Throughout the long, involved rollout of the latest Goose album, Dripfield, the CT-native quintet has echoed a similar sentiment about its creative intentions: one foot in the jam world, one foot in the indie world, all eyes on a future that seems brighter by the day. That vision crystallized in a riveting fashion this weekend as Goose celebrated the release of the new LP with six sets over two nights at New York’s iconic Radio City Music Hall featuring guest appearances by living legends from both worlds including indie-folk hero Joshua Tillman (a.k.a. Father John Misty) and jam band patriarch Trey Anastasio of Phish.
On Friday, as Dripfield made its way out into the world, Goose, a band that was playing modest NYC clubs like the 250-capacity Mercury Lounge just two and a half years ago, notched a new milestone with its debut performance at the 6,000-seat Manhattan entertainment landmark. Taking a cue from the Grateful Dead‘s 1980 Radio City run, immortalized as Dead Ahead, Goose primed the audience with an acoustic set featuring before plugging in for a two-set electric show.
