Goose with D. James Goodwin

BY JULIANA BERNSTEIN, GEOFF STANFIELD

Connecticut-based Goose is a band with what might seem a meteoric rise into the public consciousness, but they have been building a loyal fan base the same way that artists like the Grateful Dead and Phish had before them, with nearly a decade of endless touring. Their latest release, Everything Must Go, and 2022's Dripfield, were both produced and engineered by D. James Goodwin [Tape Op #138]. I caught up with Goose frontman, Rick Mitarotonda and Goodwin to chat about the recording of Everything Must Go, capturing the energy of a live band experience, experimentation in the studio, and D. James Goodwin's quest to make the greatest jam band studio album of all time. This interview is also available as #107 of the Tape Op Podcast.

Rob Evans: Over the Moon with the Dave Matthews Band

BY SAM RETZER, AARON FARRINGTON

Rob and I used to warm up for high school jazz band practices with an endless vamp of “Too Many Puppies” by Primus on drums and bass, respectively. In our small town of Waynesboro, Virginia, the turn of the ‘90s saw the thump of Led Zeppelin morph into the churn of Slint as we discovered the joys of home recording. Fast forward 30 years, and after two decades with the Dave Matthews Band, Rob has built a life within the recording studio. Working with the group on a number of studio and live releases – many at Dave's Haunted Hollow Studio – Rob has also helped to preserve the band’s massive archive of live recordings. Handling a large share of the production on their 2023 LP, Walk Around the Moon, one can’t help but wonder if Rob’s influence rubbed off on some of those harder rock grooves. We walked around Garden City, Long Island, to discuss Rob’s passage from basement to stadium.

Will Killingsworth & Dead Air Studios

BY SAM RETZER, MEGHAN MINIOR

If you know a thing or two about punk and hardcore from the last few decades, you’ll know the name Will Killingsworth. His band, Orchid, brought unbridled passion to the ‘90s screamo scene, while Bucket Full of Teeth explored more noisy experimental fringes. From his Dead Air Studios in Amherst, Massachusetts, Will has recorded and mixed countless bands, such as Jeromes Dream, Self Defense Family, Full of Hell, and Hoax, plus mastered a staggering 1,500 projects and counting. By staying committed to the punk mindset, Dead Air has become synonymous with offering affordable services for extreme music. We spoke shortly after Orchid’s triumphant return to the West Coast for their recent reunion shows. And don’t even get me started on those Dead Air pedals!

h. pruz: Red sky at morning

BY FELIX WALWORTH, JOHN BACCIGALUPPI