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JonCaruso TEDitor-in-Chief LisaGoverna GooseChicksTEDitor&ClassifiedsQueen RyanStorm MusicMaestro MarcKomito ContributingWriter&ResidentDanceTeacher RickGallego ResidentChefdeCuisine TamaraSastow Multi-Instrumentalist&Board-CertifiedMusicTherapist JoeJoseph CreativeGuru&Webmaster AmandaCad MasterStoryteller&ArtistExtraordinaire RusSo OGFan&Historian PaigeCaruso IdeaEntrepreneur&GooseChicksAmbassador JackQuinn NumberOneNewsie
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MarcChiavon MemeWizard&elConfidante SparkmanClark ComicArtist&StrangeManAccomplice MikahAtkind SisterSpud RebeccaJaneLee CanadianArtiste&Visionary
KhaleeKay CreativeQueen AlexGrosby TEDvertisingAdvisor BrianWeber MusicAnalyst&Sage
Bandpostersandpromotionalgraphicsareworksof artthatembraceavarietyofstylesandtechniques. Theoriginsofposterstracebacktotheinventionof Lithographyin1798 [1] andtheprocesshasevolved quitesignificantlyovertime.Inthe1980s,silkscreen printsproducedbyartistssuchasFrankKozikgained popularityandultimatelyledtoscreenprintingbecoming themostprominentformofposterproduction [2].Inthe pre-Internetera,concertposters(andflyers)wereonce oneoftheonlywaysforpeopletofindoutwhatmusical actswereintown.Today,postersaremoreoftenseenas mementosandhavebecomecollector’sitems–especiallyinthecaseofbandslikeGoose,thathavehad asignificantriseinpopularityoverthelastthreeyears.
ArtistslikeWillThresher(whoweinterviewedin TheelGooseTimes Volume4),JasonPiperbergand JonnyLovering’scontributionshavebecomesynonymous withtheband’svisualimageandoverallcharacter.Inthis volume, TheelGooseTimes hadtheopportunityto connectwithNewHampshire-native,artistandillustrator JonnyLovering totalkabouthischildhood,historywith Gooseandmore. [1]“DesignandMusic:EvolutionofMusicPosters.” SavageThrills, https:// savagethrills.com/music/design-and-music-evolution-of-music-posters [2]“CONCERTPOSTERS:ABRIEFHISTORYLESSONFORCOLLECTORS.” goCollect, https://blog.gocollect.com/concert-poster-collecting-guide/thehistory-of-concert-posters
[3]Crowley,Evvie.“WhyVisualIdentityisImportant(AndHowtoCreate Yours)”.Spotify, https://artists.spotify.com/en/blog/why-visual-identity-isimportant-and-how-to-create-yours
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Goosehashadgreatsuccessinestablishingaunique visualidentitytoseparatethemselvesfromtheirmusical peers.“Image,whendoneright,isnotagimmick.It’sthe physicalembodimentofyourmusic.Design,photography, fashion,video—thesearevehiclestoexpressyourselfon anadditionalplane,amplifyingwhatyouhavetosayand makingittravelfurtherandresonatemorepowerfully withyouraudience [3].”Thisislargelyinpartbecause they’vedoneawonderfuljobpickingtalentedartiststhat alignwiththeiroverallvisionandeclecticstyle.
Growingup,wereyoualwayspassionate aboutdrawingandillustration inparticular?
Yeah, definitely -itwasalwayssomethingI didfromayoungage.Ifilledsketchbooks withweirdcharactersandcreatures, alwaysdrawinginthemarginsofmy notebooks,etc.Myfamilyalways encouragedmycreativity.Iremembermy grandmotherbuyingmeasetofoilpastels whenIwasreallyyoungandexplainingto methatthesewere“grown-up”artisttools. Idrewaseriesofanimalswiththem:a lion,aweirdsnake-that’sprobablymy earliestartrelatedmemory.Thatand drawingaselfportraitinfirstgradewhere Iwasdancingunderadiscoballwith sunglassesandahugeafro.
Inmyresearch,Inoticedacommon themeofnaturalismandrealism, sometimeswithasurrealistictwist.Who aresomeofyourbiggestinfluencesand whataresomeofyourfavorite artstyles?
Iwouldsaythat’saccurate.Workinginpen andinklendsitselftohighlydetailed observationaldrawing,sothat’swherethe realismcomesfrom.Butthere’snothing thatinterestingaboutapurelyrealist interpretationofasubjecttome-soI supposethat’swherethedoseof surrealismcomesintoplay.Ifyouadda bunchofcrystalsgrowingoutofafrogs back,itbecomessomethingalittlemore fantasticalandinteresting.
Thenaturalismisbornfromtheareain whichIliveandgrewup:thewoods, mountains,andseacoastofNew Hampshire.Thereissomuchnatural inspirationallaroundmeandI’m constantlytakingthatin,consciouslyand subconsciouslyandexpressingthatinmy artwork.Plusthatstuffisjustfuntodraw –mushrooms,twistingroots,lumpyforms, organicshapes–it’sforgiving!
AsforInfluencesandartstyles,Ihonestly admiremanyoftheartistsinthecurrent gigposterscene.DaveKlocisafavorite, hisworksharessomeDNAwithminealbeitatamuchhigherlevel.MaxMahn (TwinHomeprints)isaninspirationas well.DrewMillward,LeslieHerman,Dan Black,tonameafewmore.I’vebeen followingtheseguysforyearsandthento seethemdoingworkforGoosehasbeena realheadtrip,whichjustspeakstothe band’sriseandthetrajectorytheyhave beenon.
AsformoretraditionalinfluencesIwould throwoutMauriceSendak,Arthur Rackhamandtheportraitworkof AliceNeel.
Itakealotofinspirationfromothervisual mediumsaswell:animatedworkslike Over theGardenWall,theStudioGhiblifilmsand videogameslike TheLegendofZelda games and HollowKnight.
Tellusabouthowyourcollaborative relationshipwithGoosebegan.Whathasit beenlikeseeingtheirgrowthoverthelast fouryears?
IwasintroducedtoRick-andbyextension Goose-throughWillThresher.Fansmaybe familiarwithhimforhisdirectingcreditswith theband.WillwasmanagingRick’sprevious bandVasudoatthetimeIbelieve.Ihad beguntakingmyartworkmoreseriouslyand wasputtingmystuffoutthere.Ihadjust discoveredthewondersofdigitalartand programslikephotoshop,andonethingled toanother.
ThefirstprojectthatIdidforGoosewasa stickerdesignwithawhiteGooseinthe shapeofaG,Ibelieve.Shortlyafterthatwas aposterforGoosemas2015atFactory Undergroundthatwasdigitallyprintedat 11”x17”–beforeIevenknewwhat screenprintedgigposterswere.Therewasa lotofliteralGooseimagerybackthen!Its beentrulywildseeingthemexplodeoverthe lastfewyears.
Tobeabletogrowasanartistalongside themisarealpleasure! I’msohappyfor thoseguys-they’veworkedtheirtailsoff anddeserveallofthesuccessthat’scome tothemandmore.It’salsoalittlebitof anxietyonmyend-makingartworkforone ofthehottestbandsintheJamscene-and thescrutinythatcomeswiththat.Iknow howpassionatethefanbaseisandthat comeswithincreasedpressureattimes. But,Ijusttrytokeepmyheaddown,domy thingandnotthinktoomuchabouthowbig they’vebecomeoranyofthat.
Alotofyourworkisiconicandhas becomesynonymouswiththeband’s history–walkusthroughthecreation andprocessofsomeofyourmost significantcontributionsthusfar:
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Fall2018 poster (affectionatelyknownasthe “Goosepeen”online) Goosemas2018and2019 posters
Fall2019 poster (whichalsobecamethe albumartof“AliveandWell”) Shenanigans2021SummerTour poster
FallTour2018 aka“TheGoosePeen”
(Chuckles) I’mgladitslookedatwithaffection,asitshouldbe...Therearetwostoriesbehindthatprint...Themoreinterestingoneprobably isn’tfitforprintinarespectablepublicationsuchasthis.TheboringversionisthatIdrewagoosethatlookedlikeadickandnobodynoticed orsaidanythingaboutit.I’llletfanscomeupwiththeirowntheoriesthough.
