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...Guster is one of those bands. A band that floats along the periphery of popular music making their living opening for more popular acts at large arenas, headlining at clubs and theaters and putting out really good albums. The trio of Tufts grads, consisting of Ryan Miller and Adam Gardner on guitar and vocals and Brian Rosenworcel on hand drums, Guster has been steadily gaining popularity, moving from recording on their own label while still in college to a major label deal. With each album, Guster evolves into a better band, but they have stayed true to themselves with spontaneous...
Their set included Guster's "Two Points for Honesty," with soloist Royd Chung '01, Mariah Carey's "The Roof," with soloist Emily H. Chang '02 and Madonna's "Like a Prayer," with soloist Megan L. Gaffney...
...Anyone want to get a Catholic Groove on?", as quoted from Ryan Miller (Guster's lead vocalist), became the theme for the second half of the evening. Perhaps feeding on the randomness of the whole evening, Guster produced a crowd-pleasing rendition of Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion," complete with full my-life-is-in-your-hands crowd surfing by Ryan. With Adam Gardener on guitar and vocals and Brian "Thundergod" Rosenworcel at the bongos, the Guster trio played a varied set of songs from all three of their albums--the latest and most well known being _Lost And Gone Forever...
Always playing with the crowd, Guster's final song was inspired by a cardboard sign reading "MONA LISA," a track from their first album _Parachute_. Perhaps proving the tact of the decision to keep Brian behind the bongos rather than the mike, Ryan relinquished his position of lead vocals for most of the song. While Brian's rather off-key voice had more than a slight waver, the crowd didn't hesitate to sing right along with this unexpected lead, capping off a great night. Any questions about the appropriateness of the Run-Guster combination, it seemed, had been...
...rest of their tour (dates and locations listed on www.guster.com), I'd say that Guster is definitely worth an effort. Their shows are generally inexpensive and just plain fun, and the trio always manages to pack something unique into the evening...