Guster!

Saw a pretty kickass show on Saturday night - Guster at the Bank of America Pavilion. There were other people there, but do they really matter? Really?

I say that, but I didn't see any of the first opener, and I only saw the last two or three songs of the second one. The second wasn't bad. Name's Bleu, and their defining quality, as far as I can tell, is that their lead singer really, really wanted to be a rock star. Not the most talented guy in the world, musically, but he's got enough heart and energy to blow pretty much anyone else off the stage. I've never seen anyone so thoroughly enjoy themselves as a rocker, and so completely wallow in their fifteen minutes and gleefully wield the power it allows them. He was fun to watch, even if only for a few moments.

Guster actually played the best show I've seen in awhile from them. I was disappointed that they made no special entrance, something that has become an odd tradition at their Pavilion shows, but they made up for it by blasting through five songs from four different albums in rapid succession to open the show. When they finally slowed down, Ryan couldn't hide how funny it was that one of their shows was being sponsored by Budweiser. Or that the event was called "Disorientation." Greatly amusing.

A good long set, quite a bit of variety mixed in there, too. Almost everything off of Ganging Up On The Sun, but that's sort of a given. I'm happy to see "Happier" taking up a spot as Regular Encore Song, cause it means that people love it as much as I do.

A couple of drinks with some friends at a little bar on the waterfront after the show, and then home to bed. A good night. Good times had by all. Yay Guster.