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Thisposterwasmyfirstattemptathandprintingarunmyself.I’mhappywiththeresult,butthediscerningeyecouldpickuponsome imperfections.Ilovedthethemeforthisone-theconceptcametogetherreallynicelyandsomethingabouthowthatnumeralVjustsitsinthe centeroftheampreallyworks.Ihavethisoneframedonmywall. “TikiExploration”ConceptArt FinalConceptArt
Fall2019Poster (andthe AliveandWell albumcover)
Thisposterandthesubsequent AliveandWell coverartwasinspiredbytheband’sMay2019DomefestsetatMarvin’sMountaintop. TherockformationisactuallyanativeWestVirginiageographicalformation.Iremembergettingbriefedonthemoodofthatshow,andhow thefullmooncameupoverthecourseofthenight.Itsoundedlikeitwasadefiningandspecialmomentforeverybodythere.Ihopetheart capturedalittlebitofthatfeeling.
Goosemas2019 -WallStreetTheater
TheGoosemasMansionisbasedoffoftheLockwood-MathewsmansioninNorwalk.Anationalhistoricsiteandmuseum.Ipitchedtheidea andthebandlikedthevibesowewentwithit.Iwantedtodosomethingalittledifferentthanpreviousyearsandtheanglesand architecturaldetailspresentedalotoffunchallengeandopportunity.The2colorwayshavetotallydifferentmoodswhichwasfunaswell.
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Thewave/tsunamithemewasonethatwasveryclosetoRickpersonally.Thecharacterinthechairwaitingfortheimpendingcrashofthe wavewasmyinterpretationofanoldpromoflyeroneofRick’sbuddieshadmadeforashowwaybackinhishighschoolyearsIbelieve.So thatwassomethingtheyfeltstronglyaboutworkingintotheart.Thiswasoneofmymoreambitiouscompositions,andIhadablastwithitprobablythepieceIamthemostproudof,ifIhadtochoose.ThiswasabitofadeparturefromthepenandinkstyleIamaskedtodofor themoften,butitsfuntoswitchitupanddocleanvectorworksometimes.
Walkusthroughhowthecollaborative processhasworkedsofarwithGoosedoyoupitchideastothebandand management,ordotheyhavespecific ideasinmindwhenitcomestoposter/ promotionalmaterial?
Gooseisgreattoworkwith!Inthe beginning,itwasusuallytheband reachingoutdirectly-usuallyRickor Peter.Morerecently,it'sbeen management,butineithercase,theyare reallyartistfriendlyandgreattoworkwith. Mostofthetimetheyletmerunwildand I'llpitchconceptsthatIthinkworkfor whatevertypeofprojectwearetalking about.Oftentheywillreferencepast piecesthatI'vedoneforthem,andsay"we wantsomethinginthisstyle"andI'lltakeit fromthere.Sometimestheyhaveatheme alreadyinmind,likeinthecaseofthe GoosemasVart.Thatwasveryclearly Luau/tikibarthemed,soIworkedwithin thatcriteria,butothertimes,likeinthe caseoftheGoosemasVIarttherewasno themeyet,andtheconceptIcameupwith helpedthemlandonthehauntedmansion vibe.Itreallydependsontheproject.
Arethereanyprojectsyou’recurrently workingonthatyou’repassionateabout? Asalong-timefan,I’mlookingforwardto seeingwhat’snext!Arethereanymore Goosecollaborationsintheworksthat youcanspeakabout?
AfewGooserelatedthingsintheworks-so keepaneyeoutforthosedowntheroad!
I’mhopingtobeabletoaddtothelive releasecoverseriesastimegoeson.Atee designhereandtheremaybe.I’mhappyto beasmallpartoftheoverallGoosestory.
I’llcontinuebringingmybesttoeach projectandhopethefanscanappreciate whatIputintoeachone.
Thankyouforyourtime-I’msureIspeak foralotoffansthatIsincerelyappreciate andadmireyourartingeneral,inaddition toallofyourcontributionstoGooseso far! Tedheads -scantheQRcodebelow toaccessadditionalcontentnotseen inthisarticle!
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ThereisonethingIwantyoutotakeawayfrom whatyou’reabouttoread—theimmense amountoftime,love,dedication,passionand hardworkthat MartaGoedde poursintoherrole asProductionManagerisunfathomable.Thisis notherwayoflife;happilyandproudly,itisher entirelife.Sheisaninspirationalclassactand gradeAGooseChick.Thoughthismayonly scratchthesurface,Ihopeyouareinstilledwith adeepsenseofgratitudeandappreciationfor MartaandtheentireGoosecrew. Maythelessonbegin.
Martaandherbrother,Andrew,chosetousethe Goeddefamilynamewhenestablishingtheir businessasanhomagetothepeoplewhohave supportedthemfromdayone.“Thereasonwhy I'mheretodayisbecauseofmyparents.They wereahugeinfluenceonmyloveformusic.I reallyowesomuchtothem.Theyhadusin pianoandviolinlessons.Igrewuplisteningto mymomplayingCaroleKingrecordsandmydad listeningtoTheAllmanBrothers.Ireallylooked uptomyoldersister,Alexis.Sheheavily influencedmymusicintereststoo.AsIgrew older,Istartedfindingmyownloveformusic.I wouldliketothinkthateveryonewhoworksin themusicindustryistherebecausetheywere impactedbymusic.I'msoluckytobeabletodo whatIdo.”
Duringherfreshmanyearofcollege,shewentto herfirstmusicfestival.“IwenttoElectricForest forthefirsttimeandabsolutelyfellinlovewithit. Ialreadylovedmusic,butwhenyougotoyour firstfestival,itjusthitsyoulikeatonofbricks. You'reforeverchanged.”Drivinghomefrom college,shetoldAndrewaboutherfirstForest, “Iwasoncloudnine.Hedidgotothefestivalthe followingyear.Afterthat,wewouldseeeverylive musicshowwecould.ThenAndrewstarted gettingintolightingandthat'swhenweboth decidedwewouldlovetogetintoallthis.”
Freshlyinspiredbytheincredibleproduction valueofElectricForest,MartaandAndrew startedbuyingandrentingequipmentto experimentwithintheirmom’sgarage.
“AndrewandIlearneditalltogether.Irecently foundthislightingdiagramthatIdrewoutwhen wefinallyfiguredouthowtowirelighting.We weresuchnerdsaboutit.We'dreadeverything wecould.Whenwewenttoshows,wewould totallygeekoutonthegearandthevenueand thengohomeandreadmore.
Westartedseekingoutpeopleinourareawho wereworkingintheindustry,butwereallydidn't knowanybodygoingintoit.”
MartagraduatedfromIndianaUniversityin 2015.Shebeganworkingwithamediafinance magazinewhileAndrewwasmakinggoodmoney inasalesjob.Theyweresuccessful,but undeniablyunfulfilled.“I'llalwaysremember whenAndrewcalledmeandsaid,‘Iwanttodo anequipmentrentalcompanybutIhavenoidea whatI'mdoingintermsoftheadministrative businessside.’”Martadecidedtoapplytoagrad schoolprogramattheUniversityofIndiana KelleySchoolofBusinesstohelpbringtheir dreamstofruition.Only38%ofapplicantsare typicallyaccepted,andyoubetterbelievethis amazingladywasoneofthem.
Armedwithbusinessknowledgeandemphatic passion,theyestablishedtheirLLC, Goedde SoundandLight, in2017.Theirfirstofficial showwasatKilroy’sSportsBarinBloomington, IN.“Weweresofreakingexcited!Thebarhadno speakers.Therewasjustastage.Theyaskedus tobringtwosmallspeakers,butwebrought everythingweownedatthatpoint.Wehadpretty decentsizedspeakersandsetupallthelighting. Theywereblownoutofthewater.Wewere gettingpaidpracticallynothing,butwedidn’t care.Wewerejustsostokedtobeabletosetup ourstuffforanactualevent.Eversincethen, we'vealwaysgoneaboveandbeyondtoputon thebestproduction,evenmorethanwewere contractedtoprovideforashow.Beingso impactedbylivemusic,oneofthebestthings aboutwhatwedo,ishearingpeople’sreaction afterashow.There'ssomuchthatgoesintoit, butitmakesitsoworthittoknowthatwecan bringthatjoytootherpeople.”
