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anybody gonna go to Beale Street Music Fest to catch them?
that's the closest/easiest place for me to see them before Roo and im wondering if itd be worth it. they're decently far down the day by day lineup so im just unsure how long theyll even get to play
the wife and I will be there! got 3 day passes for the weekend. after a 10 year hiatus, this will be my 11 BSMF. this year it's at the fairgrounds because the usual venue, a beautfiul riverfront park, is being renovated. They're 8th on their day, but most of the sets are staggered but overlapping across the 3 main stages. I'd expect they'd come on around in the 5-6 time slot and have about an 1:15-1:20ish set length based on past years. Even the earlier sets in the day get at least an hour. Some years I went, BSMF has given jam bands longer slots (WSMFP, SCI, moe., Allman Brothers) but again, that was 10 years ago.
I'm not typically a jam band guy, but Goose showed up on my radar last year when I read that Dawes was playing two sets at Fred. I had no idea what Fred or Goose was, but when I found out that Goose was playing Boston Calling, I started paying attention. I checked out Borne when it was released and the first thing that struck me was the Jim James/MMJ influence (at least, on that one song).
I then listened to a couple of their live albums and watched the Goosemas livestream last weekend.
I've been really impressed. My knock on some jam bands is that the lyrics and vocal melodies almost seem like an afterthought, and I'm all about great songwriting. The Dead, Allmans, and Little Feat may have been jam bands, but they worked from a foundation of often great songwriting. Many of Goose's songs can pass my songwriting litmus test - Would it sound like a well-written song if performed solo, accompanied only by acoustic guitar or piano?
So, I've been really impressed by the very solid, if not mindblowing, songwriting and Rick's vocals. I just like the total presentation and I'm kicking myself for not finding out about them a few years ago, back when they played small clubs in the Boston area a year or two before the pandemic.
I'm excited about seeing them at Boston Calling, but a little disappointed that we're getting likely no more than a one hour set, since it doesn't appear that they're a subheadliner, given their placement on the poster. Subheadliners get 75 minutes at BC, everyone below them gets around 30-60 minutes. I can't begin to imagine how Goose will structure a one-hour stand-alone set. Maybe they do one 15-20 min. song in the mix, but more than that would severely limit the number of songs they could play. I'm now wishing they weren't playing Boston Calling and just doing two nights at the waterfront pavilion or one of the theater/ballroom venues here.
(For the record, my live jam band experience is limited to having seen the Jerry Garcia Band, Furthur, and free outdoor shows by Widespread Panic and Bruce Hornsby, although a few of my favorite bands are "jam adjacent" and I've seen Wilco, MMJ, and Dawes a combined 30-35 times. I also saw Little Feat on the Waiting for Columbus tour and around a dozen Tragically Hip shows, if you'd consider either of them to be jam bands.)
anybody gonna go to Beale Street Music Fest to catch them?
that's the closest/easiest place for me to see them before Roo and im wondering if itd be worth it. they're decently far down the day by day lineup so im just unsure how long theyll even get to play
the wife and I will be there! got 3 day passes for the weekend. after a 10 year hiatus, this will be my 11 BSMF. this year it's at the fairgrounds because the usual venue, a beautfiul riverfront park, is being renovated. They're 8th on their day, but most of the sets are staggered but overlapping across the 3 main stages. I'd expect they'd come on around in the 5-6 time slot and have about an 1:15-1:20ish set length based on past years. Even the earlier sets in the day get at least an hour. Some years I went, BSMF has given jam bands longer slots (WSMFP, SCI, moe., Allman Brothers) but again, that was 10 years ago.
i hear ya. not sure if I wanna bite the bullet on a 3 day pass because it's the weekend before graduation/finals but Sunday is feeling super tempting. the girlfriend kinda wants to see Megan thee Stallion but she's not much of a concert person so she's skeptical lol
kinda bummed about some of the day-by-day spread because not much is sticking out to me on Friday besides Foos so that's hindering me buying the 3 day
I'm watching a twitch stream of the show right now since I was told of the prospect of Billy coming out and I got told that the song they just wrapped up they had been playing for 30 minutes lmao.
Fantastic band by the way, I would not hate seeing them if I get the chance.
