2025 will probably not be denoted in the history books as the year of belief. Public distrust is at an all-time high , as are food prices , and more than ever it seems like Americans want something to have faith in .

At their show Friday night at Paradise Rock Club, the Brooklyn-originated rock band found out just how much Boston believes in them.

The show – already crowded by Dove Ellis’s powerful opening set, which included a masterful cover of Gillian Welch’s “April the 14th, Part 1” – truly began 10 minutes before Geese took the stage.

A low thrumming chant of “Geese, Geese, Geese, Geese” emanated from the middle of the crowd around 9:05 – falling into a shower of cheers as the band appeared on stage at 9:15.

Geese – made up of Cameron Winter on vocals, Emily Green on guitar,

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