Afterayearofbringingepicproductiontothe localIndymusicscene,theirfriendandshow buddy,DannyMcDonald,wasaddedtothecrew. “Hewasreallyintoittoo.Heofferedtohelpus wheneverweneededit,andhe'sbeenwithus everydaysince.Heisthegluefor thewholecrew.Thingswouldnothappendayin anddayoutifDannywasn’tthere.Hecanfix anything.He'ssosmart.He'sbeenAndrew’s leadlightingtechsincethebeginning.”Danny helpscreatethelightingdesignfortourandhas builtseveralcomponentstotherigthat holdthelights.
WithMartaholdingdownthebusiness,Andrew andDannyhonedtheirskillsandcontinuedto expandtherig.GSLwasgainingmomentumand establishingthemselvesasaproductionforcein theMidwest.Theylandedtheirfirsttouringgig withDizgo.ThisisthebandresponsibleforGSL’s romantic,cosmicallyironic,introductionto Goose.“ItwasValentine’sDayatWoodlands Tavernin2018.GoosewasopeningforDizgo.
Beforetheshow,Andrewsaid,‘Hey,I'mheresoI canrunforyouguystoo.’Petersaid,‘Really? That'dbeawesome!’Afterwards,weweretalking totheguys,andtheyweresointriguedthatwe ownedourownlightsandweretouringwitha bandlikeDizgo.Wekeptintouchwiththem.”
Fastforwardtosummer2018,theuniverse reinforcesfate,bringingGooseandGSLtogether forResonance.
“ThepeoplewhoputonResonancehitusupto betheequipmentsuppliervendorsfortheevent VIPstage.Gooseplayedtwosetsthatweekend, latenightandVIP,soweranintothemagain.”
Shortlyafterthat,Goosemadethefirstmove andaskedAndrewtocomeontour.Martastayed homeandcontinuedtorunthebusinessand produceshowswithDanny.“ButI'llneverforget Andrewcallingmeattheendofanightwith Goose,anditsoundedsoamazing!Iwas workingothershowshere,butIwasalways thinkingitwouldbesocooltotourwiththem.”
Withconfirmationtheattractionwasmutual, GooseandGSLenteredtheirofficial relationship,amatchmadeinjambandheaven. It’sbeenincrediblewatchingthemgrow together!“It’sbeenchallenging,butinthebest way.Thiswholegrouphasbeensomotivated. Everytimesomethingbiggerandbetterwould happenforGoose,wewerestokedtolevelup anddelivertheproduction.”
MartaandAndrewwerealwaysclosegrowingup. Theiryinandyangrelationshipcreateda harmonicbusinesspartnership.“Hehassucha creativemindandsomuchmotivationfor production.Ithinkoneofthereasonswhywe worksowelltogetherisbecauseIlovehisideas, andIfigureoutthelogisticsandmapthatpart out.I'vealwaysbeentheonethinkingthrough thedetailssowecanexecutehisvision…
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Havingthatsiblingtrustinacrewmemberis huge.AnytimeIhavearandomthoughtabout something,Icancallhimtojusttalkandnerd outaboutit.Imean,wewentfromfiguringshit outinourmom’sgaragetobeingatRadioCity MusicHallthisyear.Momentslikethatarehow yougetoverthefactthatyou'reworkingwith yourbrothereveryday.”
Marta’sdaytodayoperationalplanningbegins monthsbeforetheactualshow.Sheworks closelywithTourManagerandfellowbadass GooseChick,SamKing,toironoutallthe details.“Wegetthevenue'scontactinformation fromourmanagersoragentswhoaresogreat. Theydosomuchforusandarejustso awesome.Sowereachouttostartwhat'scalled advancing.Intheadvancedprocess,advancing wherewetalkwiththevenueabouttechspecs. Wefigureoutwhattheyhaveinhouse,letthem knowwhatwe’retouringwith,whatthelighting riglikelookslike,andwhatweneedaudiowise. Iftheyhavevideowalls,wetalkaboutlogisticsof howwecangetourvideoupthere.Thenwehit onthebusinessside—ifwe’llneedhelp unloadingthetruck,workingwithbudgetingand sortingoutcostsforeverythingthatgoesinto puttingoneveryshow.Itisabusinessattheend ofthedaysothat'simportant.”
Thencomesshowday.Hoursbeforetherail ridersandpostercollectorsbeginliningup, Martaisalreadyhardatwork.“SamKingandI doawalkthroughwiththevenue.They'llshowus thegreenroomandthestage.ThenSam, Andrew,DannyandIunloadlightingfromthe truckbeforethebandgear,becauselighting loadincantakehours.Thenwestartonrigging andhanginglights.Anhourortwolater,therest ofthecrewwillstartloadinginallthebandgear andsettingallthatup.Onceit'stimeforloadin, everythingcomesoffthetruckandrigging begins."Lightingloadincantakehoursand takesupthewholestagesothatgetsdonefirst. Thenanhourortwolatertherestofthecrewwill startloadinginaudio&allofthebandgear.Iset upallthecamerasandthestreaming equipment.Imakesurethateverythingis absolutelyperfectbysoundcheck.Ialwayssay soundcheckisbasicallyafullshowpractice… thebandhasworkedsohardtomaketheir soundexactlywhattheywantittobeforevery show,sowemakeitallhappen.”
Oncesoundcheckison,Martashiftsherfocusto thelivestream.“ItalkwithLiveXLivefrom soundcheckthroughtheendoftheshow,just checkinginmakingsureeverything'sgood becausewesendourprogramfeedfromthe camerastothemfromourvideoworldonsiteat theshows.Aftersoundcheck,weclean everythingup,getallthecasesoffstageand cleaneverythingupandgetreadyfortheshow (Martapausesandtakesadeepbreath)…The funniestthingisthat'snotevenmywholeday, butIlovehowIjusttookabreaththere.When theguysstart,that'swhenIcanactuallytakea breatheventhoughI'malwaysonstandbyon stagejustincaseanythinghappensoranybody needsanythingatall.”Approximately10hours intoherworkday,Martabeginspreppingforan efficientloadout.
“Halfwaythroughsecondset,I'llstartgetting readyforloadout.It'simportantforustogetout ofvenuesinatimelymannersowecanget sleep.IworkcloselywithournewStage Managerandbacklinetech,Padge,andhe's amazing!Ourmanager,BenBaruch,hasknown himforyears,becausehe’sworkedinthe industryforoveradecade.
Sowhenwestartloadingout,Ipackupthe camerasandgetallthecasesgoingouttothe truckintherightorderbecausewepackthe truckthesamewayeverynight.Myjobisto makesureeverythinggoessmoothlyfromthe timethetruckarrivesuntiltheendofthenight whenweshutthetruckdoors.”
Butwait,there’smore!ArguablyMarta’sbiggest contributiondirectlyimpactingfansisbringing epicproductionstraighttoourlivingroomsvia livestream.HerinnovationbeganduringBingo Tour.“Ihadbeendoingmulticamerarecording andeditingforDizgo,andbeforeCOVID,Peter wasdoingitforGoose.HecalledAndrewandI andpitchedtheBingoTourideaandasked,‘Is thereawaythatwecansetupalivestream?Do youknowwhatweneed?’I’msuchanerdand havealwaysbeenbutIdidn'tknow.”Martawent toworkresearchingtheequipmentthey’dneed tomakeBingoTourhappen.Costswereadding up,andwithoutlivemusic,moneywasn’tcoming in.Shehadtogetscrappy.“Istartedsellingmy clothessowecouldbuyorrenteverything weneeded.”
