I got a little overzealous with merch at the providence shows. Looking to sell this Oxford pennant. Face value ($60) + shipping ($9).
Happy to use PayPal goods & services if you pay the fees.
Me and my ‘betrothed’ got married yesterday and afterwards went to the Guster show in Providence with our 2 friends who went to our wedding. If you were there, I think you know. 😊 Just wanted to say thank you (once again, to Ryan and the band) but especially to everyone there who cheered us on. We felt all the love and it was genuinely the best feeling. #gusterisforlovers
and if anyone happens to have pictures of that moment, I’d be so grateful to receive them. ❤️
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Long time fan (and Guster rep!) since the early days. It started when my brother gave me a mix tape (RIP) with “Mona Lisa” on it. I was obsessed. My first show was a tiny club in Providence with fewer than 100 people.
Much of my high school and college memories are tied to their first three albums. Then i suddenly stopped listening after Lost and Gone Forever. I'd give the new albums a quick listen, but they never grabbed me. I suppose I missed their OG sound.
A couple years ago, I gave their entire catalog a real chance. OMG I have this new appreciation for how their music has evolved over three (!!!) decades. I got totally hooked all over again.
That said, I thought it'd be kinda fun to list our favorite songs by album. Here’s mine…
Ooh La La (2024) - Elevator
Look Alive (2019) - Hard Times
Evermotion (2015) - Simple Machine
Easy Wonderful (2010) - Architects and Engineers
Ganging Up on the Sun (2006) - Satellite
Keep It Together (2003) - Come Downstairs
Lost and Gone Forever (1999) - Happier
Goldfly (1997) - Demons
Parachute (1995) - Mona Lisa
Would love to hear your take :)
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Still coming down from the three‑night run at the Uptown Theater in Providence last weekend, and I just needed to put this somewhere people would get it.
Those shows were special. Not just “great setlists” or “they sounded amazing” (they did), but the kind of nights that remind you why this band has meant so much for so long. Walking into that room knowing it was going to be three nights, no rushing, no one‑off energy, just settling in with a crowd that wanted to be there, it already felt different.
What really got me was how loose and human it all felt. The playing was locked in, sure, but the between‑song moments were just as memorable. I laughed way more than I expected to. That Guster brand of self‑deprecating humor, the storytelling, the little asides that feel like inside jokes even when you’re hearing them for the first time. It never felt scripted. It felt like hanging out with old friends who also happen to be ridiculously good musicians.
And then… the emotional gut punches. Songs I’ve heard a hundred times somehow landed differently in that space, across those nights. There were moments where a lyric I thought I knew just cracked open and hit something deeper. I absolutely teared up at least once, maybe more, and I was not alone. You could feel the room breathing together during certain songs, that quiet, collective attention that only happens when everyone is fully locked in.
The three‑night format really mattered. By night two and three there was this shared understanding between the band and the audience. A little more trust, a little more risk, a little more joy. Providence showed up, and Guster met it with everything they had. It felt celebratory without being nostalgic, emotional without being heavy, joyful without being shallow.
I’ve seen Guster a lot over the years, and these shows are going to sit near the top for me. Epic in the truest sense, not because they were flashy, but because they made me laugh, made me cry, and made me feel very grateful to still be doing this with this band and this community.
If you were there, I’d love to hear what moments stuck with you.
If you weren’t… I hope you catch them the next time they do something like this.
Oh, and Eva absolutely kicked ass.
I saw Guster in Providence last night for the first time. I first discovered them in the mid-90s and only listened to their first few albums. But I've enjoyed those albums a lot over the years. Anyways, the show was great and the band is super fun. I really enjoyed their improv and banter with the crowd. Next time they come around for a weekend, I just may need to buy tickets for all three nights. Thanks to the fellow fans what made the show awesome as well.
Just got home from N1 of strings weekend. Grinned like a Cheshire Cat all night.
Wondering if anyone knows anything about the two talented strings musicians playing with the band this weekend? They were so great. The violinist especially!
Curious how the band found them, etc.