Editing Guster (section)

==History==

=== 1990s ===
The band members met during freshman orientation at [[Tufts University]] in 1991. A year later, after writing a few songs in their dorm rooms, the band named itself Gus and booked its first gig. The band recorded its first album independently in 1994, titled ''[[Parachute (Guster album)|Parachute]]''. This album established the band as a favorite of the same 1990s scene that became popular through bands such as the [[Dave Matthews Band]], [[The Disco Biscuits]], [[moe.]], [[Phish]], and [[Widespread Panic]]. The band was still in college when it recorded the album. Shortly after the release of ''Parachute'', another artist calling himself Gus signed a deal with a major record company, forcing the band to rename itself Guster.

[[File:Guster in Port Chester, New York.jpg|thumb|right|Guster performing at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY on April 8, 2023.]]

In 1996, Guster independently recorded their second album, ''[[Goldfly (album)|Goldfly]]'', releasing it early the next year. In 1998 the band signed with [[Sire Records]] and re-released ''Goldfly''. A year later, the band released the album ''[[Lost and Gone Forever]]'', produced by [[Steve Lillywhite]]. With the backing of a major label, the band appeared on shows such as the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'', and it released their first music video for their song "[[Fa Fa]]". The band also appeared at [[Woodstock '99]], and performed at the 1999 Stardust Picnic festival at Historic Fort York, Toronto.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000204135613/http://chartattack.com/road/reviews/1999/19990721-stardust.html "Live Reviews: The Stardust Picnic"]}}. ''Chart Attack'', July 11, 1999, Howard Druckman</ref>

=== 2000s ===
Guster released their fourth album, ''[[Keep It Together (album)|Keep It Together]]'', in 2003, with the first single, "[[Amsterdam (Guster song)|Amsterdam]]", getting significant airplay<ref>{{cite web|title=Guster Sets Off For Headlining Tour|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69286/guster-sets-off-for-headlining-tour|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 26, 2010}}</ref> on the radio. Following the release of ''Keep it Together'', multi-instrumentalist Joe Pisapia, who had been touring with the band, became a full-time member. A live album/DVD, ''[[Guster on Ice]]'', compiled from two shows in [[Portland, Maine]], in December 2003, was released in 2004. Guster released its fifth full-length studio album, ''[[Ganging Up on the Sun]]'', on June 20, 2006. The single "[[Manifest Destiny/Sorority Tears]]" was released in November 2005 on the Internet. On September 27, 2006, Guster won Album of the Year (Major) at the [[Boston Music Awards]]. Alongside ''Ganging Up on the Sun'', the band released on its website a documentary comedy series called ''Joe's Place''. The band also participated in the [[Barenaked Ladies]]' Ships and Dip cruise. In 2009, Guster took part in a similar event with musician [[John Mayer]] called Mayercraft Carrier 2 aboard the [[Carnival Splendor]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.jamradio.org/825-john-mayer-cruise-mayercraft-carrier.php |title=John Mayer's Mayercraft Carrier cruise - Jam Radio News |access-date=2008-05-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090123043304/http://news.jamradio.org/825-john-mayer-cruise-mayercraft-carrier.php |archive-date=January 23, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

[[File:Ryan Miller of Guster.jpg|thumb|right|Guster lead singer Ryan Miller performs Hello Mister Sun at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY on April 8, 2023 while wearing the customary rainbow hat, which was provided this night by a fan.]]

=== 2010s ===
Guster released their sixth studio album, ''[[Easy Wonderful]]'', on October 5, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guster.com/#news|title=Guster - News|publisher=Guster.com|access-date=October 29, 2014}}</ref> Mixing for the album commenced on March 15, 2010, according to an update from the band's [[Twitter]] account.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/guster/status/10534072924|title=guster on Twitter: "Day one of mixing the album. The End Is Nigh!|publisher=Twitter.com|access-date=October 29, 2014}}</ref> On April 30, Guster released "Jonah", an outtake from sessions for their then upcoming album, on the ''[[Download to Donate for Haiti]]'' compilation album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicforrelief.org/|title=Music For Relief - A Project By Linkin Park|work=Music For Relief|access-date=October 29, 2014}}</ref> On July 20, Guster released the song "Bad, Bad World" as a free download on their website.<ref>[http://www.guster.com/index_bbw.shtml#news]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725071237/http://www.guster.com/index_bbw.shtml#news|date=July 25, 2010}}</ref> Before starting their 2010 fall tour, Guster announced that Joe Pisapia would not be touring with the band. Instead, Pisapia would be touring with [[k.d. lang]], with whom he had been writing songs. It was also announced that [[Luke Reynolds]] would be filling in for Pisapia starting September 12, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Pisapia Leaves Guster To Tour with k.d. lang|url=http://www.relix.com/news/2010/09/03/joe-pisapia-leaves-guster-to-tour-with-k-d-lang|website=Relix.com|access-date=September 7, 2010}}</ref> On July 26, 2011, Ryan Miller went onto [[turntable.fm]] to give live previews of tracks off of Guster's ''On The Ocean'' EP and listen to music with fans.

