Guster: a Cuddly, Benevolent AltRock Band

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Guster is your buddy.

You might've heard a song or two of theirs on the radio, but you had no idea this crazy band had so much personality. Having met them personally, I can tell you this: no other band loves their fans more than Guster does-- they are the most welcoming and humble rockstars on the planet.

This lens is an introduction to the band; their music, their personality, and their long tradition of loyal fan culture. Enjoy!

Guster is like Pooh Bear 

But wearing jammies and singing about love.

Okay, so they're not always being cuddly-- sometimes they play with so much passion and aggression, your pants fall off. And you don't even notice til the end of their set, you've been standing in your undies singing "Fa Fa" with abandon.

That's because Guster takes their music seriously-- but that's the only thing they take seriously. Themselves, their fans, their popularity, their stage presence, and everything else they do falls into the category of "stuff to be enjoyed and laughed at."

They're blogged because they're loved 

via Google Blog Search, a useful Guster-detecting device.

Guster's fans aren't shy about their loyalty.
Guster – SMU – 4/23/09 | DBF-Music.com
Via my Twitter, I became aware that Guster was playing an unannounced show on the SMU Campus, so after getting confirmation of the show from none other than Guster themselves, BVaz and I went down to check it out. Guster always puts on ...
Pandora Presents... Music In Nature: GUSTER
Adam Gardner from Guster invites us to Portland, ME for episode three of "Music In Nature," brought to you by Timberland. Here, Adam goes on a kayaking adventure, and tells us about the environmental non-profit group he founded, Reverb. ...
Sound and Vision: "Satellite"-Guster
"Satellite"-Guster · "Pay No Mind (Snoozer)"-Beck · "Heartbreak Beat"-The Psychedelic Furs · "Waterfront"-Simple Minds · "Megalomaniac"-Incubus · "I Will Possess Your Heart"-Death Cab For Cutie (A... "Why Don't You Get A Job? ...
Top 100 Songs of the '00s: 35. Guster: Careful
35. Guster: Careful. Found on: Keep It Together (2003) Picked by: BG, SVH, PA Proving that strong melodies and sweet harmonies will never go out of style. Posted by Paul Allen at 3:49 AM ...

REVERB: The Environmental Cause 

Adam's gift to the world.

This is Adam. Adam sings and plays for Guster, but he's on a mission. It's not a solo thing, though. Adam got a lot of people to join him and make a difference.






These are some of Adam's helpers. They're on a mission, too. Adam has about 1,400 groups of non-profit helpers. They wouldn't all fit in the frame, though.

The mission they're all on is called REVERB. It's a nonprofit organization that Adam started with his wife Laura.

They both love the world, especially with that nice green color it has. They don't want the green to turn all brown (or blue), so they decided to use music as a platform for a mission: to save the green stuff.

What REVERB does is huge. It's a foundation that educates touring musicians on how to make their tours environmentally friendly. They've reached (and greened) 50 tours and 4.6 MILLION fans.

Current tours that support REVERB:
Dave Matthews Band | Summer Tour
Jack Johnson | World Tour
John Mayer | Summer Tour
Panic at the Disco | Spring Tour 2008
Jason Mraz | Spring Tour 2008

Cheese! 

mmm, cheese.

Guster's on Flickr! No friggin way.

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Plushie Video 

Not even speaking figuratively here.

This music video for "One Man Wrecking Machine" was made using plushie toys in stop-frame animation. It's both adorable and tragic.

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Guster on Ice: Live from Portland, Maine

Guster on Ice: Live from Portland, Maine

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