5.5/four tet, daphni b2b floating points, avalon emerson 5.12/neil young 5.19/mannequin pussy 5.21/serpentwithfeet 5.25/hozier 6.12-16/bonnaroo 6.28/goose 6.29/goose 9.17/the national + the war on drugs 9.23/sigur ros 9.27-29/making time 10.17/air
Post by Billadelphia on Mar 11, 2022 16:28:48 GMT -5
Looking forward to my first Goose show tonight. I don't think they've played Philly since 2018? Both small venue 2020 shows were cancelled. Was bummed to see they covered Use Me and I'm Writing a Novel last night - both high on my cover wish list. Hoping for Tomorrow Never Knows
5.5/four tet, daphni b2b floating points, avalon emerson 5.12/neil young 5.19/mannequin pussy 5.21/serpentwithfeet 5.25/hozier 6.12-16/bonnaroo 6.28/goose 6.29/goose 9.17/the national + the war on drugs 9.23/sigur ros 9.27-29/making time 10.17/air
Friday night doors open at 6:30, I get there at around 7:20. Show was advertised for 8 and given how much they've blown up, I was a bit surprised at how sparse the crowd still was. I had no line to check my coat and then walked right up to about row 3/4, just left of center. It ended up being a bit of a wait though; they didn't go on til 8:45 and by that time my back was already starting to hurt. I keep forgetting that I've reached the point where pre-concert Advil is pretty mandatory. But I digress.
By the time they hit the stage, I turned around and the place was packed. Vibes were good though in the area I was in; I was rather surprised (both nights) to find that there was more room to dance and stuff right up front than at any other place in the crowd. Only downside was that the two folks in front of me were VERY chatty throughout the show. It was distracting a few times, but Goose made it very easy to refocus on the music.
I'll be the first to admit that as much as I love this band, I'm absolutely terrible with remembering the names of songs, and when they stretch them out into a 20-minute long jam I fully forget what the song started out as anyway. Set 1 was a lot of fun though, and I was excited for the second.
And boy did they deliver. My jam concert history isn't very big (Phish 4x, Dead&Co 3x, JRAD 1x), but I feel pretty comfortable saying that Rick's solo at the end of Pancakes is one of the best I've heard live. Absolutely unreal. I kept volleying between jumping up and down dancing to just standing there with my eyes closed letting the music transcend my corporeal boundaries, and then they transitioned into Slow Ready and my night was made. They followed it up with Moby which is prob my favorite slower song of theirs, and ended the set with Hot Tea, so all in all it was really was a magical setlist.
I ended up leaving halfway through their first encore song (Creatures), because it was getting late and I had a ticket for Ross from Friends that was a mile walk away. Wanted to beat the rush getting my jacket and stopped at the merch booth on the way out to get a shirt. It's a bit too tight in the shoulder so I'm gonna see if a tailor can turn it into a tank for me. However this meant that I missed Shammalamma Ding Dong and in retrospect I have slight regret for not staying; Ross from Friends was good but after the half hour walk it was CRAMPED and full of late night messy youngerfolk and then the set ended <45 minutes after I got there (about 45 minutes earlier than I was expecting). But still an excellent night and a fantastic way to pop my Goose cherry.
Night 2: Did not time this one as well at all. I got caught up putzing around and lost track of time, and long story short didn't make it to the venue til 7:50 (8pm purported start time). Coat check line was about 50 people deep so I let out an audible "fuck that" and tied my jacket around my waist. Spot-wise it worked out though; although the venue was nearly full, I went up the sidelines and lo and behold, up front it was rather sparse and easy to find a spot without being a dick. About 4th row, left side. Ended up chatting with a guy named Billy from North Jersey and he was my buddy for the first set. They came out blazing at 8:45 with a HOT version of All I Need - you could tell that Rick was really being aggressive with his choices this evening. But then they cooled down and things got a lot more blues-inspired with California Magic and Dr. Darkness. Ngl it wasn't my jam as much; I think Goose are easily at their best when they get the people dancing. They did exactly that with their first set closer Red Bird, which was fantastic.
Towards the end of Set 1 Billy from North Jersey got pulled in front of me by one of his friends, and when the crowd dispersed for the set break I Irish goodbyed him and got a spot dead center about four rows back. I ended up running into a couple of the people I was dancing with Night 1, and it was cool to see some familiar faces. Shoulda chatted with them more, but oh well. Set 2 was good, though in the middle they got REAL experimental with it and tbh it didn't really work out. Rick was trying to loop something with his guitar and even Pete seemed to acknowledge that things were going a bit off the rails, and at a certain point I had to admit myself that it just sounded bad. The crowd lost a bit of energy. They managed to get back online though, and Factory Fiction was a total dance party that had everyone going wild to close the set. They encored with Arrow, which was pretty standard fare from them but still enjoyable.
