Goose is an American jam band from Norwalk, Connecticut. The band consists of Peter Anspach, Jeff Arevalo, Ben Atkind, Rick Mitarotonda, and Trevor Weeks.[1][2][3]
Goose
Goose at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York on March 10, 2023.
Goose was formed in 2014 by singer and guitarist Rick Mitarotonda, drummer Ben Atkind, and bassist Trevor Weeks. Rick, Trevor, and Ben had previously played together in the band Vasudo.[4] Multi-instrumentalist Peter Anspach joined the band in 2017, followed by percussionist Jeff Arevalo in 2020.[4]
The band garnered praise for their performance at the 2019 edition of The Peach Music Festival, which gained them popularity in the jam band scene and has been viewed over 420,000 times on YouTube/Facebook as of March 2023.[5][6] In January 2020 the band played two well received late night performances at Dead & Company's Playing in the Sand event in Mexico. The band's rise in popularity resulted in booking larger venues for their 2020 tour, such as the Bowery Ballroom in New York City, but they canceled the tour after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down live music performances worldwide.[5] Instead, the band livestreamed eight concerts without an audience from a barn in Connecticut in June 2020, called the Bingo Tour.[5] The Bingo Tour grossed more than $100,000 for the band.[5]
Goose released a 20-minute jam version of the Vampire Weekend song "2021" in February 2021 at the request of Vampire Weekend singer Ezra Koenig, who is a fan of the group.[6][7]
Following the pandemic, Goose booked a series of performances at large venues in 2021 and 2022, such as Radio City Music Hall in New York, Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado and their first-ever arena concerts at the Mohegan Sun Arena in their native Connecticut. On June 24 and 25, 2022, Goose played two shows at Radio City Music Hall.[6] The June 25 concert featured appearances by Father John Misty and Phish guitarist and lead singer Trey Anastasio, the latter of whom played with Goose for their entire third set.[8] Goose and the Trey Anastasio Band performed together in an eight date co-headlining tour in November 2022.[9][10]
In January 2023, Goose was the top billed special guest at Dead & Company's Playing in the Sand festival in Mexico, headlining on the main stage on the second night. During their January 15 performance, the band was joined by Bob Weir for three songs at the end of the first set. Atkind and Arevalo went on to play with the Rhythm Devils during "Drums" at Dead & Company's next shows.
In July 2023, at Resonance Festival in Ohio, Goose was joined on stage during the 2nd set by Jake Cinninger and Joel Cummins of Umphrey's McGee to perform Empress of Organos.
Anspach personally mixes the band's live performances for release shortly after the band finishes their concerts.[6]
Musical style and influences
Goose has been regularly compared to jam bands such as Phish and Umphrey's McGee, both of which the band's members count as influences.[6] Goose describes itself as an "indie groove" band, but does acknowledge its jam band influences; speaking to Uproxx music critic Steven Hyden, guitarist Rick Mitarotonda said "Frankly there are a lot of cheesy and not great jam bands that have existed over time. Obviously, we’ve strayed away from that for obvious reasons, or tried to at least. But, I mean, we are a jam band. We jam, and we improvise a lot."[6] Hyden wrote that Goose's indie rock and trance influences contrast the funk and progressive rock influences of Phish and the folk, jazz, and blues influences of the Grateful Dead.[6]
Personnel
Band members
Current members
Peter Anspach – keyboards, guitar, vocals (2017–present)
Jeff Arevalo – percussion, vocals (2020–present)
Ben Atkind – drums (2014–present)
Rick Mitarotonda – guitar, vocals (2014–present)
Trevor Weeks – bass, poetry (2014–present)
Past members
Peter Castaldi – guitar
Chris "Doc" Enright - keyboards
Kris Yunker - keyboards
Aaron Hagele - percussion
Discography
Studio albums
Moon Cabin (2016)
Night Lights EP (2020)
Shenanigans Nite Club (2021)
Dripfield (2022)
Undecided EP (2022)
Live albums
Alive and Well (2020)
Bingo Tour (2020)
2019.11.16 Buffalo, NY (2021)
2020.10.03 Swanzey, NH (2021)
Ted Tapes 2021 (2021)
