

“It’s an interesting comparison, because we’re so much better than Jimi Hendrix and he’s so much better than Leonard Cohen,” vocalist Cameron Winter quips from a choppy Zoom screen, as he walks around New York.

That sort of sonic whiplash makes for a puzzling booking decision, though Devine was quick to liken the back-to-back, far-ranging spectrum of volumes to Jimi Hendrix and Leonard Cohen sharing a lineup card at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970. After their raucous performance, prolific singer/songwriter Kevin Devine took to the stage with his acoustic guitar to deliver solo renditions of songs from a career-spanning setlist.

Just a few days before I hop on a call with some members of Geese, the Brooklyn rock quintet played a set at Maker Park Radio’s six-year anniversary festival on Staten Island.
