Arriving early for round two on Sunday, February 5th, the air was electric with anticipation outside the Mission Ballroom on Phil Lesh’s final night in Denver with his friends. Fueled with the outcome of a great first night, multiple conversations in the already forming lines speculated over the musical possibilities of the evening, including the rest of “Dark Star” in lieu of the full moon or an appropriate “Mission In The Rain”. Certainly, the possibility of Billy Strings sitting in was on everyone’s mind, Strings having wrapped his own three night run the day before and sitting in with Ross James and Andy Thorn in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Of course, the “Never Miss a Sunday Show” theory factored into everyone’s predictive model and with all these dynamics, so much potential was still on the table. With everyone’s continued reeling from the outpouring of love and quality playing on Saturday, the energy of night two, from outside the building, was already climbing.

In a guest-filled closer at The Cap, one of the many highlights was Rick and Peter from Goose sitting in on a "Franklin’s Tower" > "The Other One", along with RatDog's Kenny Brooks and the full 10-piece band. We also saw Dred Scott and singer Sasha Dobson on Saturday, and Friday's performance was accentuated by harpist Mikaela Davis joining for most of the show.

For the first weekend of February, Denver’s Mission Ballroom once again became a mecca for travelers seeking the psychedelic and for those who made the leap of faith, the reward was great. Grateful Dead bassist and living legend Phil Lesh gave the Rino district two nights of splendor, sound, and the opportunity once again to rejoice in community under a blanket of aural pleasantries that would defy expectation.

Connecticut-based rock quintet Goose has added additional headline dates to their summer schedule, including a show at Columbus, OH’s KEMBA Live! On June 23, followed by a special Independence Day two-night stand at Asbury Park, NJ’s Stone Pony Summer Stage (July 3-4), and a visit to Saratoga Springs, NY’s venerable Saratoga Performing Arts Center on July 7.

Today the Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival (OMF) announced that Big Boi, Rick Mitarotonda, Peter Anspach, Adam Deitch and Borahm Lee will all take part in the festival’s 6th PoWoW! all-star jam session. Led by the GRAMMY® nominated group Free Nationals, the PoWoW!

Last night, legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir joined Goose for a trio of songs during the first set of the band’s Playing in The Sand Performance in Riviera Maya, Mexico.  Stepping out on the heels of a fiery ‘Pancakes’, Weir’s presence was felt quickly, with the accomplished rhythm player and vocalist leading the way on an acoustic Peggy-O.

Dead & Company's first shows of the year and their Mexico destination festival is upon us! Tune in on nugs.net at ~7:30PM ET for the first performance at Moon Palace in Riviera Cancun. The four-night Playing In The Sand festival package includes Sunday's Goose show for no extra charge, and all concerts can be watched live or on-demand. As always, 48hrs of unlimited playback is included with each show. Join us from the beach!

Connecticut rock band Goose have shared the latest installment in their ongoing behind-the-scenes video series, Day of Show. EP 11 goes backstage for an exclusive look at Goose’s recent co-headline tour with Trey Anastasio Band, including exclusive fly-on-the-wall conversations with Rick Mitarotonda, Peter Anspach, and Anastasio during which the Phish guitarist offers a rare glimpse into how he developed his guitar playing and signature sound from his earliest days until now.

2022 might have been the year of the tiger, but easily could have been the year of Goose, as this band achieved numerous significant milestones. From selling out Radio City Music Hall and Red Rocks, to a co-headlining fall tour with the Trey Anastasio band, this Norwalk, CT based squad literally lived out their own dreams last year.

The rising indie jam squad from Connecticut, Goose, have yet again made a name for themselves as they embarked on their second ever New Years run in Cincinnati, Ohio on December 30, 2022 at the Andrew J Brady Center. This effort evolved into the Cincinnati Mayor declaring December 30th "Goose Day." While the band had never played within the Queen City limits before, they are no strangers to the area having performed twelve times in neighboring Covington, KY.