Ghosts of Jupiter/The Chops

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Ghosts of Jupiter is a psychedelic rock band based out of the Boston area, previously known as the Nate Wilson Group. Led by former Percy Hill keyboardist Nate Wilson, the band features a loud, riff-heavy sound inspired by classic rock groups such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Cream.

Nate Wilson: Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Flute

Pierre Aleksi: Guitar

Thomas Lada: Bass, Keyboards

Barrett Goeman: Drums

Ghosts of Jupiter

The goal of starting the Chops was to provide improvised music to fans with a unique take that is more raw than what is around. Compositions are heavily inspired by west coast psychedelic rock, the Bosstown sound and the Nuggets Collection album. During the debut show of the Chops, the band’s name came to be when an older man asked what the band’s name was. He exclaimed that the band had big ‘chops’ while asking. The name was originally going to be temporary but soon got solidified as permanent.

The brainchild of 1960s psychedelic music lover, songwriter, singer and guitarist Seth Gomez, the Chops has grown from a seed of 1960s flower power into an up-and-coming jamband blossoming into the New England music scene. Formed in 2019 with a vision of blending vintage rock musicality with modernity, the band featured a rotating lineup before settling with full-time members Bethany Komine (bass), Chris Celucci (drums), Emma Derhak (vocals), Matt Glickman (Zach Nugent, Buddahfly) on keyboards and Seth Gomez on guitar. The Chops have shared stages and bills with Mihali (Twiddle), the Magic Beans, Big Something, Max Creek, and more. Members have also performed alongside members of the Grateful Dead and Furthur (late Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh’s band).

The Chops