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In 1992 Adam Gardner (guitar/vocals), Ryan Miller (guitar/vocals) and Brian Rosenworcel (bongos/drums) met at Tufts University freshmen orientation. 2003 saw the addition of Joe Pisapia, a Tennesee native who brings a bit of southern charm to the Boston born band. Classified by their unique sense of humor, stunning bongo playing and creative guitar licks this band brings a different sound to the airwaves.
The band has just finished their fifth studio album, Ganging Up on the Sun, available for purchase on June 20, 2006. Previous albums include Goldfly, Parachute, Lost & Gone Forever and Keep it Together.
The band has just finished their fifth studio album, Ganging Up on the Sun, available for purchase on June 20, 2006. Previous albums include Goldfly, Parachute, Lost & Gone Forever and Keep it Together.
Guster Trivia
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GUSTER SUMMER TOUR
Note Cancellations and Date Changes
Guster is on tour, crossing the country and the sea bringing music to you! They'll be doing most of the tour with the band, Nada Surf. Tickets on sale at Ticketmater.com for most events, many available for pre-sale from Guster Ticketing (password: guster)Don't forget the new CD Ganging Up on the Sun is in stores now(see below to order)!
8/16 - Essex Junction, VT
Champlain Valley Fairgrounds
With Ray LaMontagne and Yonder Mountain String
8/17 - Saratoga Spring, NY
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
With Ray LaMontagne and Rogue Wave
8/18 - Holmdel, NJ
PNC Bank Arts Center
With Ray LaMontagne and Yonder Mountain String
8/19 - Portland, ME
Cumberland County Civic Center
With Ray LaMontagne and Rogue Wave
9/14 - Dallas, TX - note new venue!
Gypsy Tea Room
With Tristan Prettyman
9/15 (Day) - Austin, TX
Austin City Limits Festival
Guster plays first day on this three-day festival
Set time is 2:30PM
9/15 (Night) - Austin, TX
La Zona Rosa
With Gomez
9/16 - Houston, TX
Verizon Wireless Theater
With Tristan Prettyman
9/17 - New Orleans, LA
House of Blues
With Tristan Prettyman
9/19 - Tulsa, OK
Cain's Ballroom
With Nada Surf and Tristan Prettyman
9/20 - Columbia, MO
The Blue Note - Outdoor Show
FREE show!
9/22 - Kansas City, MO
City Market
With Nada Surf and Tristan Prettyman
9/23 - Denver, CO
City Lights Pavilion
With Nada Surf and Tristan Prettyman
Guster Albums
These are their studio albums. Check below for other Guster releases! Click the Album titles for complete song lists and album info.
- Ganging Up on The Sun
- NEW ALBUM - IN STORES NOW
Click above to order for $10/free shipping - Parachute
- This was their first album and gave birth to Happy Frappy, Mona Lisa and Scars and Stitches .
Join the Street Team
Get a Free Download of <i> Empire State</i>
When you join the street team you'll have access to special street team info, downloads and much more! Just for signing up the boys are giving you a free, LEGAL, download of Empire State off their new album (released 6/20/06).
To join click here .
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Road Journal
Keep Up With The Current Tour
Guster's own Brian Rosenworcel keeps track of the band's hijinks while they traverse the country. You can see past Road Journal Entries here.
August 5 - Wolf Trap
know it seems like an overzealous fan jumped up on stage at Wolf Trap in Virginia the other night and did the "I'm on stage for a split second" freak-out dance, only to have that split-second masterfully caught on camera before security and/or Scooter whisked her away... but the truth is it's a picture of Katie, the girl at Wolf Trap whose job it is to interpret our lyrics in sign language for ... our... deaf fans?
Anyway before it seems like I'm complaining and/or insensitive and/or about to get whisked away by Scooter, let me say that we've experienced the side-of-the-stage-signer a few times before at Guster concerts, and we're totally into it -- in fact it might make us a little too happy. Apparently, during the second line of "Manifest Destiny" when Ryan dropped the F-bomb, me and Joe were both craning our necks over to the side to see what Katie was gonna do. She did crack a smile, but I didn't see her insert her right index finger into an O formed by her left hand and push it in and out a few times the way I thought she would. Later in the set, Ryan sang the rap theme from "Revenge of the Nerds" over a generic beat to see if she could keep up with him, and because he has it memorized.
After the show we met Katie, who confessed that she liked our band and knew most of the lyrics without the help of her little teleprompter or whatever was feeding her the words. She even told me she'd done some set list research to prepare for the concert, and that there seems to be 10 songs we play every night, and then about 20 others we rotate into the remaining 9 or 10 slots in the set. Jesus, are we that predictable? No! We made Katie sign the Revenge of the Nerds rap. Because Ryan has it memorized.
The two shows Tuesday and Wednesday night in Virginia were probably the hottest shows (temperature-hot) I can ever remember, with the exception of the in-store we did last week in Indianapolis. Josh, feeling exceptionally bold due to 48 hours of heat-stroke and the news that he might get to play keyboards Thursday night on Conan with us, has demanded that he get his own fan, paid for by Guster Inc., to keep with him at the monitor desk.
