Back in May, new-ish kids on the jam band block, Goose, hit the road in support of their then upcoming new album.Dripfield, dropped on June 24th and nearly two months later Goose graced the stage at The Greek Theatre in LA to play us some of those new tunes.
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| Goose at The Greek Theatre in LA 8/21/2022 photo by Nikki DeMartini |
The show started at 7:00pm with openers Lawrence and by 8:30pm, Goose's headlining set was already underway. Since it was my first time at The Greek Theatre in LA I decided to peruse the scene before finding my seat.
In some ways The Greek in LA is similar to The Greek in Berkeley: it's an outdoor theater, with stadium seating but unlike The Greek in Berkeley, The Greek in LA doesn't have a GA pit and instead of a lawn area up top there's bleachers.
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| Goose at The Greek Theatre in LA 8/21/2022 photo by Nikki DeMartini |
Fans were up on their feet for every song that Sunday night yet there was a lot less noodling than expected. People sang and swayed as Goose jammed but not too much of the signature jam band dance move was happening.
Maybe because the Goose fanbase is a bit younger and are too cool to nood? Or maybe people don't really noodle in LA?
Whatever the case might have been, people were enjoying the show in their own way.
Swirling, color changing lights featuring every color of the rainbow, enhanced the already trip inducing, psychedelic rock show as Goose jammed on.
Singer/guitarist Peter Mitarotonda and bassist Trevor Weekz wore shades through out the set, further permeating their chill vibe from the stage into the crowd.
I was a little worried that I missed the beginning of the set since I arrived a little late but it turns out I couldn't have had better timing. It's hard to tell exactly how much of Goose's set I had missed out on due to their time warp jamming but after about one song in (give or take) Goose brought a surprise special guest out with them. That surprise special guest was Lucius and together they are Goosucis as told by the headlining band. Cloaked in matching black and white, ying-yang style cape like coats Jess Wolf and Holly Laessig were welcomed to the stage by a warm round of applause from the crowd. The ladies' lovely vocals accompanied two songs including a cover of Peter Frampton's "In Your Eyes" before the final song of the first set. That's right, there was a healthy 30 minute intermission followed by more face melting moments when Goose took the stage again.
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| Goose and Lucius at The Greek Theatre in LA 8/21/2022 photo by Nikki DeMartini |
Nearly two hours after I got there around 10:30pm, as I walked around the venue taking it all in, the familiar sound of my favorite track off their new album danced through the warm night air, tickling my ear drums. The serene song which I interpret to be about setting personal boundaries for self discovery, "Borne" stopped me in my tracks. I stopped to fully take in the moment and noticed that Goose had given me goosebumps. The song sounds as good live as it does when listening to the album.
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| Goose and Lucius at The Greek Theatre in LA 8/21/2022 photo by Nikki DeMartini |
Title track "Dripfield" came a little later in the set followed by another surprise special guest, The String Cheese Incident's Jason Hann for the final song of the night, "Hot Tea".
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| Goose at The Greek Theatre in LA 8/21/2022 photo by Nikki DeMartini |
Goose is moving on up since their first performance in LA in 2020 opening for Pigeons Playing Ping Pong at The Troubadour.
The Dripfield tour is littered with arena shows stretching all the way until December 17th.
No wild goose chase needed to catch Goose live this year!
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| Goose at The Greek Theatre in LA 8/21/2022 photo by Nikki DeMartini |
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