Goose closed out a three-night run in Chicago by making contact with the first standalone “(satellite)” in five years. Friday’s show at The Salt Shed marked the instrumental’s third performance overall and first appearance since April 18th, 2019 at The Mercury Lounge in New York City.

Found on Goose’s 2021 sophomore studio album Shenanigans Nite Club, “(satellite)” is an instrumental addendum tacked onto the end of the band’s trademark “So Ready”. On Friday, however, “(satellite)” was launched into orbit on its own in the second set, coming out of an unfinished “Dripfield”. The instrumental continued the preceding jam’s momentum, as drummer Cotter Ellis kept his foot on the gas and—along with bassist Trevor Weekz—provided a platform for guitarist Rick Mitarotonda to fire off frenetic leads of growing intensity. Out of the crescendoing improvisation, the band found its way to a nostalgic cover of Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band‘s “Hollywood Nights” before “Give it Time” closed the second set.

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Though “(satellite)” has been around since 2018, and its partner “So Ready” since 2015, Saturday’s show placed a heavy emphasis on new Goose compositions. Of the song-heavy 13-song performance, five of the 11 originals were debuted this year. “Hot Love & The Lazy Poet”, “Give it Time”, and the relevant “Zalt” were introduced alongside new drummer Cotter Ellis during a run at The Capitol Theatre in April. The remaining “One in, One Out” and “Big Modern!” were added to the songbook on the band’s current fall tour.

Check out a gallery of images from Goose at The Salt Shed courtesy of photographer Daniel Ojeda along with fan-shot videos from Scott Sigman and professional audio. The band’s tour continues tonight, September 14th in Minneapolis, MN. Find tickets and a full list of tour dates on Goose’s website. Listen to each show on the tour and tune in to subscriber-exclusive livestreams on  nugs.net. Not a nugs subscriber yet? Sign up for a seven-day free trial here. [Editor’s Note: Live For Live Music is a nugs affiliate. Ordering your nugs subscription or purchasing a download via the links on this page helps support our coverage of the world of live music. Thank you for reading!]

Goose — “Atlas Dogs” — 9/13/24

Goose — “Zalt” — 9/13/24

Goose — “Dripfield” > “(satellite)” — 9/13/24

Goose — The Salt Shed — Chicago, IL — 9/13/24 — Full Audio

Setlist: Goose | The Salt Shed | Chicago, IL | 9/13/24

Set One: Hot Love & The Lazy Poet, One In, One Out > Borne > Silver Rising, Atlas Dogs > Big Modern!
Set Two: Zalt > State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.)[1], Dripfield[2] -> (satellite) > Hollywood Nights[3], Give it Time
Encore: Arcadia[2] -> Zalt
Coach’s Notes:
[1] Jim James.
[2] Unfinished.
[3] Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band.

Show Notes: (satellite) was played on its own for the first time since April 18, 2019 (361 shows).