Guster is an American jangle pop band that is known for its live performances, humor, and cult following formed by Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, and Brian Rosenworcel in 1991 while attending Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
The band stayed “underground” for their first two full-length albums, Parachute (1994) and Goldfly (1998), but broke into the musical mainstream in 1999 with their third studio album Lost and Gone Forever, with the single song "Fa Fa", which made it onto the Adult Top 40. The band has enjoyed moderate success on the charts with Keep It Together, their fourth album, with two singles in the Adult Top 40 ("Careful" and "Amsterdam"). Joe Pisapia joined the official lineup for "Keep It Together", and the second album following his joining, Ganging Up On The Sun, peaked at 25 on the Billboard 200. The band's music has been featured on many television shows and movies, such as Disturbia, Wedding Crashers, Life as a House, which makes several allusions to the band throughout the film, The OC, and a Guster song became the slogan for The Weather Channel.
Guster's tours were originally local, but began to spread as the band gained popularity. In 1999, Guster gave their first performance in Canada, becoming an international act. Guster followed up on their international success with a 2004 tour in England with four shows in London and one in Manchester. Guster maintains a liberal taping policy and has a very dedicated and active taping community. Despite this policy, the band has released several live shows via iTunes, which have sold very well.
