It was a quick road trip to Indianapolis, but we packed a lot into 24 hours… and got an amazing show out of it to boot.

My buddies (Matt and Jeff) and I left Detroit early, got into Indy around noon, and stopped for lunch at this high-end food hall/bar called The Garage. They’ve got Greek, Indian, Brazilian, Asian, BBQ, Sushi, Lobster, Cuban, Dumplings, Pizza, etc… If you’re in Indy, I recommend it. After lunch we checked into our AirBNB, which was a super-cool two-bedroom apartment on the 15th floor overlooking downtown, and took our time getting ready for the show. Around 6:00, we headed  downtown to the venue… walking past “The Circle” and the Artsgarden, and were able to get into the venue pretty quickly. The main merch tent was pretty crowded, but we found out there was a second table set up on the other side of the venue, so we headed over there and were able to snag a show print almost immediately. We wandered a bit, met up with friends, ran into familiar faces, and I even jumped into a hacky sack circle for a few rounds (it’d been years, and it showed).

The show kicked off with Doc Brown, which was my buddy Jeff’s LAST Goose original he was looking to check off his list. We all cheered for his accomplishment, and knew right then we were in for a treat that night. The All I Need that followed seemed short, although that is only because it didn’t stretch past the 30 minute mark like AIN is known to do from time to time. It was followed by one that I had been chasing… Father John Misty’s “I’m Writing A Novel”. Atlas Dogs was up next (another song I have been paying a lot more attention to lately), followed by a solid Yeti that showcased Trevor on bass. They ended the set with one of the best versions of Everything Must Go I've heard yet.

Set Two kicked off with Danger Zone… which is one of those songs I never really expected I’d catch. It’s a song I wasn’t fond of at first, but their unique take on the song has grown on me, and I am happy to have caught it. It segued into a wonderful Creatures, which really embraced the patient build of the “Oh, this moment is the only thing you know” part… which segued into Shama (a treat, that I have been privileged to catch more than once now)… which segued into Moby (another one I didn’t expect I’d ever catch)… which segued into Dripfield… which segued into Rosewood Heart. The entire second set was just one beautiful moment that transitioned into another beautiful moment… which transitioned into another beautiful moment… etc… I loved the Creatures > Shama > Moby, and Dripfield is one of my favorites. To get such a beautiful Rosewood to close set two was just a bonus. 

The Empress of Organos encore stretched past the 15 minute mark, and left us all on a high note… as Empress often does. 

Writing A Novel was probably the high point of the night for me, but Doc Brown, Danger Zone, Moby were also firsts for me. The Everything Must Go was my favorite jam of the night, although the Rosewood can’t be overlooked. Getting a Creatures > Shama is always a treat, and this one gave us a Moby as the cherry on top. Whether this was your first show, or your hundred and first show… I can’t really think of anything ANYONE could complain about. A solid setlist, with some rarities… a couple really good jams, on a gorgeous night at a beautiful venue, with a great show print to take home afterwards. Thanks Goose! Thanks Indy!