Asalways,Martamadeithappen.Withallthe geartheyneededsecured,theybeganpreparing forwhatbecameoneofthemostmomentous performancesforGoose.“Iwassonervous becauseitwasn'tlikealiveshow.Theshowwas livestreamedandthatwasitforthefanssoit hadtogoperfectly.DaysbeforeBingoTour actuallystarted,weweresettingupwhilethe bandwaspracticing.Managementgotusinwith LiveXLive,andwedidteststreamstomakesure thateverythingwassendingtothem…itwasso muchfun!Beingabletodothisforeverybody duringCOVIDwassoimportanttous.People wouldleavecommentsorwriteusandsayhow they'vealwayslovedmusicandCOVIDreallyhurt them.Notbeingabletoseelivemusicwas devastatingtothemandtheselivestreamswere thehighlightoftheirlife,pullingthemthrough. Thatmadeourheartssmile.Tobeabletodo thatforpeople,evenwhenthey'renotatthe show,it'sjustsoawesome.We'resohonoredto beabletomakepeoplefeellikethatevenifthey aren’tthere.”Afterawildlysuccessfullive streamevent,Goosewantedtocontinueprovide acouchtouroptionthroughCOVIDandbeyond. “Petersaid,‘Iwouldlovetobringallthisgearon theroadandlivestreameverysingleshow.’That wasthestartofmewithtouringwithGoose!”
Plentyofbandsputoutlivestreams,butfew,if any,aredoingitforeveryshow.Martapioneered aroadreadysetupconducivetotourlife.“I figuredouthowwecouldbringthecamerasand getthemtoconnecttotheswitcher.Ieventually builtthishugeroadcasewitheverythingbuilt rightintoit.Weopenupthestreamcase,setup thecamp,andrunthecables.Thenit'spretty muchplugandplay!There’satransmitterthat sendsJon'svoicetoDanny'sinawirelesspack. WehaveaPCbuiltintoitthatsendsthefeedto LiveXLive…Ittookalotofworktofigureouthow todolivestreaminginthefirstplace,butIspent weeksbeforetourreallyunderstanding everythingthatweneededtomakeitworkand recorditperfectly.Whenvenuesseewhatwe travelwith,they’veneverseenanythinglikeit.”
Martacallshercontrolconsole"videoworld.”If you’veeverseenaGooseshoworlivestream, youknowexactlywhatshe’stalkingabout. “Wedon'talwaysusevideowalls.Sometimes smallvenueshavevideowallsandwechoose nottoputtheprogramuponit.Ifit'snotahuge venuewherepeoplearesofarbackthatthey can'tseeverywell,thenwejustwantpeopleto enjoytheliveshow.Ifit’sbigenoughtowhereit willhelppeopleinthebackseebetter,thenwe lovetoputitupthere.”
Ultimately,Martagivesusauniqueopportunity toconnectwiththeband.“GrowingupwhenI startedgoingtoshows,youcouldn'tgoon YouTubeandawatchashowbecauseitjust didn'texist.IwantedtolookupthisSTS9show thatIwasatlastyearandloved,butIcouldn’t findit.GrowingupIlovedwatchingvideosoflive musiconTVandYouTube.OnceIstartedgoing toshowsIrememberalwayswantingtoreliveit laterbutyoucouldn'tfindalotatthetime becauseitjustdidn'texistforbandsIwasgoing toseeatthetime.Therereallywasn'tatonof contentforbands,especiallyGoose’ssize.When I'mhome,Ilovedrinkingwineandlisteningand watchinglivemusicperformances.Tobeableto dothatforanupandcomingbandwassocool. Theywantedtotryitout,andtheygavemean opportunity.Wewerefiguringitoutalltogether, andoncewedid,wejustranwithit.”
NotonlydoesMartamakestreamingpossible, thequalityoftheproductionisunmatched. Stylistically,thewayeverythingisshotmakesit feelsopersonal.
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Theyareabletocaptureeverynuance,zoomin attheperfectmomentinasolo,andshowus incrediblevantagepointswe’dneversee otherwise.“Ithinkitcomesacrossthatwayto peopleathomebecauseofDanny.Heisso talentedwiththecamera.ThattogetherwithJon knowingeverythingaboutthemusic isjustmagic.”
Jon“Coach”Lombardiessentiallyorchestrates whatweseeonthestream.Surprisingly, absolutelynoneofitisrehearsed.“It's100% improv.Coachistheonethatactuallydoesthe switching.There'snothingforced.Dannyknows themusicunbelievablywell.Jonhasaheadset onandisconstantlytalkingtoDannythroughout theshow.HetellsDanny,‘Trevor'sabouttohave abasssolosogooverthereandI'llcountyou down.Allright,I'mgonnaswitchon3,2,1and you'relive.Okay,on3,2,1I'mgoingtofrontof house’,andthenDannywillgothere.Danny doesn'thaveawaytotalkbacktoJon,buthe'll taketheinitiativetomove,likethiswouldbea goodshotofBenrightnow…hetakesthe chancetogogetsomethingthatmaybeJon wouldn'thavethoughtofbecausehe'sactually theoneouttherewiththecameraseeingthings fromadifferentperspective.It’stotallyorganic.”
ThoughJon’srolehasevolvedwiththegrowthof Goose,Martalovesandappreciateshis contributionsthathavebecomeastapleforthe bandandcrew.“Beforetheguyscomeout,I mantheswitcherbecausehealwayswalksthem upandgoesouttopumpeveryoneup.I'venever seenanybodywiththatkindofenergy.Coachis thereasonwe'reallhere.Hehasbeenthe backboneofeverythingGoosesincethey started.He’ssoproudofhowfareverything's come.Ithankhimforbeingsoinvolvedand bringingthisalltofruitionbackintheday.It’s beensoamazing,andIwouldn'tbeherewithout him.Hewritesthesetlistouteverynight.He's alwaysworkingwithRickonwhatwefeellike playingthatnight.Theguyswanthiminvolved andit’sbeenthatwaysincethebeginning.It's cooltoseehowthatneverchanges…he’s integraltotheteamfeelingtheirbest.Healways remindsusnomatterwhatscaletheshowis, justgooutthereanddowhatwealwaysdo.He says,‘Wegot50moreyearsofthistogether! ThisisthebestteameverandIloveyouguys. Let'sgooutthereandcrushit!’”
Thisentireoperationisincredible,butthere’s onepeskydetailthatdeterminesifthisepic productioncanmakeittoourTV:theinterweb. Duringadvancing,Martaasksthevenuetodoa speedtesttoseeiftheWiFichecksout. “It doesn'ttakeabsolutelyamazinginternettobe abletostreambutweneedthebareminimum. Usuallythebiggervenuesaretotallyadequate. ThesmallerplaceslikeScootInninAustin,TX lastyearhaveborderlineinternettowherewe pushthestream,butitmightberisky.”
Theyrelyontheirstreamingpartner,LiveXLive, forsupportinthosesituations.“Theysentus aninternetbackpack.It’sbasicallymobileWiFi wejustpluginandpowerup.Eachtourlegwe endupusingthebackpacklikeatleasttwoor threetimes.IloveLXL.Eversincewestarting workingwiththemonBingoTour,it’s beenawesome!”
Asweallknow,despitealloftheirtesting, planning,andimmenseefforts,shithappens. “Ifastreamevergoesdown,it'sreallynobody's fault.That'sjustthewayitissometimes.
FortheGreekTheaterinLA,weranahardline fromtheirroutertoourcomputer,andtheyhad greatinternet,likeamazinglyhighspeed!Itwas soweirditdroppedmaybetwotimes.Wecan't controlthatlivebattle. Ihatewhenithappens.It breaksourheart.It'sreallyhardaftertheshow totellPeter.Nobodycouldhavepredictedit. Itjusthappened.”
Theentirebandisinvestedinthestream experienceforfans,butPeter’sinvolvementis aboveandbeyond.He’sacknowledgedthefans tuninginfromhomeatmultipleshowsandeven apologizedonceafterhelearnedthestream wentdownmidset.“Theotherdayhehada coupleofquestionsaboutsomevideoideasfor abigshowwehavecomingup,anditturnedinto anhourlongphoneconversationaboutallthings production.Hewantstoleveleverythingupand I’mthesameway.It’samazinghowmuchhe cares.Assoonastheshowisover,hestarts workingongettingsoundboardsreadytogoup. Hedoesn'tstop.”
