Guster

The band regularly updates a road journal on their website (http://www.guster.com/), and can often be found after shows for autographs. Their latest release, and last album for the Sony Epic label, is All That We Let In, released in 2004 with an accompanying tour. The band is also known for their connection with their fans. 2000 saw the release of Retrospective, a compilation album with two new tracks, and in 2002 the Indigo Girls released Become You, a full album of new songs which gained much critical acclaim and became a fan favorite. Guster's sound is also defined by their vocal harmonies, with both Ryan and Adam singing lead vocals on different songs; in "What You Wish For," all three sing different lyrics simultaneously. Shaming of the Sun debuted at number seven on the Billboard charts, driven by the duo's high profile contribution to Lilith Fair. Ryan playing bass, Brian playing drum kit). In 1995, they released a live, double-CD, 1200 Curfews, followed by Shaming of the Sun in 1997 and Come on Now Social in 1999.

The complexity of the new album required the addition of Joe Pisapia (guitar, keyboards, backup vocals), as well as allowed the original members to diversify their instrument choice (e.g. 1992's comeback album Rites of Passage was an enormous success, as was Swamp Ophelia in 1994. violin, bass, drum kit), their live shows generally kept this line up until the Keep It Together tour. They followed it with the live Back on the Bus, Y'all. While Guster's studio albums include more instruments (e.g. The second album, Nomads*Indians*Saints, went gold, but was not as successful as their first. Brian Rosenworcel, the band's primary percussionist, adds to Guster's unique sound with a combination of bongos, cymbals, and other drums, playing many live shows using only his bare hands. In 1990, Amy founded Daemon Records (http://www.daemonrecords.com), which has signed Ellen James Society, Kristen Hall and James Hall, among others.

The characteristic usually first brought up about the band is their choice of instruments: two members playing acoustic guitars, and one member playing drums and various percussion. Their first major-label release, also self-titled, included a new version of Land of Canaan, which was also on their 1985 EP and on Strange Fire. A live album, Guster on Ice, compiled from two shows at Portland, Maine in December, 2003, was released in 2004. The success of 10,000 Maniacs, Tracy Chapman, and Suzanne Vega encouraged Epic Records to look for other women singer-songwriters; Epic signed the duo in 1988. The band released their fourth album, Keep It Together in 2003, with the first single, "Amsterdam", getting significant play on the radio. That same year, they put out a six-track self-titled EP, and in 1987, released their first full-length album, Strange Fire, recorded at John Keane Studio in Athens, Georgia, and including Crazy Game. The band also released their first video, a song from L&GF entitled "Fa Fa". Their first release in 1985 was a seven-inch single called Crazy Game; the b-side was Everybody's Waiting (for Someone to Come Home).

With the backing of a major label, the band appeared on late night shows like David Letterman. While they have both been in relationships with women, Amy and Emily have never dated each other. A year later, the band released the album Lost and Gone Forever, produced by Steve Lillywhite. By 1985, they started performing together again, this time as the Indigo Girls. In 1998 the band signed to Sire Records and re-released Goldfly. Homesick, both returned to Georgia and transferred to Emory University. Shortly after the release of Parachute another artist called Gus signed a deal with a major record company, forcing the band to rename themselves "Guster." In 1996, the band independently recorded their second album, Goldfly, releasing it early the next year. A year later, Amy graduated and started at Vanderbilt University.

The band independently recorded their first album in 1994, entitled Parachute, while still in college. Emily graduated and started attending Tulane University. A year later, after writing a few songs in their dorm rooms, the band named themselves "Gus" and booked their first gig. In high school, they started performing together. The band members met during freshman orientation at Tufts University in 1991. The two women met as students at Laurel Ridge Elementary School in De Kalb County, Georgia just outside of Decatur, Georgia. Guster is an acoustic rock band, originally formed in Boston, Massachusetts by members Ryan Miller (guitar/vocals), Adam Gardner (guitar/vocals), and Brian Rosenworcel (drums/percussion). They got their start as part of the Athens, Georgia alternative rock scene that included the The B-52's, Pylon, R.E.M., the Georgia Satellites, and Love Tractor.

1994 - Parachute. The Indigo Girls are an American lesbian folk-rock duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. 1997 - Goldfly. of a live cover of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song". 1999 - Lost and Gone Forever. All That We Let In (2004). 2003 - Keep It Together. Become You (2002).

2004 - Guster on Ice. Retrospective (2000, compilation). Come On Now Social (1999). Shaming of the Sun (1997). 1200 Curfews (1995, live).

4.5 (1995, compilation, UK only). Swamp Ophelia (1994). Rites of Passage (1992). Back on the Bus, Y'all (1991, live).

Nomads*Indians*Saints (1990). Strange Fire (1989, major-label 10-song version). Indigo Girls (1989). Strange Fire (1987, independent 11-song version).