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Flying High: How Jam Band Goose Is Bringing The Genre To New Generations


Goose's members on bringing the genre of jam bands to new generations on tour — and how they're looking to blur the lines between jam and indie rock.

Since exploding during the pandemic, thanks in part to its savvy embrace of livestreams and drive-in concerts, Goose has become a touring force: The band that was playing small clubs in 2019 will headline New York’s Madison Square Garden in June for the first time. Jam-world titans like the Grateful Dead’s Bobby Weir and Phil Lesh and Phish’s Trey Anastasio have helped to burnish Goose’s credentials as the Next Great Jam Band, performing with its members and exposing it to veteran audiences in the process. Goose quickly started garnering buzz, thanks in part to an opening slot for the jam band Spafford and a widely shared 2019 performance at the Allman Brothers Band-founded Peach Music Festival.

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