Then I got to the train station to find that trains had stopped running for the night. Yay.
Overall Night 1 was definitely a winner; I'm considering purchasing the stream so that way I can watch it and be like "Hey that's me" when they pan to the crowd, which is the best part of any live playback. Night 2 was good but had its missteps and I wasn't as familiar with the song choices.
I'm really excited to see where this band goes. They have a tremendous amount of raw talent, but sometimes need a bit more direction. Rick can sometimes be just a tad too all over the place, and while he can absolutely shred, a bit more restraint and melody would elevate their show overall. Would like to see them trend their more bouncy, dancy stuff; Pete is an absolutely beast on the keys with an incredible ear for syncopated rhythms, which I love. And while their songwriting is good, there's no Robert Hunter on board to imbue their songs with imagery. I'm happy to see them experiment and try new things though. As they keep evolving and their Type 2 attempts tighten up and overall songwriting improves, they're only going to get better, and their ceiling is very high. Definitely left the weekend fantasizing about a LN What set in five or six years. They have the right combo of chops, energy, and easy listenability that most music fans can find something to enjoy.
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5.5/four tet, daphni b2b floating points, avalon emerson 5.12/neil young 5.19/mannequin pussy 5.21/serpentwithfeet 5.25/hozier 6.12-16/bonnaroo 6.28/goose 6.29/goose 9.17/the national + the war on drugs 9.23/sigur ros 9.27-29/making time 10.17/air
Friday night doors open at 6:30, I get there at around 7:20. Show was advertised for 8 and given how much they've blown up, I was a bit surprised at how sparse the crowd still was. I had no line to check my coat and then walked right up to about row 3/4, just left of center. It ended up being a bit of a wait though; they didn't go on til 8:45 and by that time my back was already starting to hurt. I keep forgetting that I've reached the point where pre-concert Advil is pretty mandatory. But I digress.
By the time they hit the stage, I turned around and the place was packed. Vibes were good though in the area I was in; I was rather surprised (both nights) to find that there was more room to dance and stuff right up front than at any other place in the crowd. Only downside was that the two folks in front of me were VERY chatty throughout the show. It was distracting a few times, but Goose made it very easy to refocus on the music.
I'll be the first to admit that as much as I love this band, I'm absolutely terrible with remembering the names of songs, and when they stretch them out into a 20-minute long jam I fully forget what the song started out as anyway. Set 1 was a lot of fun though, and I was excited for the second.
And boy did they deliver. My jam concert history isn't very big (Phish 4x, Dead&Co 3x, JRAD 1x), but I feel pretty comfortable saying that Rick's solo at the end of Pancakes is one of the best I've heard live. Absolutely unreal. I kept volleying between jumping up and down dancing to just standing there with my eyes closed letting the music transcend my corporeal boundaries, and then they transitioned into Slow Ready and my night was made. They followed it up with Moby which is prob my favorite slower song of theirs, and ended the set with Hot Tea, so all in all it was really was a magical setlist.
I ended up leaving halfway through their first encore song (Creatures), because it was getting late and I had a ticket for Ross from Friends that was a mile walk away. Wanted to beat the rush getting my jacket and stopped at the merch booth on the way out to get a shirt. It's a bit too tight in the shoulder so I'm gonna see if a tailor can turn it into a tank for me. However this meant that I missed Shammalamma Ding Dong and in retrospect I have slight regret for not staying; Ross from Friends was good but after the half hour walk it was CRAMPED and full of late night messy youngerfolk and then the set ended <45 minutes after I got there (about 45 minutes earlier than I was expecting). But still an excellent night and a fantastic way to pop my Goose cherry.
Night 2: Did not time this one as well at up. I got caught up putzing around and losing track of time, and long story short didn't make it to the venue til 7:50 (8pm purported start time). Coat check line was about 50 people deep so I let out an audible "fuck that" and tied my jacket around my waist. Spot-wise it worked out though; although the venue was nearly full, I went up the sidelines and lo and behold, up front it was rather sparse and easy to find a spot without being a dick. About 4th row, left side. Ended up chatting with a guy named Billy from North Jersey and he was my buddy for the first set. They came out blazing with a HOT version of All I Need - you could tell that Rick was really being aggressive with his choices this evening. But then they cooled down and things got a lot more blues-inspired with California Magic and Dr. Darkness. Ngl it wasn't my jam as much; I think Goose are easily at their best when they get the people dancing. They did exactly that with their first set closer Red Bird, which was fantastic.