2021.11.21 Denver, CO (2021)
2022.03.12 Philadelphia, PA (2022)
2022.12.16 Broomfield, CO (2023)
2022.12.31 Cincinnati, OH (2023)
Live At The Salt Shed 2023.04.14-15 Chicago, IL (2023)
^DaRosa, Andrew (25 May 2021). "Interview: Norwalk jam band Goose talks new album, life on the road and playing with best friends". Thehour.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
^. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
^Hamad, Michael (27 May 2021). "Peter Anspach of local jam band Goose discusses their new album and upcoming big break". Connecticut Magazine. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
^ abRenner Brown, Eric. "Fowl Play: Goose Grows Its Flock And Takes Flight". Pollstar. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^ abcdHamad, Michael. "A Connecticut rock band named Goose may have figured out how to 'tour' — and make money — during the coronavirus pandemic". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^ abcdefgHyden, Steven (10 March 2022). "Goose Is The Next Great American Jam Band". UPROXX. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^"Vampire Weekend Enlist Goose, Sam Gendel for New Takes on "2021"". Relix Media. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^O'Brien, Andrew (26 June 2022). "Goose Gathers Trey Anastasio, Father John Misty, More For Milestone Weekend At Radio City [Photos/Videos/Audio]". L4LM. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^"Trey Anastasio - Trey Anastasio Band & Goose". trey.com. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
^Woodward, Garret K. (22 November 2022). "Goose Cement Their Rep as the Hottest New Jam Band During an Epic Tour with Trey Anastasio". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
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For the Belgian electronic rock band see Goose Belgian band Not to be confused with the American band called Geese Goose is an American jam band from Norwalk Connecticut The band consists of Peter Anspach Jeff Arevalo Ben Atkind Rick Mitarotonda and Trevor Weeks 1 2 3 GooseGoose at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester New York on March 10 2023 Background informationOriginWilton Connecticut U S GenresRock progressive rock funk psychedelic rock jam bandYears active2014 presentMembersPeter Anspach Ben Atkind Rick Mitarotonda Jeff Arevalo Trevor WeeksWebsitegoosetheband wbr com Contents 1 History 1 1 Musical style and influences 2 Personnel 2 1 Band members 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Live albums 3 3 Singles 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditGoose was formed in 2014 by singer and guitarist Rick Mitarotonda drummer Ben Atkind and bassist Trevor Weeks Rick Trevor and Ben had previously played together in the band Vasudo 4 Multi instrumentalist Peter Anspach joined the band in 2017 followed by percussionist Jeff Arevalo in 2020 4 The band garnered praise for their performance at the 2019 edition of The Peach Music Festival which gained them popularity in the jam band scene and has been viewed over 420 000 times on YouTube Facebook as of March 2023 5 6 In January 2020 the band played two well received late night performances at Dead amp Company s Playing in the Sand event in Mexico The band s rise in popularity resulted in booking larger venues for their 2020 tour such as the Bowery Ballroom in New York City but they canceled the tour after the COVID 19 pandemic shut down live music performances worldwide 5 Instead the band livestreamed eight concerts without an audience from a barn in Connecticut in June 2020 called the Bingo Tour 5 The Bingo Tour grossed more than 100 000 for the band 5 Goose released a 20 minute jam version of the Vampire Weekend song 2021 in February 2021 at the request of Vampire Weekend singer Ezra Koenig who is a fan of the group 6 7 Following the pandemic Goose booked a series of performances at large venues in 2021 and 2022 such as Radio City Music Hall in New York Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison Colorado and their first ever arena concerts at the Mohegan Sun Arena in their native Connecticut On June 24 and 25 2022 Goose played two shows at Radio City Music Hall 6 The June 25 concert featured appearances by Father John Misty and Phish guitarist and lead