If you had asked me in June what I thought of Geese, I would have said I knew nothing. I refused to listen to Geese for a long time; I thought they were some new sell-out band that was overhyped and overplayed. Well, gosh, was I wrong. I had the awesome opportunity to attend Hinterland Music Festival in July, and that was the first time I had ever heard Geese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For background, I am a huge alternative music fan; some of my favorite bands include Alice In Chains, Nirvana, Soundgarden, and others from that era. So imagine my surprise when the grungiest man I have seen in a hot minute walks out; I immediately regret all my preconceived notions about them. I was not only discovering what would be one of my favorite bands, but I was also seeing them on the barricade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The moment Cameron Winter opens his mouth and starts singing \u201cHusbands,\u201d <\/em>I was enamoured. Everything I had thought about this band was a falsehood conceived from listening to those who hate this kind of music. I realized they were everything I had always dreamed of; since childhood, I felt sorrow at the thought of never seeing my favorite bands in concert, and here sat Geese, a band that sounds exactly like my childhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I was transported to the back of my mom\u2019s old Ford, buckled in my car seat, listening to whatever 90\u2019s grunge CD she had on. The first time I saw Geese, I felt the world move in slow motion. Then near the end of the set the guitar got slow, and Cameron Winter said, \u201cThis next song is up to interpretation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTrinidad\u201d was an explosive and exciting song that made me want to get up and mosh and headbang and scream. To end this magnificent set on a song with so much energy and umph was such a treat. I felt like Augustus Gloop in the chocolate factory, a gluttonous little mouse soaking up one of the best bands I had heard in a long time. I soaked up the moment and kept the memories close to my heart; I was so grateful to have heard them once, and then a miracle happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In early October, my friend, Bella, told me that the Midland had given KJHK two press passes to see Geese on Oct. 30. She had spun a wheel, and I won. I was going to see Geese again. I felt the light of Heaven befall my soul; I was going to see my new favorite band once again. For the whole month, I planned and sat in excitement for the evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the light of heaven slowly turned to the darkness of Gehenna; the week before the concert, I fell ill. Did I let this bring me down? Of course not; I was seeing my favorite band again, and may my sickness be damned. I rested and took medicine, and by the might of my own strength (and the strength of Tylenol), I came to a full recovery in the nick of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The day of the show, my friend Evan picks me and Bella up, and we are transported to a beautiful theater. This was my first time in the Midland, and my breath was taken away. It was this beautiful Titanic-style building with a really dope general admission section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Evan and I were both recovering from sickness, so we stood at the back and soaked up the music. This was Evan’s and my second time seeing Geese together. I could have never asked for a better friend to see them with; Evan’s infectious energy and light helped bring me back from the dumps of sickness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Together we stood and jammed out; it was the perfect night. This was such an amazing Halloween, one I will never forget. Geese are such incredible performers, and I had the same out-of-body experience at the second show that I did at the first. Trust me, I am now a huge Geese fan; truly such an amazing time I had at both shows. Honk Honk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you had asked me in June what I thought of Geese, I would have said I knew nothing. I refused to listen to Geese for a long time; I thought they were some new sell-out band that was overhyped and overplayed. Well, gosh, was I wrong. I had the awesome opportunity to attend Hinterland Music Festival in July, and that was the first time I had ever heard Geese. 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