(In 2020 - in accordance with jam-band law - Goose added a second percussionist, Jeff Arevalo, who like Mitarotonda and Atkind attended Boston’s Berklee College Of Music.) Their “tension and release” style of jamming is somewhat reminiscent of Phish, but Goose songs are also catchy and pop-friendly. To his left in the video is guitarist/keyboardist Peter Anspach, a bespectacled and perpetually smiling foil for the Zen-like Mitarotonda and the stoic bassist on stage right, Trevor Weekz, who locks in effortlessly with drummer Ben Atkind’s busy, jazz-inspired rhythms. Goose’s leader, guitarist Rick Mitarotonda, has a quiet charisma, undeniable chops, and - here’s a truly unique attribute in the jam world - a cool, commanding voice. The jam-band world isn’t exactly teeming with marquee names - more on that in a moment - so I immediately wondered: Why have I not heard of these guys before? They already seemed like, if not stars, then certainly up-and-comers demanding attention. The images are crisp and the sound is bouncy and warm.
When I first saw it, I was struck immediately by how good it was from a technical perspective. I recommend watching the Peach Fest video for a primer. If your social media feed tilts away from Jam Twitter, Goose is probably still a mystery. belied a slow but steady rise that commenced in the mid-2010s. In that corner of Twitter, the takes came hot and heavy about a band whose overnight success story - sparked by a video of their star-making performance in July of 2019 at The Peach Music Festival in Scranton, Pa. You might not know what I’m talking about my social feed tilts toward what can only be classified as “Jam Twitter,” where debates about the merits of the most recent Phish show and full-blown arguments about whether Dead & Company plays too slow are in abundance. I just know that one day that summer I had never heard of them, and then the next day I heard about them constantly. I don’t remember the first time I heard about Goose, a quintet from Connecticut that at the time was still a quartet. And then there was the sudden emergence of what might be the next great American jam band. The Trump era was still in full swing but the election was only one year away. People online were excited about Lana Del Rey’s Norman Fucking Rockwell. Once Upon A Time In Hollywoodwas in theaters. The summer of 2019 seems, in retrospect, like a simpler time.
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