I Just Read About That…

[ATTENDED: May 31, 2025] Geese

There had been some buzz around Geese when they were announced as openers for this show.  I knew their song Cowboy Nudes and found it odd but very catchy.

As this show came around, they started playing another song on the radio and I realized that Geese is pretty weird. So I was curious what their live show would be like.  We arrived pretty early, but the pit was already pretty crowded.  Turns out Geese already had a huge fanbase.  The front of the pit was full of big time Geese fans.

They opened their set with Islands of Man, and I thought that the most distinctive thing about the band (Cameron’s voice) was rather subdued. The song starts softly and fairly quietly with interesting guitar parts from Emily Green.

And the rest of the band was amazing too.  As the show went on, I couldn’t take my eyes off of drummer Max Bassin–he was doing some wild and complex parts.  And midway through the show I realized that bassist Dominic DiGesu was playing some amazing fills too.

For Jesse, Cameron continued to sing in a kind of subdued manner, until the bridge where he got a little shouty.  And it worked really well with the jamming music.  Tomorrows Crusades was super catchy with a great guitar line and Cameron singing in a kind of falsetto. 

Au Pays du Cocaine is a slower song (I could imagine lighters being waved around for this one) where Cameron’s odd delivery starts to shine somewhat.  Half Real continues in this slow vein and I did worry a bot about the songs not really going anywhere.  The songs didn’t seem to have any hooks.

And then they launched into the frenetic and chaotic fun of 2122.  It feels like a old garage rocker with more riffs than one song should have.  Midway through the song they segued into Pink Floyd’s Interstellar Overdrive and then back into 2122 (which I assume has something to do with Rush, but I’m not sure).

Then they played Cowboy Nudes.  I wasn’t even sure if they were going to, but I was so psyched that they did.  And it’s such a weird juxtaposition both from the craziness of 2122 and of their more mellow stuff.  It’s got a full on jam band vibe with that guitar riff and then the big sing along chorus just makes the song that much more fun–chicka chicka cha.

Taxes had just started getting airplay and boy is it a weird song–minimal instrumentation and Cameron’s warbling voice.  I’m so curious what it is that so many people love about this weird band. They are so non mainstream, I love the attention they are getting.   Perhaps people just love these lyrics

If you want me to pay my taxes
You better come over with a crucifix
You’re gonna have to nail me down

4D Country starts slowly and it felt like Cameron was stretching out the slow part before the bouncing rocking part came in.  By the end of the song it had turned into a wold jamming freakout, especially from Bassin who was really enjoying himself.

It segued into St Elmo a song that feels like a barroom stomper.  When they finished up they realized that tey still had like two minutes to play so they did a wild jam session which was a won of fun.

I wasn’t sure if I’d want to see them again and I knew I wouldn’t be going when they did their headline tour.  But maybe next time they come around I’ll look into seeing them again now that I know more about what they’re like.  And yes, I feel lucky that I saw them before they got huge.

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