To read the conclusion of this road journal and see images, click
Guster Blog
Available at MySpace.com
This blog is updated by Guster's management team - it's a great source of funny stories and info!
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byGreat Stuff on Amazon
Guster on Ice: Live from Portland, Maine
BEST VALUE -- DVD & CD of Portland Concert - great extras!!
Amazon Price: $15.49 (as of 01/06/2010) 
Guster on Ice: Live from Portland, Maine
CD of their two nights in Portland, ME
Amazon Price: $19.98 (as of 01/06/2010)
Keep It Together
Most recent studio album - features Amsterdam.
Amazon Price: $13.98 (as of 01/06/2010)
Lost and Gone Forever
This album really got the boys noticed!
Amazon Price: $13.98 (as of 01/06/2010)
Parachute
This was their first album - remember The Great Big Friend?
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 01/06/2010)
Guster on eBay
They always donate to great causes - do your part!
Recent auctions include tickets, autographed guitars and even the staples Adam got put in his head after he hit it on a tampon dispenser. When they've got auctions, you'll see them below.
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Video of the Week
Guster Videos from YouTube
Check this area out to see a new Guster video every week - this week, Fa Fa. I was at this concert - Fa Fa, live is a beautiful thing.
Guster at Chicago on July 28, 2006
Guster playing FaFaFa at the Charter One Pavilion on Northerly Island in Chicago on a hot and humid July 28, 2006
curated content from YouTube
Causes and Side Projects
What Guster Does When They Aren't Singing For You
- Joe Marc's Brother
- This is Joe Pisapia's other (and first) band!
- REVERB
- This is an environmental organization started by Adam. The cause has been joined by other artists such as BNL, Alanis Morrisette and Bonnie Rait.
- The LeeVees
- Do you hate being a Jew on Christmas a la South Park? Then the LeeVee's are for you. Adam's teamed up with a singer from The Zambonies to put together the first all Hannakah album.
Guster Links
- Guster
- Official page for the acoustic-pop foursome. Features band history, member biographies, tour dates, multimedia, weblogs by the band, and links.
- Guster.net
- Fan site includes lyrics, photos, set lists, show reviews, tabulature, and news.
- Guster FAQ
- Unofficial FAQ compiled by fans.
- Guster at MySpace
- This MySpace page is kept up by Team Guster; it's a great site to learn more about the band, hear their music and meet other Gusterhoids.
- Guster Fanlisting
- Are you a REAL Guster fan? Go here and join the world's largest collection of Guster fans by adding your name to the list!
Guster and Friends
Bands Guster has Played With
- Nada Surf
- Nada Surf will be filling in for Ray LaMontagne when he leaves the Gusters behind. Nada Surf is is an American alternative rock group formed in 1992.
The band is best-known for the song, "Popular" from their 1996 album High/Low. - Ray LaMontagne
- You'll find Ray riling up the crowds before almost all of Guster's summer shows this '06.
- Matt Pond, PA
- A recent Guster opener - ironically from New York City, NY.
- Ben Folds
- This guy reached superstardom with the 90's hit Brick. But he's known for his amazing ability to rock out on a piano.
- Barenaked Ladies
- Guster and BNL are known for their practical jokes on each other during shared concert time! Remember, when the boys ran through in just their underwear?
- Sam Roberts Band
- This Montereal born band is all that rocks in Guster with a little bit of hair and angst thrown in.
- John Mayer
- Before John Mayer was a household name he was Guster's opening act. Ironically, years later, Guster opened for him.
- Rufus Wainwright
- Rufus' ability to sing is parrelled by few other artists today - he's also a great pianist and guitartist. Check him out!
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- gjchik79 gjchik79 Oct 4, 2006 @ 10:39 am
- Hello:
Wanted to send you a note about Guster and Jeff Garlin doing a podcast together. Hopefully it is something you might enjoy.
Here's is what the band had to say about it:
Here's the deal with the "collaboration" between Curb Your Enthusiasm and Guster. It's not a Season Six band cameo on the show. I wish. But it's the next best thing, a five-episode podcast of a long, winding conversation between two Guster members (the singer and the drummer) and our friend Jeff Garlin, who plays Larry's agent on the show.
If you have people in your life who like Curb Your Enthusiasm but don't know Guster, or vise versa, this is your chance to get them hooked on our.... conversational... skills? Having befriended Jeff at our Central Park show two years ago, we thought a mutual podcast would be interesting since we like his comedy and he likes our music. Around the time we were finishing up "Ganging Up on the Sun" we actually went into the studio with Jeff and recorded it. A lot of topics get covered since it's almost an hour long. This might be the deepest Guster interview to date. Don't fear the podcast.
Now for the technical stuff?
A ten-minute episode will become available, for free, every Monday in October, with the first podcast being released on October 2. If you are interested in hosting these Podcasts (which we really hope you are) you can download them each week here:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=196933498
Thanks for your consideration. Both Guster and Jeff would really appreciate your support on these podcasts. We can guarantee they will be a good listen!
Please email Genevieve@nettwerk.com regarding any questions or opportunities.
Sincerely,
Team Guster
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