Complete List Of Goose Band Members

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Emerging from the basement shows and local bars of Connecticut, Goose formed in 2014 and grew into one of the most prominent American rock bands associated with the modern jam scene. The current lineup consists of Rick Mitarotonda on guitar and vocals, Trevor Weekz on bass, Peter Anspach on keyboards, guitar, and vocals, and Cotter Ellis on drums.

Goose released its debut album, Moon Cabin, in 2016, followed by Shenanigans Nite Club in 2021 and Dripfield in 2022. The band entered another prolific period with Everything Must Go and Chain Yer Dragon in 2025, followed by its sixth full-length studio album, BIG MODERN!, in 2026. Goose has also issued shorter studio projects and an extensive collection of live recordings documenting individual concerts and tours.

The band gained significant attention after its performance at the 2019 Peach Music Festival. Goose later shared stages with musicians and groups including Dead & Company, Dave Matthews, Trey Anastasio, and Bob Weir. The band performed at Radio City Music Hall in June 2022, with Trey Anastasio joining the group during the third set on June 25. Goose headlined Madison Square Garden for the first time on June 28, 2025.

Goose has experienced several lineup changes throughout its history. Founding drummer Ben Atkind departed in December 2023, and Cotter Ellis joined as his replacement in February 2024. Percussionist Jeff Arevalo, who became a member in 2020, left the band in 2025. Peter Anspach joined in 2017 after several musicians had filled the keyboard position during the group’s formative years. The complete roster of current and former members is detailed below.

Rick Mitarotonda

Rick Mitarotonda co-founded Goose in 2014 and has served as the band’s principal guitarist and one of its lead vocalists throughout its history. Mitarotonda attended Berklee College of Music, where he met drummer Ben Atkind. Before Goose, Mitarotonda, Atkind, Trevor Weekz, and keyboardist and vocalist Matt Campbell performed together in the band Vasudo.

After returning to Connecticut from Colorado, Mitarotonda formed Goose with Weekz and Atkind. His guitar playing, vocals, and songwriting became central to the band’s sound as it moved from Connecticut basement shows and local bars to major theaters, amphitheaters, and arenas.

Mitarotonda has appeared on all six of Goose’s full-length studio albums: Moon Cabin, Shenanigans Nite Club, Dripfield, Everything Must Go, Chain Yer Dragon, and BIG MODERN!. He was also part of the band’s breakthrough 2019 Peach Music Festival performance, the 2020 Bingo Tour livestream series, the 2022 Radio City Music Hall concerts, and Goose’s first headlining appearance at Madison Square Garden in 2025.

Trevor Weekz

Trevor Weekz co-founded Goose in 2014 and has remained the band’s bassist throughout its history. A native of Wilton, Connecticut, Weekz first played with Rick Mitarotonda in Vasudo, the group that preceded Goose. That band also included Ben Atkind and Matt Campbell.

Weekz has performed on all six Goose full-length studio albums, beginning with Moon Cabin in 2016 and continuing through BIG MODERN! in 2026. His bass work provides the foundation for the band’s combination of structured songwriting, deep grooves, and extended improvisation.

Weekz participated in Goose’s 2019 Peach Music Festival performance, its 2020 Bingo Tour, the Radio City Music Hall concerts with Trey Anastasio, and the band’s first headlining show at Madison Square Garden. He has also contributed vocals and spoken-word passages to the group’s performances and recordings.

Peter Anspach

Peter Anspach joined Goose in 2017 as a keyboardist, guitarist, and vocalist. His arrival brought long-term stability to instrumental roles that had changed several times during the band’s earliest years. Anspach’s ability to move between keyboards and guitar became an important part of Goose’s expanding live and studio sound.

Anspach has appeared on the full-length studio albums Shenanigans Nite Club, Dripfield, Everything Must Go, Chain Yer Dragon, and BIG MODERN!. His keyboards, synthesizers, guitar playing, and vocals helped the band broaden its arrangements while preserving the improvisational approach that drives its concerts.

Anspach performed during Goose’s Radio City Music Hall run, its co-headlining tour with the Trey Anastasio Band, and its first headlining concert at Madison Square Garden. He has also played an important role in the preparation and release of the band’s extensive archive of live recordings.

Cotter Ellis

Cotter Ellis joined Goose as its drummer in February 2024, following the departure of founding member Ben Atkind. Ellis entered the group after Goose had already established itself as a major touring act, and his arrival began a new chapter for the band’s rhythm section.

Ellis contributed to Everything Must Go, released in April 2025. That album was assembled from sessions spanning more than one lineup and included drumming by Ellis as well as former members Ben Atkind and Jeff Arevalo. Ellis also performed on Chain Yer Dragon and became the drummer for the current four-piece lineup heard on BIG MODERN!.