singer Trey Anastasio the latter of whom played with Goose for their entire third set 8 Goose and the Trey Anastasio Band performed together in an eight date co headlining tour in November 2022 9 10 In January 2023 Goose was the top billed special guest at Dead amp Company s Playing in the Sand festival in Mexico headlining on the main stage on the second night During their January 15 performance the band was joined by Bob Weir for three songs at the end of the first set Atkind and Arevalo went on to play with the Rhythm Devils during Drums at Dead amp Company s next shows In July 2023 at Resonance Festival in Ohio Goose was joined on stage during the 2nd set by Jake Cinninger and Joel Cummins of Umphrey s McGee to perform Empress of Organos Anspach personally mixes the band s live performances for release shortly after the band finishes their concerts 6 Musical style and influences Edit Goose has been regularly compared to jam bands such as Phish and Umphrey s McGee both of which the band s members count as influences 6 Goose describes itself as an indie groove band but does acknowledge its jam band influences speaking to Uproxx music critic Steven Hyden guitarist Rick Mitarotonda said Frankly there are a lot of cheesy and not great jam bands that have existed over time Obviously we ve strayed away from that for obvious reasons or tried to at least But I mean we are a jam band We jam and we improvise a lot 6 Hyden wrote that Goose s indie rock and trance influences contrast the funk and progressive rock influences of Phish and the folk jazz and blues influences of the Grateful Dead 6 Personnel EditBand members Edit Current membersPeter Anspach keyboards guitar vocals 2017 present Jeff Arevalo percussion vocals 2020 present Ben Atkind drums 2014 present Rick Mitarotonda guitar vocals 2014 present Trevor Weeks bass poetry 2014 present Past membersPeter Castaldi guitar Chris Doc Enright keyboards Kris Yunker keyboards Aaron Hagele percussionDiscography EditStudio albums Edit Moon Cabin 2016 Night Lights EP 2020 Shenanigans Nite Club 2021 Dripfield 2022 Undecided EP 2022 Live albums Edit Alive and Well 2020 Bingo Tour 2020 2019 11 16 Buffalo NY 2021 2020 10 03 Swanzey NH 2021 Ted Tapes 2021 2021 2021 11 21 Denver CO 2021 2022 03 12 Philadelphia PA 2022 2022 12 16 Broomfield CO 2023 2022 12 31 Cincinnati OH 2023 Live At The Salt Shed 2023 04 14 15 Chicago IL 2023 Live at Radio City Music Hall 2023 11 Singles Edit Sinnerman 2021 Hungersite 2022 No 7 Adult Alternative Airplay 12 References Edit DaRosa Andrew 25 May 2021 Interview Norwalk jam band Goose talks new album life on the road and playing with best friends Thehour com Retrieved 4 December 2021 Goose Flaunts Its Shining Musical amp Vocal Talents with Breakout LP Shenanigans Nite Club ALBUM REVIEW Glide Magazine Archived from the original on 2021 08 25 Retrieved 2021 08 25 Hamad Michael 27 May 2021 Peter Anspach of local jam band Goose discusses their new album and upcoming big break Connecticut Magazine Retrieved 4 December 2021 a b Renner Brown Eric Fowl Play Goose Grows Its Flock And Takes Flight Pollstar Retrieved 10 March 2022 a b c d Hamad Michael A Connecticut rock band named Goose may have figured out how to tour and make money during the coronavirus pandemic Hartford Courant Retrieved 10 March 2022 a b c d e f g Hyden Steven 10 March 2022 Goose Is The Next Great American Jam Band UPROXX Retrieved 10 March 2022 Vampire Weekend Enlist Goose Sam Gendel for New Takes on 2021 Relix Media 4 February 2021 Retrieved 10 March 2022 O Brien Andrew 26 June 2022 Goose Gathers Trey Anastasio Father John Misty More For Milestone Weekend At Radio City Photos Videos Audio L4LM Retrieved 15 August 2022 Trey Anastasio Trey Anastasio Band amp Goose trey com Retrieved 22 November 2022 Woodward Garret K 22 November 2022 Goose Cement Their Rep as the Hottest New Jam Band During an Epic Tour with Trey Anastasio Rolling Stone Retrieved 22 November 2022 Discography Adult Alternative Airplay Week of April 29 2023 Billboard Retrieved April 29 2023 External links EditGoose official website This article on a United States band or other musical ensemble is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Goose American band amp oldid 1169354251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