Martasetsuphervideoworldonthesweetside ofthestage.Petercanoftenseethecamera feedsinhisperipherywhilehe’sperforming stagenexttotheband'smonitorworld."There havebeenafewshowswherewemayhavehad issueswiththeinternetorsomethinggoingon withthestreamaudioandPetercan'thelpbut stayinvolvedevenwhentheygoonstage.The showsthat'shappenedat,he'slookedatmein betweensongswithhiseyebrowsraised like'wegood?'I'mjustthinkingohmygosh, Peterstopworryingfocusontheshow!(Marta’s laughing)ThatshowattheGreekhecouldbarely seethevideowallfromthestage.Afterthe show,hetoldJon,‘Youwerereallygreattonight withthevideoswitching!’Isaid‘Seriously,you're amazingPeter!You'reupthereplayingthewhole timeandalsocannoticestufflikethatoutofthe cornerofyoureye.’”
Eveniftheshowisn’tstreaming,thecameras areonandaudioisrecorded.Everysingleshow iscapturedinsomeway.“We'veliterally recordedeverythingandsavedit.Thearchives arecrazy.Werecordmultiplecopiesofthevideo oraudio.Everyshowisdefinitelybulletproof.We didn'talwayshavethemeanstorecord onmultiplethings.
It'sahugebummerwhenacomputermessesup andwelosearecording.Welearnedearlyonby makingthosemistakeshownotto.”
OtherthandroppingsoundboardsandYouTube releases,what’shappeningwithallofthis content?Isadocumentaryimminent?“The reasonwhyit'sallarchivedisforthepossibility ofmaybeonedaydoingadocumentary.We don'treallyknowwherethisisgonnago,andit’s importanttoustohaveallofit.Asofnow, there'snotalkaboutadocumentary,butwhen thetimecomes,we'llhavewaymorethan enoughcontent…wealwaysdreamedwewere gonnabebigoneday.”
Forabandwho’sconstantlyoutdoing themselvesshowaftershow,onemaywonderif Goosereflectsontheserecordingsakintoa footballteamreviewingplays.Doestheband watchorlistentotheshowandcritiquetheir performance?“They'reverypresentonshow day.Whenwefirststartedvideoingeveryshow, wewouldallgetonthebusandwatchitandrewatchitbecausewewerelike, thisissogood!Thecrewwatchediteverynight aftertheshowuntilwegottootiredontheroad, butthebanddefinitelydoesn'tuseit inthatsense.
Eventhecrewdoesn’thavetodothatanymore. We’vedonesomanyshowstogetherandjust gotinagroove.”Technicaldifficultiesarerare, butnotexclusivetostreams.There’sbeena fewinstanceswhereMartahadtojumpinand savethedayduringaliveshow.Perhapsthe mostnotablewasthesmokingspeakerfrom theirfirstruninMontanaatthePineCreek LodgeinJuly2021.“Rick’sgirlfriend,Carina, ranuptomeandsays,‘There'ssmokecoming outofthespeaker.’AndI’mlikeOh.My.God! Wehadtoendthatsetearlybecausetheband sawustakingapartthespeakertoseewhat wasgoingon.”
RecentlyduringtheChrysalisrun,halfofthe lightingonthestagewentout.“Wewearin-ear monitorheadphonesthewholeshowanduse micstocommunicateforcrewtalkback.detail thatDannyandIwillneedtofixorhe'llgeton themicandsay'GoeddeforMarta,canyoudo somehazetech?'
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whichbasicallymeansIneedtoredirectthefans infrontofthehazemachinesinordertoperfectly coverthestagewithhaze.That'sjustanexample, there'sotherthingsthathappenthatmakeour crewtalkbackessentialifanissueoccurson stageandthenthere'stimessomeonewilljusthop ontheirmicandsay'thatwasfire'orsomethingin betweensongslikethat.”
Theircommunicationandexecutionmakes glitcheslikethesebriefandbarelynoticeableto fans.Aninsaneamountofworkgoesinto maintainingallofthecrewandbandequipmentto preventthesekindsofthingsfromhappening. There’sbackupgearandplanB’sgaloretokeep theshowgoinginthefaceofatechnicalchallenge. “SometimesGoeddewillhavetoreplaceabulbin alight,butwecarryextrasincasethatever happens.Rickhashisbigampandhisoriginal smallerampashisbackupnow.Bothofthemhad anissueatonepointonthislasttour.Attheendof RedRocks,hisprimaryampstartedglitching,so weswitcheditoutbeforetheencore.Thenthe smallerampwashavingasimilarissuebutit wasn'tnearlyasbad.Thenextmultipleshowswe weresourcingforanotheramptobebroughtinfor him.There'ssomanymovingpartstomakeitall work,butasacrew,we'resuchagreatteam.After doingitforawhile,it'slikeridingabikeandnow wejustknowtoalwayscheckonthosethings.”
Let’snerdoutforabitonsomeoftheequipment inMarta’srig. Disclaimer: Thisissomeserious techystuffthatmaygoovertheaveragereader’s head.Thatbeingsaid,Goosefansain’taverage,so ifyou’rehere,readon.Ican’tconveythe excitementinMarta’svoiceaswedoveintoher gear.Thisisherpassionandshelivesand breathesit.“Weupgradedcamerastwoyearsago tolevelupthevideoquality,butitwasreally importanttomethatwekeepthemlowprofile enoughtohavethemonstagewithoutinterfering withtheliveexperience.They'recalledPanasonic BGH1’s.Thetripodsweuseareactuallyextremely heavydutymicrophonestands.Thecamerasscrew ontothosesotheydon'tshakebecausethey're reallyheavy.AllthecamerasarepoweredbyaCat 5lineandtransfervideooveranSDIwhichis basicallyavideocablethat’sbetterthanHDMI. Thatallrunsintothebackofourvideoworld.Then thatgoesintotheBlackmagicDesignATEM1M/E AdvancedPanelswitcher.Theswitcherhasamultiviewcapabilitythatgoestothecomputerscreen soJoncanseeallthedifferentangles.Wegetthe streamaudiofromthemonitorconsoleandrun XLR’sintotheswitcher.Theoutputfortheactual programfeedgoesintotwodifferentthings. NumberoneisadevicewecanputanSDcardinto recordthewholething.NumbertwoisthePCthat webuiltinthevideocase.That’swhereweopenup thestreamingsoftwareweuse,vMix.Wetransmit fromthatsoftwaretoLXL.TheygivemetheSRT configurationwhicharenumbersIhavetotypein beforewecantransmit.ThenIhit‘startsending’ andthat'showtheygetourfeed.”
Pleasetakethismomenttopauseandreflectonthe purebadasseryofthiswoman.
“IfsaysomehowTrevor'soutoffocus,Ihavecontrol ofeverycamerafromthatcomputerandcancorrect it.Wealsorecordeveryindividualcamerafeed. There's10camerastotal—8staticcamerason stage,onestaticcamerainfrontofhouse,andthen Danny'sgimbalcamerawhichiscompletely wireless.It'sthesameexactcameraastheothers butacablerunsintoawirelesstransmitterthathe hasscrewedontohisgimbal.Thatsendshisfeedto ourvideoworldandthenitshowsupasasource.”
Onefrontofhousecameraandonecamerafor Dannyleaves8fortheband.“There’soneon RickandoneonTrevor.There’soneonPeterin frontofhimforwhenhe'splayingguitarandone behindhimforkeys.JeffandBenhavetwo angleseach.Aftersoundcheckacoupleofthe guyswillwalkovertovideoworldandcheckout theirangles.Sometimesonewillask,‘CanI checkonmyangletoday?Ithinkit'dbegoodto moveitoveralittlebitthisway.’Noteverybody doesthat,butIlovewhentheydobecauseI wanttomakesureit’sthebestitcanbe.Ilove thefeedback!It'salwaysgreattogetaviewfrom somebodyelse'sperspective.”
Martaoftendoesn’tgettoenjoythe productionsheworkssotirelesslytogive us,butshesharedafewhighlightsfrom hertenurewithGoose. Innoparticularorder:
“SpiritoftheDarkHorse” (7/3/21)
ThePinesEauClaire,WI
“Fullbodygoosebumps.I’mnotkiddingI rememberexactlywhereIwasforthat.Iwas standingnexttoMattKolinsky(Goosemanager) onTrevorside.Itwasabsolutelyunbelievable!I thinkthat’swhytheyreleasedit.”
