Who We Are: Goose, From Wilton, Connecticut
We're Goose, a band from Wilton, Connecticut. If you've found your way to our merch, here's the short version of who we are and how we got here.
Where did Goose start?
Goose was formed in 2014 in Wilton, Connecticut, by Rick Mitarotonda, Ben Atkind and Trevor Weeks. Ben played drums with us until 2023. Since 2024 the lineup has been:
- Rick Mitarotonda: guitar and vocals
- Trevor Weeks: bass and vocals
- Peter Anspach: keyboards, guitar and vocals
- Cotter Ellis: drums and vocals
Where does the name come from?
From an inside joke, dating back to Rick's time working at a taco shop in Colorado. That's all we'll say about it.
What do we sound like?
Rock, funk and psychedelic rock, with a lot of room to jam. We call it indie groove. The songs live on our studio records, but on stage they stretch out, and no two nights are played quite the same way.
How did the shows grow?
A set at the Peach Music Festival in 2019 helped people hear about us. In June 2020 we played eight livestreamed concerts from a barn, the Bingo Tour. In 2022 we played two nights at Radio City Music Hall, and on 28 June 2025 we headlined Madison Square Garden for the first time, for 4 hours and 2 minutes.
What's in the shop?
Our merch carries the same mood as the music: psychedelic poster art, neon logos, flowers, skulls and cosmic creatures, on tees, long sleeves, crewnecks and hoodies, with kids' and youth sizes too. Every product page has its own size chart.
Browse the Goose shop and find the design that sounds like your favourite jam.