In early 2014, it was announced that Guster was recording its seventh studio album under the production of [[The Shins]] keyboardist [[Richard Swift (singer-songwriter)|Richard Swift]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jambands.com/news/2014/01/08/richard-swift-to-produce-guster-s-next-album#.UtUzrWRDsv4|title=Jambands.com - Need We Say More?|date=January 8, 2014|publisher=Jambands.com|access-date=October 29, 2014}}</ref> Guster announced that the album was finished on April 8, 2014, and would be independently published on their Ocho Mule label.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/guster/status/453704193098797057|title=guster on Twitter: "Hey guys. Guster album #7 is officially DONE. Oh man!"|publisher=Twitter.com|access-date=October 29, 2014}}</ref> Guster released ''[[Evermotion]]'' on January 13, 2015, with Ocho Mule/ Nettwerk Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shorefire.com/releases/entry/guster-confirms-first-album-in-four-years-evermotion-out-1-13-on-ocho-mule|title=GUSTER CONFIRMS FIRST ALBUM IN FOUR YEARS, 'EVERMOTION,' OUT 1/13 ON OCHO MULE/NETTWERK RECORDS|work=Shore Fire Media|access-date=October 29, 2014}}</ref> The debut concert for ''Evermotion'' took place with the release of the Greenovate Boston 2014 Climate Action Plan Update with Mayor [[Marty Walsh]] as a statement of the band's support for environmental causes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/Default.aspx?id=17930e|title=Mayor Walsh Announces Greenovate Boston 2014 Climate Action Plan Launch Celebration with Special Guest Guster|website=Cityofboston.gov|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>

In 2016, en route to play a show in [[Philadelphia]], the group was stopped in [[Pittsburgh]] due to the [[January 2016 United States blizzard]]. The group [[Twitter|tweeted]] that they planned to play a short set on the [[North Side (Pittsburgh)|North Side]] in front of a dumpster at the corner of Sampsonia Way and Veto Street at 2 p.m. Saturday. Several people showed up for the show, and a video of the show was posted to the band's [[Facebook]] page.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_POP_BAND_ALLEY_SHOW?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-01-25-20-31-00 |title=News from the Associated Press |access-date=2016-01-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206022409/http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_POP_BAND_ALLEY_SHOW?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-01-25-20-31-00 |archive-date=February 6, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> To celebrate their 25th anniversary, the band held a series of shows around their hometown of Boston in January 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://livemusicnewsandreview.com/guster-can-still-keep-together-25-years-four-nights-paradise-boston-ma/|title=Guster can still "Keep it Together" after 25 years: four nights at the Paradise, Boston, MA - Live Music News and Review|date=2017-01-18|website=Livemusicnewsandreview.com|access-date=2017-05-04|language=en-US}}</ref>

On January 28, 2019, Guster released their eighth studio album, ''[[Look Alive (Guster album)|Look Alive]]'', on Nettwerk/Ocho Mule.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2018/10/30/662119395/gusters-look-alive-slithers-with-colorful-sinewy-synths|title=Guster's 'Look Alive' Slithers With Colorful, Sinewy Synths|website=Npr.org|date=October 30, 2018|access-date=October 30, 2018|last1=Warren|first1=Bruce}}</ref>

=== 2020s ===
In 2020, the group embarked on an acoustic tour with Connor Ratliff from Upright Citizens Brigade that was ultimately cut short due to COVID-19. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Guster's Official Website |url=https://guster.com/ |access-date=November 23, 2020 |website=Guster.com}}</ref> In 2021, they began work on their next album with producer Josh Kaufman.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 26, 2021 |title=Guster Headline Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony |url=https://jambands.com/news/2021/07/26/guster-headlines-at-red-rocks-with-the-colorado-symphony/ |access-date=February 19, 2023 |website=Jambands.com}}</ref> In 2023 they embarked on a tour, which began on March 17, 2023, in [[Dallas]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-14 |title=Guster Deliver March and April 2023 Tour Dates |url=https://jambands.com/news/2022/12/14/guster-deliver-march-and-april-2023-tour-dates/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Jambands |language=en-US}}</ref> In December 2023, in a nod to [[Taylor Swift]]'s massively successful [[The Eras Tour]], Guster announced their next tour, "We Also Have Eras,"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-12 |title=Guster Announce 2024 'We Also Have Eras' tour |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/guster-announce-2024-we-also-have-eras-tour/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Brooklyn Vegan |language=en-US}}</ref> covering songs from their 30+ years as a band. Two months later, in February 2024, Guster announced their ninth studio album and first new release in five years, ''[[Ooh La La (Guster album)|Ooh La La]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lapierre |first=Megan |date=February 28, 2024 |title=Guster Return with First New Album in Five Years, 'Ooh La La' |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/guster-return-with-first-new-album-in-five-years-ooh-la-la |access-date=March 16, 2024 |work=Exclaim!}}</ref>

In May 2024, Guster performed<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pan |first=Deanna |title=Indie band Guster draws big numbers to Somerville Porchfest |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/11/metro/guster-rocks-somerville-porchfest/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |work=The Boston Globe |language=en-US}}</ref> a short set at Porchfest<ref>{{Cite web |title=Porchfest 2024 – Somerville Arts Council |url=https://beta.somervilleartscouncil.org/porchfest/porchfest-2024/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=beta.somervilleartscouncil.org}}</ref> in Somerville, MA, drawing thousands. The band members originally met while attending Tufts University in 1991, and performed on the same street<ref>{{Cite web |last=Egan |first=Gwen |last2=Slane |first2=Kevin |title=Guster plays to a packed crowd at Somerville Porchfest |url=https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/05/12/guster-plays-to-a-packed-crowd-at-somerville-porchfest/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=www.boston.com |language=en-US}}</ref> (Aberdeen Road) on which they lived in the 1990s.