“Moby” (5/8/21)
TheCavernsPelham,TN
“ThisshowwasonGoedde'sbirthdayandhe askedthebandiftheywouldplayMobyforhim. Duringsoundcheck,theysaid‘Soarewegonna play“Moby”tonight?’Ricksaid,Yeah,let'sdoit!’ andsomeoneelsesaid,‘Dowepracticeit?’Rick goes,‘Idon'tthinkwecanpracticeitguys.I thinkwejustgottadoittonight.’Whenthey playedit,thatwasthefirsttimethey'veplayedit sincetheysoundcheckedwithitinMexicofor Dead&Co.It'sjustamazinghowthey'reableto doshitlikethatonthefly.”
Goosemas (12/19/20)
RockefellerCenter
“Rockefellerwasjustsurreal.Iwasgimblingthat night.BynomeansamIagimbaloperatorbut theysaid,‘Youcancrushit!’Iwashappytodo anythingtohelppullsomethinglikethatoff.Jon walkingthemoutintheirsnowsuitswasa momentforsure.”
CBSMorningShow (6/25/22)
SaturdayMorningSessions
“Theyobviouslyhaveamazingcamerasand equipment.GoeddeworkedwiththeCBScrew settingupfixturesonthegroundwhilewesetup thebandgear.Thenwegottowatchthewhole thing!Wecouldseethedirectorswitching.That wasafunday!Wewerereallytired,butas exhaustingastouringis,oncetheystartplaying, itsinksinandit'sjustlike‘hellyeah!Thisiswhy wedoit.’”
IknowIsaidnoparticularorder,butIhadto savethebestforlast:
RedRocks (8/18/22)
Morrison,CO
“Iwokeuptoatextfrommyboyfriend,Matt,that morning.Hesaid,‘Iknowyou'regoingtobebusy allday.Iwantedtocatchyoubeforeyougotin thethickofitandsaytakeamomenttodayto realizehowfaryou'vecome.I'msoproudofyou!’ Honestly,whentheguysfirstwenton,Iwas tearful.Thatmomentwasjustsocrazy.Youthink abouthowproudyouareofthebandandthe wholeteam,butatthesametime,youthink abouthowhardweworkedtogetthere.It’sthe bestfeelingintheworld…Theycan'teven believethatallthisishappening…they'vebeen sogreattoworkwithovertheyears.They deserveeverybitofthesuccess.”
Andsodoyou,Marta.
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www.elgoosetimes.com PageTwelve VOL.7-FALL2022 ScanourQRcodeforadditional musictheory&expanded guitartablature/sheetmusic So Ready (Intro/vamp) S∆tellite intro > Jam Section Interlude/Solo - 24 measures Verses 3 + 4 That I’m coming back for more You know Chorus X2 Chorus baby you know On the floor It’s goin’ down tonight Intro - 8 measures Take it slow I'm burning So ready for this mind C → B → Playing games with my C → D → C → B → C → D → On the back of my A → B → In the corner of the light You know I saw that eye I was melting like ice A → B → Where we goin’ tonight? Baby on the way spine (But this time play C in the 3rd measure, and E7 instead of F in the fourth measure) (But this time play C in the 3rd mesaure, and E7 instead of F in the fourth measure) Chorus Verse 2 Verse 1 A G A G E F F G F G A F F G F A ( G ) ( F ) D C ( G ) D ( F ) C ( B ) ( G ) E A( G ) ( B- ) EA-
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Aswecontinueourjourneyexploringthe history,loreandimportantfiguresthat surroundthisbandwealllove,wehadthe opportunitytolookbackatoneofGoose’s formativeyearswith KrisYunker Krisisanextremelytalentedorganistand keyboardistwhohasplayedinavarietyof bandsforwelloveradecade-including Goose:heplayedthekeysfromlate-2016to 2017(priortoPeterAnspachjoiningthe band.)Hisuniqueperspectiveprovides anotherpiecetotheoverallpuzzletohelpus fansunderstandtheoverallstoryand evolutionoftheband.Inadditiontotalking abouthistimeinGoose,Italkwithhimalittle bitabouthisbackground(includinghisloveof vintagegear)pastandupcoming musicalprojects.
Talktousaboutyourmusicaljourneyupto thispoint:fromyourbeginnings inFortWaynetotoday.Afterreadingyour bioonyourwebsite,Inoticedthatmusic wasaprominentpartofyouryouth-asyour Momstartedtoteachyoupianowhenyou werefourandyourDadwasajazzplayer.It musthavebeenamazinghavingsucha musicalfamilygrowingup!
Itwasgreat.Therewasalotofmusicinthe housewhenIwasgrowingup.MyDad listenedtoalotofjazzandbigbandmusic andmyMomlistenedtoandplayedalotof Broadwayshow-tunes-andthathadabig influenceonmyears.Mybrotheralsoplayed piano,guitarandtrumpet,somusicwaslikea secondlanguagearoundthehouseforus.I feelgratefultohavegrownuparoundthat. Musichasalwaysbeenapinpointfocusfor mywholelife.
It’swhatcomesthemostnaturalandeasiest tome.Withthatbeingsaidthoughit’sbeena learningstruggletofigureouthowtomakeit workandsurviveinacapitalist-drivensociety. I’vehadtohavevarioussidehustlesoverthe years,butmypassionformusichasalways stayedstrong.I’mfinallytothepointwhere musicismyfulltimegig.It’sbeenquitea journeywithsomefantasticmoments.
Anotherthingthatreallystoodoutinmy researchwasthatyouworkonvintage keyboardsinyoursparetime,inadditionto providingmusiclessons.Wouldyousaythat theseareinspiredbyyourmusicaljourney asawholesofar,especiallywhentaking intoaccountyourchildhoodandfascination forvintagegear?
Igotinspiredtoworkonvintagegearoutof thenecessityofkeepingtheinstruments working.ItstartedoffwithaFenderRhodes, whichmybrothergavetomewhenIwasin highschool.ItneededrepairandIdidn’tknow anyoneintheareawhocoulddothat-nordid Ihaveabudgetforthat-soIjustwentonthe internetandfound TheRhodesSuperSite by JamesGarfield(www.fenderrhodes.com)and taughtmyself.Itookitapart,putitback togetheragain,andthenitjustcontinued fromtherewitheveryinstrumentIpickedup afterthat.
PartofthereasonI’msodrawntothese instrumentsisbecausethey’relivingand breathing.Likeanoldcar,youcangetinto themandfixthem-andtherearephysical partsthatareworkingtogethertomakethe sound.Itprovidesadeeperconnectiontothe instrumentformewhenIplayit.
HowdidyourpathscrosswithGoose?From yourbio,itlookslikeyoutouredwiththem forayearin2017.Doyouhaveanystories thatyoucanshare?
IgotacallfromRick-I’dnevermethim before-hetoldmehe’dseenmyplayata funknightatBRYAC,thathewasreallyintomy playingandaskedifIwantedtojoinGooseat thetime.Itsoundedlikealotoffun-Iwasin betweengigsandgoingthroughadivorce-so Iwasreadyforachange.OnceImettheguys andplayedmusicwiththem,Iquicklyrealized theywerereallygreatpeople.Theywerevery talentedandgoingsomewhere.Iwasexcited toplaywiththem.Ihadalotoffunwiththose guysandImissit.IrememberRickcaringa lotaboutthevocals.Weusedtodovocal exercisesonthewaytogigs.Ilovedhow seriouslyhetookthemusic.
Theyhadthisinterestingobsessionwitha bunchofactors,oneoftheminparticularwas KevinCostner.WeplayedaHalloweenshow whereweeachdressedupasaKevinCostner character-exceptforBenwhoreallywanted tobealobster.Thatwasprettyridiculous.I rememberhavingalotoffunbuildingoutthe bunksinthetrailerwithmygirlfriend,Kelly.I oftenwonderifthey’restillthereorwhat they’reusedforatthispoint.
OtherthanGoose,whatotherbandsand/or projectshaveyoubeeninvolvedwith?Are thereanycurrentprojectsyou’rereally excitedaboutthatyou’rewillingtoshare withus?