Towards the end of Set 1 Billy from North Jersey got pulled in front of me by one of his friends, and when the crowd dispersed I Irish goodbyed him and got a spot dead center about four rows back. I ended up running into a couple of the people I was dancing with Night 1, and it was cool to see some familiar faces. Shoulda chatted with them more, but oh well. Set 2 was good, though in the middle they got REAL experimental with it and tbh it didn't really work out. Rick was trying to loop something with his guitar and even Pete seemed to acknowledge that things were going a bit off the rails, and at a certain point I had to admit myself that it just sounded bad. The crowd lost a bit of energy. They managed to get back online though, and Factory Fiction was a total dance party that had everyone going wild to close the set. They encored with Arrow, which was pretty standard fare from them but still enjoyable.
Then I got to the train station to find that trains had stopped running for the night. Yay.
Overall Night 1 was definitely a winner; I'm considering purchasing the stream so that way I can watch it and be like "Hey that's me" when they pan to the crowd, which is the best part of any live playback. Night 2 was good but had its missteps and I wasn't as familiar with the song choices.
I'm really excited to see where this band goes. They have a tremendous amount of raw talent, but sometimes need a bit more direction. Rick can sometimes be just a tad too all over the place, and while he can absolutely shred, a bit more restraint and melody would elevate their show overall. Would like to see them trend their more bouncy, dancy stuff; Pete is an absolutely beast on the keys with an incredible ear for syncopated rhythms, which I love. And while their songwriting is good, there's no Robert Hunter on board to imbue their songs with imagery. I'm happy to see them experiment and try new things though. As they keep evolving and their Type 2 attempts tighten up and overall songwriting improves, they're only going to get better, and their ceiling is very high. Definitely left the weekend fantasizing about a LN What set in five or six years. They have the right combo of chops, energy, and easy listenability that most music fans can find something to enjoy.
this was quite an enjoyable review to read, thank you for that. can't wait to catch my first one!
finally got around to reading this, thank you for sharing. very engaging and enlightening article. in addition to learning a lot about goose, the author does a great job of explaining the jamband scene/fanbase, using the indie scene as a comparison point.
Goose doesn’t get their music up quite as fast as Phish, since Anspach is still the one who mixes the recordings after he comes off stage every night, adding another three or so hours to his workday.
^^^i found that fascinating. i assumed somebody else was doing the mixing, wild to think of a band member on tour spending hours to mix recordings and put them up for download/streaming. but it explains the slickness of their SBDs and videos.
If Mitarotonda has his way, there might be more breaks with jam convention for Goose. For example, he chafes at the expectation that Goose should play an extravagant New Year’s Eve show every year, in the mold of Phish. While the band did perform on that day in Chicago last year, it was a relatively straightforward affair. “People expected a big gimmick. I was like, ‘Dude, we’re not Phish. Just because we jam, are you expecting us to have a bunch of ballerinas fall from the sky?'” he said. “Every young jam band is like, ‘We got to play New Year’s and do a big gag.’ Do you think you’re going to top what Phish does at The Garden every year? Because you’re not.”
^^^and this made me laugh.
good for Rick for embracing the parts of the jamband scene he likes, while pushing back against the parts he doesn't. i personally love goose's focus on studio recordings, i've said it before but their studio albums are impressive, not just "for a jamband" but impressive in general. the singles dripping out have me super excited for the new album.
anyway everybody who reads this thread should read that article.
Post by livesbydryshampoo on Apr 13, 2022 19:23:59 GMT -5
Mombrag: Our 3.5 year old, who went to Goose for two nights at the Legend Valley weekend last summer, heard Hungersite for the first time in the car today. She said “Mom, is this Goose? I hear like their drums and guitars and piano” and this was before the vocals kicked in! She listens to lots of music with us, so I was pretty taken aback she could pick them out so quickly. Also maybe says something about the super finessed production quality of their studio sets.
If Mitarotonda has his way, there might be more breaks with jam convention for Goose. For example, he chafes at the expectation that Goose should play an extravagant New Year’s Eve show every year, in the mold of Phish. While the band did perform on that day in Chicago last year, it was a relatively straightforward affair. “People expected a big gimmick. I was like, ‘Dude, we’re not Phish. Just because we jam, are you expecting us to have a bunch of ballerinas fall from the sky?'” he said. “Every young jam band is like, ‘We got to play New Year’s and do a big gag.’ Do you think you’re going to top what Phish does at The Garden every year? Because you’re not.”
Do you want to dance while also thinking about all the ways you've failed as a human?
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