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Guster rocks 9:30 Club Date published: 3/8/2007
By DAN TELVOCK WASHINGTON-- During the second of two sold-out visits to the 9:30 Club last week, Guster's Ryan Miller said the band was "going to let their chest hair out a little bit."They may have held back a bit on Wednesday, the first night. But not on Thursday. If having fun onstage, laughing at a malfunctioning harmonica and interacting with the crowd every other song translated into exposing chest hair to their faithful following of fans, then so be it. Guster--Miller, Brian Rosenworcel, Adam Gardner and Joe Pisapia--always puts on a good show. The band has a fan-friendly reputation, which is reinforced by their quirky, interactive Web site. But Miller was especially talkative for the second-night show. "I already have a better feeling about tonight," he said, just one song into the 20-song set that included three encores and a cover of 4 Non Blondes' "What's Up?" that was purposely sung poorly by drummer Rosenworcel. Highlights were "Amsterdam," which was a real crowd pleaser; "Brazil," which, Miller kindly informed, was about Brazil; "Satellite"; and "Airport Song," which was tweaked with some demonic vocal effects in the middle. That's not to say the rest of the show wasn't good. It was. But there were moments where most of the crowd knew the words and sang in harmony with the band. Guster is a band of talented musicians. They often exchange instruments after each song and include stints at trumpet, steel guitar, banjo and harmonica (which didn't work too well for Pisapia at this show). And of course, the cowbell. "One instrument that will never fail you," Miller said, "is the cowbell." Dan Telvock: 540/374-5438
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