The band Goose was all set for a big year. It was preparing for the kind of touring that would build an enthused fan base, hoping that would nudge the Connecticut quintet to the front of a competitive pack of young jam-fueled bands. And then COVID-19 shut all of that down.
But, it turns out, COVID be damned, Goose is still having a pretty remarkable year. It is generating the right kind of buzz as well as listener interest in old ways and new. The benefits of word of mouth (including plenty of social media chatter) has been the result of a creative combination of online performances and socially distanced concerts staged at drive-ins, fairgrounds, and farm pastures.
The latest testament to the troupe’s resilience? Mother Nature threw the band a curve when a late October snowstorm forced Goose to cancel its Halloween show at South Farms in Morris, CT. So the band decided to simply move Halloween back a week, delivering two mesmerizing sets to a sold-out crowd — many costumed (including the band), despite the show’s November date.
