Celebrating Halloween a week late, red-hot Connecticut rock band Goose played their final scheduled shows of the year over the weekend. After their previously announced run of socially distant shows at South Farms was abruptly postponed due to snow, the hometown quintet more than made up for it with a pair of performances fans will likely be talking about for years to come.
After an opening set from DJ Doey Joey got things started on Saturday, a mysterious fog began filling the stage. Suddenly the silhouette of a long-eared rabbit character emerged from the haze. Silent, stoic and peering out into the sold-out crowd, it wasn’t until a close up was shown on the big screen that it became obvious the character depicted was Frank, the imaginary bunny from the 2001 cult classic sci-fi film Donnie Darko. Under the mask? None other than bass player Trevor Weekz. Soon, the remainder of Goose (Peter Anspach, Ben Atkind, Rick Mitarotonda and Jeff Aravelo) took to the stage, all dressed as characters referenced in the film, thus revealing this year’s musical costume as Donnie Darko night.
