January 12, 2024 at Ace Of Cups in Columbus, OH I got to experience the social media juggernaut and opportunist band known as Silly Goose. Even though I've seen them on four other occasions, nonconsensually.
If you are not already aware of these guys, they are the band that started in the Bucc-ee's and Taco Bell parking lots, playing outside of festivals such as Coachella and Inkcarceration. The viral mosh pits that you came across on your TikTok and Reels feeds, whether you wanted them to or not. And this is exactly how I found these guys, walking out of Inkcarceration in 2023 and 2024.
Originating from Atlanta, Georgia, the self-proclaimed "Rap-Rock Jesus" group blur the lines between genres. Genre-fluid, if you will. Every song is a blend of nu-metal, hardcore, rap-rock, thrash, and etc etc.
The name alone is enough to draw a crowd. Combine that with merch so sick it gave me COVID, an unapologetic enthusiasm, and an endless onslaught of heavy riffs, you have a recipe for a good time. The sold out crowd at Ace Of Cups (250 people) would be more than inclined to agree.
Stage dives, crowd surfs, circle pits, wall of death, a cover of Deftones' "Shove It", this show had it all in a cramped bar next to Ohio State's campus. And while the venue sold out of Liquid Death by the time I arrived, I was more than thrilled to be there.
Truly though, I have all the respect in the world for Silly Goose as they tote their own trailer, equipment, and everything else on what I would think is their own dime. Living off of classic Ramen and cheap pizza (again, just assuming) but they seem to be as independent as it gets and they are loving every second of it. The enthusiasm mentioned above oozes in every lyric, and radiates into a crowd of rowdy 20-30 somethings. They demand a stage presence without asking for it. I've only seen on a handful of occasions a crowd so ready and willing to throw caution into the wind, maybe (MAYBE) three of them with health insurance, and start a circle pit on command.
Get on the Silly Goose Train now before it runs you over, with the force of a million Fred Dursts.
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