NYC's New Kings Of Rock: Geese

Winter on Stage at Carnegie Hall; Credit: GQ

For a long time, many have wondered whether rock as a genre itself is “dead”. Since the 90s, it’s seemed like the genre has seeped back into the cultural underground, lost in the cultural periphery. But Brooklyn’s Fort Greene has produced a new phenomenon that has turned the tides of popular culture. 

Formed in 2016 by a group of friends at Brooklyn Friends School, Geese has exploded into the mainstream following the release of their latest album, Getting Killed, and popular songs off that album like Taxes and Au Pays du Cocaine. Led by frontman Cameron Winter, recent performance venues have included Saturday Night Live, matched with an encore of Cameron Winter’s eye popping acoustic set at Carnegie Hall. Fueled by a unique mix of 70s rock, post-punk, and 2000s indie, Geese has found a seat atop New York City’s music scene, invigorating audiences young and old alike.

Now, the time has come for Geese to certify themselves as New York’s most prominent ugly ducklings; the band has secured a headlining spot at Governor’s Ball Music Festival, the premier musical event within City limits. They’ll feature alongside Lorde, Stray Kids, and A$AP Rocky, a  group of city kids writing their names in the history books next to the moment’s global sensation, a return to the mainstream for small-time rockers.