Ijusthadacoupleofreleases:onewasunder mynamecalled“ToBeFair”anditfeatures KarlDenson,AlanEvans,WillBernard,Mike Dillon,BrianThomasandAlexLee-Clark.The otheris“BounceHouse”bymymainband,On TheSpotTriowithDannyMayer(StarKitchen), whichhasbeentogethersince2006.It’s gonethroughvariousdrummersoverthe years,andournewestdrummer,AndrewKlein fromBigMeanSoundMachinehasbeenan amazingnewaddition.Itfeelslikethebandis firingonallcylindersandgoingin newdirections.
Inaddition,movingtoBrattleborohasbrought meclosertoAlanEvans(Soulive)atIronWax Studiosandwe’vebeenworkingonmultiple projects,includinganewalbumforourband The7DayWeekend.It’sagoodmixofsynthdriven,laid-backbeatswithafewtracksthat haveguestsingers.I’mreallyexcitedfor peopletohearthisalbum-it’slikenothing I’vedonebefore.I’vealsorecentlysubbed withSouliveandGeorgePorterJr.atBowlive, andTheMachine(PinkFloyd).Ialsogetcalled foravarietyofgigswithGlenAndrews, Cappadonna(Wu-Tang)withtheSensiAllstar LiveBand,TheGarciaProject,DrewAngus, Fuzz(DeepBanana)OnIt,MollyEsandmore.
Thankyousomuchforyourtimeandwe lookforwardtoallofyourfutureprojects.
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AfteranincrediblysuccessfulJunelegoftheirDripfieldSummerTour,Goosereturnedtotheroadforthesecondhalfof August,trekkingacrossthecountryoverthecourseofelevenshows.
KickingofftherunonAugust12thwasatwonightstandatColumbia, Maryland’s ChrysalisatMerriweatherPostPavilion Asolidfirstsetthatsawadeeplyjammedout takeonTheWho’s“MyGeneration”began thenightbeforeGoosedroppedthesecond 35-minute“AllINeed”ofthesummer.While 6/10’sreallyventuredintosomedeep,dark playing,theversionplayedatChrysaliswas second-jam-focused,embarkingonablissful excursionthatshowcasedtheband’s consistentprecisionandtightness.
ThesecondnightatChrysalisbroughtback “AtlasDogs’”originalarrangementforthe firsttimesince3/4asitsegued phenomenallyintoastretched-outandraging “EchoofaRose.”Therealimprovisational highlightoftheshowandChrysalisrunwould revealitselfduringthe“EarthlingorAlien?” thatopenedthesecondset.Evilsynthsfrom Peter’sMoogMatriarchsweptoverthe sparsegroovecreatedwhileRickdealtwitha brokenstring.Probingthedeep,darkdepths oftheirjammingtoolkit,Goosedeliveredan EorAfortheages.
Movingwestwardto Colorado,thebeautiful DillonAmphitheater wasthesiteofatwonightstandleadinguptotheband’s RedRocksdebut.Awell-jammed“Timeto Flee”cameearlyinthefirstsetof8/16, followedupbythedebutof“IndianRiver’s” ‘80ssynth’arrangement,acoolandbreezy vibethataddsanotherchaptertothesong’s longandvariedhistory.Thefirstoutingof “TheLabyrinth”sinceJanuaryinto“HotTea” closedouttheframe.Inthesecondset,an exceptionalpairingof“AWesternSun”-> “Moby”wasanimprovisationalhighlight, Peter’ssmoothVintageVibeworkactingas theperfectbridgefromthesoaringmelodies oftheAWSjamintothemassivebassbombs oftheensuingTedTapescut.“Pancakes,” strongasalways,closedoutthesecondset before“DoobieSong”gotitsfirstplaysince Marchandmarkeditsfourthconsecutive appearanceintheencoreslot.
Thefirstsetof8/17easedinwithalaid-back “CaliforniaMagic”beforeRickabsolutely torchedthevenueduring“Switchin’,”also notableforPeterhittinghisHammondC3 organinsteadofhisusualguitarsolo,amost welcomechangetoafantasticcover.“Borne” wasupnext,andtheleadsinglefrom Dripfield wentonitsmostadventurousouting yet,movingfromthetriumphantRicksoloto thegroovyextendedjam.Thisexcursiontook adarkturn(including“Tumble”teases!), eventuallycollapsingintothewildand dissonant“Dr.Darkness”intro.
Atypically-strongcoveroftheGrateful Dead’s“MississippiHalf-Step”endedone ofthefinestfirstsetsoftheyearon ahighnote.Forthesecondset,wewere introducedtothe“jaggedchurn”jamvia the“WysteriaLane,”featuringPeter franticallyshreddingdissonanceontopofa poundingdrumgroovewhileRickpulled switchesfrombliss-ladenpeakstodarker sections.Stillmakingacasefor2022MVP, noversionofWysteriaistobeoverlooked! AdebutofacoverofTalkTalk’s“It’sMy Life”cameaheadofaclassicGoosefourth quartersegmentin“RosewoodHeart”> “Rockdale”>“YourOcean”>“Madhuvan” anda“TurnedClouds”encore.
RedRocks wasalreadyoneofthemost highlyanticipatedshowsoftheyear,even moresothanGoosemasinFebruary. Playingtotheirlargestcrowdata headliningshowyet,acapacitynumberof 9500,thepackedandhistoricvenuewas treatedtoaragerofanight.Openingwitha strongpairingof“Hungersite”>“Silver Rising,”thejamminghighlightoftheshow camein“Tumble,”whichtouchedonthe ‘jaggedchurn’themefrom8/17’sWysteria onceagain.“SeekersontheRidge,” “Animal,”and“Arcadia”roundedoutthe firstset–moreclassicGoose.
Atsetbreak,avideowasplayedforthosein attendanceannouncingthatGoosemas wouldtakeplaceatColorado’s1STBANK CenterovertwonightsinDecember, somethingmetwithraucouscheersfrom thecrowd.Thesecondset,whilecoverheavy,hadsomestrongmomentsinArrow, thecoverdebutofTheNational’s “BloodbuzzOhio”(acrowd-favouritecover), andMoniker’s“Milestone2(SkuxLife),”a somewhatobscuredebut.Subverting almosteveryone’sexpectationsofa “Dripfield”encore,thebandbroughtforth thefirstelectric“ElmegtheWise”since January,agorgeousandsoaringpickto closeoutahistoricnight.
MovingfromthemilestoneshowatRed Rocks,Goosecutlooseatthe Brooklyn Bowl in LasVegas on8/20,droppinga partyshowthatfeaturedawildsit-infrom anElvisimpersonatoronthesecond-setopening“Don’tBeCruel.”Don’tsleepon thisshow,however,asthefirstset’s “EarthlingorAlien?”getsouttherewith somewildRickfireworksandTrevorbass bombsandthesecondset’s“AllINeed” packsalotoffireintoitsrelativelybrief 11minutes.
Averyon-the-nose“CaliforniaMagic” openerat LA’s GreekTheatre wasthefirst songofasong-heavyshow,treatingwest coastfanstothewideselectionavailablein Goose’scatalog.Asit-infromLuciusatthe endofthesecondseton“SlowReady”and acoverofPeterGabriel-original“InYour Eyes”addedanincrediblevibetoboth songs–a‘Goocius’collaborationthatI definitelyhopetoseeagain.Inthesecond set,weweretreatedtothefull‘Driptych’–“Borne”>“Hungersite”>“Dripfield,”as seenonthealbum.Afunsitinfrom TheStringCheeseIncident’sJasonHann duringtheshow-closing“HotTea”brought thefunnighttoaclose.
TheLogginsSuitemadeitsreturnin Tahoe onAugust23rdinashowwithafantastic andfunkyextended“Animal”andawelljammedpairingof“RosewoodHeart”and “Creatures”inthemiddleofthe secondset.
Atthefinalheadliningshowofthesummer intheheartofdowntownPortland,Oregon, Gooseofferedanalmost“TimetoFlee”-like “Elizabeth”jamaheadofthelatter appearinglaterintheset.“WysteriaLane” gaveanotherstandoutappearanceasthe secondsetopenerhere,beingledfrom darknesstothelightbyPeteronorganand craftingalovelyblissjam.Laterintheset, aslowandpatientEmpressbuildledtoone ofthebestversionsoftheyear.