Ellis performed with Goose during the 2024 Soulshine benefit concert at Madison Square Garden and was behind the drum kit when the band headlined the arena for the first time in June 2025. He contributes drums, percussion, and vocals to the group’s current configuration.

Ben Atkind

Ben Atkind co-founded Goose in 2014 and served as the band’s drummer through December 2023. He met Rick Mitarotonda at Berklee College of Music and played with Mitarotonda, Trevor Weekz, and Matt Campbell in Vasudo before the formation of Goose.

Atkind performed on Moon Cabin, Shenanigans Nite Club, and Dripfield. His drumming was central to Goose’s rise from Connecticut clubs and basement shows to major festivals and venues. He played during the band’s breakthrough set at the 2019 Peach Music Festival, the 2020 Bingo Tour, the 2022 Radio City Music Hall concerts, and the co-headlining tour with the Trey Anastasio Band.

Although Atkind left Goose before the release of the band’s 2025 albums, his previously recorded drum performances appear on portions of Everything Must Go and Chain Yer Dragon. His tenure covered the period in which Goose developed its early sound and became a nationally recognized touring band.

Ben Teeters

Ben Teeters served briefly as a drummer during Goose’s formation period in 2014. His time with the group came before the recording of Moon Cabin and before the band had established the lineup that would carry it through its first major period of growth.

Teeters’s association with Goose was limited to the group’s earliest Connecticut performances. Ben Atkind became the band’s long-term drummer and remained in that position until December 2023.

Isaac Slutzky

Isaac Slutzky played keyboards with Goose during the band’s formation year in 2014. His tenure occurred during the group’s earliest period, before the recording of Moon Cabin and before Goose developed a stable long-term keyboard position.

Slutzky was followed by several other keyboardists during the band’s formative years. Peter Anspach eventually joined in 2017 and remained with the group.

Peter Castaldi

Peter Castaldi performed guitar with Goose from 2015 to 2016. He was part of the band while it was still developing its identity through Connecticut club, bar, and basement performances.

Castaldi’s tenure came before Goose’s national breakthrough and ended before Peter Anspach joined the band in 2017. His time with Goose represents part of the changing instrumental lineup that surrounded the group’s earliest work.

Chris “Doc” Capozzoli

Chris “Doc” Capozzoli played keyboards with Goose from 2015 to 2016. He joined during the band’s formative period and was one of several musicians who filled the keyboard role before the arrival of Peter Anspach.

Capozzoli’s tenure overlapped with the era surrounding the recording and release of Moon Cabin. He departed before Goose achieved its breakthrough at the 2019 Peach Music Festival.

Patrick “Butters” Carr

Patrick “Butters” Carr performed keyboards and guitar with Goose from 2015 to 2016. His ability to contribute on more than one instrument made him part of the flexible early lineup while the group continued developing its sound.

Carr left during a period of significant personnel changes. Kris Yunker subsequently filled the keyboard position before Peter Anspach joined in 2017.

Kris Yunker

Kris Yunker served as Goose’s keyboardist from 2016 to 2017. He joined after the departures of several earlier keyboard players and performed with the group during the period following the release of Moon Cabin.

Yunker’s time with Goose ended when Peter Anspach joined the band in 2017. Anspach’s arrival provided the long-term stability that the keyboard and multi-instrumentalist position had lacked during the band’s first several years.

Aaron Hagele

Aaron Hagele performed percussion with Goose from 2016 to 2018. His tenure covered part of the band’s early development after the recording of Moon Cabin and before its 2019 Peach Music Festival breakthrough.

Hagele’s presence gave Goose an expanded percussion setup during a period when the band was building its audience through regional performances. After his departure, Goose continued without a dedicated additional percussionist until Jeff Arevalo joined in 2020.

Jeff Arevalo

Jeff Arevalo joined Goose in 2020 as a percussionist and later contributed drums, vocals, and guitar. A Berklee College of Music graduate, Arevalo entered the band during the COVID-19 pandemic and participated in the Bingo Tour livestream series.

Arevalo appeared on Shenanigans Nite Club and Dripfield, and his previously recorded work also appears on Everything Must Go. He performed during Goose’s concerts at Radio City Music Hall, the co-headlining tour with the Trey Anastasio Band, and numerous other shows from the band’s rapid rise in the early 2020s.

In February 2025, Goose announced that Arevalo would step away from touring. The band announced the following month that he was no longer a member. His departure ended a five-year tenure and left Goose operating as the four-piece lineup of Mitarotonda, Weekz, Anspach, and Ellis.

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Updated August 1, 2026.

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