[DID NOT ATTEND: November 13, 2025] Geese / Dove Ellis
My wife and I saw Geese open for Vampire Weekend back in May. It was about a month before they really blew up. They had a couple of singles that I’d heard and I loved Cowboy Nudes. Soon after this show they released Getting Killed and became the most popular band in America.
I probably should have gone to this show because I’m sure the next time they play Philly it will be at a much bigger venue. I’m not as 100% about them as everyone else is. I like them more and more as I hear more and more. But I am genuinely puzzled at why they are so popular. I mean, they are really weird. Musically they are fantastic though. And live they were really great. Yea, I probably should have gone to this one.
Dove Ellis has started to get a bunch of airplay on WXPN but I didn’t know anything about them. He’s an Irish folk singer named Thomas O’Donoghue. I can hear a vague connection to Geese in Dove Ellis’ sound (not that I think they influenced him or anything). He’s got an alt folk sound and is catchy but a little weird. I’m curious to see how much more popular he gets.
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