Gooseclosedthefinallegoftheir Dripfield SummerTourwithtwofestival appearances;THINGinPortTownsend,WA andSacredRoseinBridgeview,IL. HighlightedbyanimpressiveCoryWongsitinatSacredRose,hisdistinctguitar-playing styles,bothrhythmandlead,highlighted the“HotTea”asaversionnottobemissed.
Whilethereweren’tasmanystandout massivejamsonthislegofthetouras inJune,Gooseisstillconstantly evolvingandfindingnewwaystopush theenvelope–thisfall,bothontheir headliningOctobertourandTABoosein November,ispoisedtobeevenbigger fortheband’sgrowthastheymoveinto largervenuesandexpandtheirsonic paletteinjams.
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ChoppedGreenOnion
ChoppedCilantro
1) Fillyourlargestpotwithwater.Forreference,mypotisabout3gallons.Placethepotonthe stoveandbeginheatingthewater.Youwillwantittoboilinabout15-20minutes,oraboutas longasthatsweet"Treycadia."
2) Meanwhile,placeyourtopovenrack1/3ofthewaydownandturnthebroileronhigh.Place yourpeeled,wholeonioninabakingtraywithyourgingerroot.Puttheonionandgingerroot underthebroiler.Checkevery5minutesandflipyouroniongingerrootafter10minutes.The gingerrootisheartyandverytoughtoburn(unlikecoachwhocanbefoundburningregularly,) youwillwanttofocusontheonion.Weareintentionallytryingtocharittogiveourbrothextra flavor.
3) Afterabout15-20minutesintheoven(ortheDillon“Madhuvan”),placeyouronionand gingerrootintoboilingwater.Ifyourwaterisn'tboilingyet,turnuptheheatandreminisceabout that“CaliforniaMagic.”Continuetoaddyoursalt,beefbones,andspicepackettothewater.I liketotiemyspicepackettooneofthepot'shandles,soitdoesn'tgetlostinthecooking processandaccidentallyopen.
4) Onceyourwatercomestoaboil,setatimerfor4hours.Boiltheingredientswiththelid cracked,sothatwatercanevaporate.Thiswillincreasetheconcentrationofflavorsandsaltin yourbroth.
5) Afterabout3andahalfhours,pullasmallladle(thatyourgrandmotherboughtyou)fullof broth.Allowitcoolandthenfeeltherush,tastetheflavor.Ifthebrothneedsmoresalt,addit. Onthecontrary,ifyourbrothistoosaltybecauseGooseisn'tplayingGoosemasorNYE anywhereinNewEngland,addsomewaterbackin.Remember,toleavealittlebitofsaltforthe soysauceinyourbowl.
6) Onceyourbrothtimergoesoff,prepareyournoodlesaccordingtothepackageinstructions. Don'tworryifyournoodlesarealittleal-denteoryourbeefisalittleunder-cooked.Thehotbroth willhelpcooktheingredientsinthebowl.Placethenoodlesinthebottomofyourphobowls. Then,layerwithbeansproutsandtheremainingingredients.Next,youwillwanttoaddyour sauces!Finally,ladlebrothintoyourbowluntilitreachesthetopofyouringredients,andenjoy!
7) Whenyouaredoneeating,removeallofthebonesandingredientsfromyourbroth.Now,you canpouryourbrothintoacontainerandstoreitinthefridgeorfreezer.
BonusInterviewQuestions
WhatinspiredyoutostarttheShenanigans
TheinspirationcamefromarealizationthatIamnotthe onlyGoosefanwholovescooking.Alotoftime,weare outontheroadtouring,buttherealityiswedon’tgetto makeeveryshow.So,whenIamoncouchtour,catching thestreamsfromhome,Ifindmyselfcookingupgreat meals.Oneofmyfavoritethingsaboutfoodisthatitis bestwhensharedwithothers.Lifeissomuchmorethan keepingthebestideasforourselves.
Sharingmyideaswithalargercommunityhasbeen mutuallybeneficial.NotonlydoIgettoteach,butIgetto learn.Somemembersareintogardening,whileothersare beekeepers.Othersaregreatcookswhoseefood completelydifferentthanme.Notmuchbringsmorejoyto myheartthancookingforafewhoursonlytohavemy facelightuptothediscoveryofanewflavorcombination.
Tellmeaboutyourthoughtsontheparallels betweencookingandmusic?
Wow,thisagreatquestion!Therearesosimilarities betweenself-discovery,developmentofself-confidence, andthebiggestiscommunity.Itseemslikenothingunites humanitylikeadeliciousmealandgoodmusic.While foodhasthephysicalabilitytofeedourbody,musicworks tonourishoursouls,bothareextremelyimportantfor happiness.
Humilityisalsoabiglesson.Whetheryouarebutchering anewsongorbakinganewcakerecipe,taketimeto learnandbepatientwithyourself.Imaymessuparecipe 3or4timesbeforeIgetit“perfect”,butbeingpatient,not gettingangrywithmyself,andconstantlylearningallows trials2,3,4,etc.tooccur,whichendinself-mastery. Finally,likemusic,recipesripplethroughourlives,itcan empowerimportantdecisions,bringsfamilyandfriends together,convinceustobecomeabetterversionof ourselves,orevenencourageustolookatthebigpicture andstartgardening.
PostonsocialandtagEGT,SSCand #HotTeainRicksKitchen!
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Recipe#6: SoReadyPhoThis
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QuinnGleisner(ShenanigansSupperClub) withspecialguest
Broth 1.5-2lbsofBeefFlankBones OneLargeGingerRoot
OneWholeOnion,Peeled PhoSpicePacket(EasilyFoundonAmazon.Containscinnamonsticks, cloves,corianderseeds,fennel,andstaranise) Salt1/4cuporsoofsalttostartandthentotaste
ChoppedJalapenos(Optional) ChoppedWholeOnion BeanSprouts Mint Instructions
Basil Siracha(Optional) HoisinSauce FishSauce(Optional) SoySauce CookedShrimporThinlySliced CookedBeef
SupperClub(SSC)?
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Thoughit'sonlybeenafewmonthssince thereleaseof Dripfield,whichcontaineda numberofsongsthathavelongsatinthe band’sliverepertoire,thefolksoverat Goosearecontinuingtoloaduponthe unreleasedmaterialin2022.Songslike “RedBird”(whichwaspreviously spotlightedin“TheVoiceBeneaththe Quill”),“Animal”and“Dr.Darkness”have allmadedebutsthisyearwhile simultaneouslycementingthemselvesas favoritesamongtheflock.
Amongthosetunesthatdebutedthisyear, onetunethathasnoticeablynotbeen takenforamuchofaproperjamhasbeen “CaliforniaMagic.”Andthat’sokay.
Debutingatthe9:30ClubbackinMarch, “CaliforniaMagic”dripswithblues-y goodnessandpacksapunchforbeinga rathercompactarrangement.Thesong evokesthesoundofearly-70sGrateful Dead(particularlysongslike“Loser”and “TennesseeJed”),whilealsoretainingthe authenticityofwhathasmadeGoosea householdnameinthejamcommunity: air-tightharmoniesand complimentaryinstrumentals.
Thoughthesongsharesanamewitha magic-themedsupperclubinCalifornia (accordingtoaquickGooglesearch),the songislessaboutthemysticismorthe occultasitisabouthowwefillour everydaylives.Asweenter“spooky season,”wefiguredthisisthebesttimeto demystifythespellbindingaura surrounding“CaliforniaMagic.”
Thefirstverseinthesonggiveswayto imagesofdifferentformsofreligious practiceaswellassomeelements ofmysticism.
“Crypticmystic/Fortunetellerpicnic/ There’snothingwrongwith/Alittle Californiamagic,” Rickushersaftera smooth,blues-infusedintro.Rickbuilds uponexploringthesethemeswhenhe talksabouta“Preacheronabeach”and lifesavingrollerblades.
Atthispoint,oneassumesthebandisjust settingthesceneofwhataCalifornian beachmightlooklikewithrollerblading peopleskatingbyandindividuals discussingtheirbeliefsonthepier.
However,whenthechoruscomesaround, weareofferedabitofasecondguessat whatthissongisabout.
