encore in the mix. Ten-, 15- 20-minute and longer excursions through their well-worked-over set-list staples are a nightly expectation, but the protraction has purpose - even in their more “out” jamming sequences, they seem to have a sense of where they want to arrive, and the energy pulses.
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Their sets are propulsive and relentless, moving through highly rhythmic sequences flush with guitar- and keyboard-based improvisation most often led by guitarist Rick Mitarotonda or multi-instrumentalist Peter Anspach. Goose blazed (honked?) into Radio City on Friday with typical energy and the buoying of an adoring crowd ready to blow it out with them. Future dates at much bigger venues owned by the jam scene’s capos didn’t seem far-fetched for Goose in 2019 when they were suddenly buzzing like crazy they seem eventual and even inevitable now.īut that’s getting ahead of ourselves. They’re selling out bigger and bigger shows, getting the props for big-ball festival slots (like Bonnaroo earlier this month), experiencing a level of show-by-show scrutiny and analysis usually reserved only for Phish and maybe a few others, and making statement after statement of “for real,” not least behind their new album, Dripfield, an ambitious, accomplished collection that, rare for jam bands, moves their studio album and songwriting chops within range of their improvisational abilities.Īs they landed at Radio City Music Hall on Friday for the first of two, yep, statement-maker shows comprising three (!) sets each, it actually felt like the anointment had already happened - of course Goose were ready for Radio City, had been for a while. The live-music experience rules.īut even by that standard, the rise of Goose - the Connecticut fivesome drawing more jam-scene oxygen (and critical attention) than many of the scene’s bands will ever inhale in their entire careers - has been meteoric. Arguments - mostly good-natured among passionate fans - begin and endure.
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A new generation forms behind the current vanguard and some of its leading lights join that vanguard, soon turning their attention to help bring up younger bands the same way they once were brought up. The jam-band thing is remarkably self-renewing. Goose – Radio City Music Hall – June 24, 2022