Goose Takes Richmond: Rick Mitarotonda on Flow and Freedom

by Scott Dickens | ELECTRONIC & EXPERIMENTAL, FUNK & JAZZ, MUSIC, REGGAE & JAM, ROCK & INDIE

Goose is back in Richmond this week for a two-night stand at the Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront. For guitarist and vocalist Rick Mitarotonda, it’s another chance to chase what he calls “flow state” the unpredictable current that runs through both their songs and...

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