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On June 17th, Guster will join Barenaked Ladies and Ben Folds Five for the Last Summer On Earth 2013 tour. A rollicking roadshow, Last Summer On Earth 2013 will hit 30 arenas and amphitheaters across the country, kicking off at the Verizon Theatre in Dallas, TX.

2012’s inaugural edition of Last Summer On Earth tour was listed amongst the top “ten hottest summer package tour of 2012” (Rolling Stone) and spotlighted by Entertainment Weekly on the “2012 Summer Must List.” Ryan Miller from Guster, Barenaked Ladies and Ben Folds partnered with Rolling Stone for a video to announce the 2013 Summer tour. 

Guster recently self-released Guster: Live Acoustic, a collection of live recordings from their 2012 acoustic tour. It’s been eight years since Guster released a proper live album - 2004’s Guster On Ice – and two years since their last studio album, Easy Wonderful. The sixteen tracks from Live Acoustic are a musical tribute to the varied faces and places that made last year’s travels one of the most remarkable in Guster’s impressive career.

“I guess we could have called it Live at Various Theaters,” says drummer Brian Rosenworcel, referencing the fact that the songs on the album were culled from many performances and not just one. “Actually, I wish we’d called it Live at Various Theaters. Is it too late to call it Live at Various Theaters?”

Dispatch & Guster team up for three outdoor summer concerts in Chicago, Boston and Berkeley, CA.

To announce the dates, Guster skydives into Chicago’s Charter One Pavilion for the first date of Dispatch’s Circles Around The Summer Tour. To see what that means, watch the above video.

Tour Dates:

June 1 – Chicago, IL @ Charter One Pavilion
June 8 – Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
June 15 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre, The

Tickets go on sale Friday, February 1st at 12PM local time.

Kicking off 2013, Nettwerk Management artist Guster will self-release Guster: Live Acoustic, a collection of live recordings from their 2012 acoustic tour (out January 8, 2013). To watch the 1-Minute album trailer, click above.

It’s been eight years since Guster released a proper live album - 2004’s Guster On Ice – and two years since their last studio album, Easy Wonderful. The sixteen tracks from Live Acoustic are a musical tribute to the varied faces and places that made last year’s travels one of the most remarkable in Guster’s impressive career.

“I guess we could have called it Live at Various Theaters,” says drummer Brian Rosenworcel, referencing the fact that the songs on the album were culled from many performances and not just one. “Actually, I wish we’d called it Live at Various Theaters. Is it too late to call it Live at Various Theaters?”

While the members of the band mainly stick to the acoustic guitars on Live Acoustic, the songs are fleshed out with Charlene Huang on violin and April Guthrie on cello – helping to bring out the parts and arrangements that have made Guster’s studio recordings such mainstays.

To Watch “Rocketship” Live Video, Click Below:

Read Ryan Miller's Interview With The Huffington Post Here: http://huff.to/LxuWPi

Guster's lead singer Ryan Miller has scored his first film, Big Beach Films' Safety Not Gauranteed, which The Huffington Post calls, "an indie score worthy of John Williams." The soundtrack for the film will be released on ABKCO Records on June 5, in advance of the film's opening in New York, LA, Portand and Seattle on June 8. 

“I've been a full-time musician for the past 18 years and I can say, without exaggeration, that my involvement with Safety Not Guaranteed has been one of the true highlights of my career," noted Miller. “It's been an incredible and indelible experience watching something grow from the germ of an idea to a feature film that has gathered supporters, fans and believers every step of the way. I can't wait to see where this leads all of us -- the cast, the crew and myself -- I have a sneaking suspicion this may be one of those films we're still talking about years down the road.”

The film, starring Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson and Karan Soni, is directed by Colin Trevorrow and written by Derek Connolly, who received the 2012 Sundance Film Festival’s Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for his screenplay. The film is produced by Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf, the production team behind the Academy Award winning Little Miss Sunshine, along with Stephanie Langhoof, Trevorrow and Connolly.

The track “Big Machine,” written by Miller, is performed in the film by Duplass’ character and the soundtrack album is bookended with a studio recording of the song by Duplass, an accomplished musician in his own right. Other soundtrack highlights include Guster’s “Architects And Engineers,” along with “She’s Bound To Get Hurt” by Philadelphia-based indie band Summer Fiction and The Hoppin’ Haole Brothers’ ukulele-powered “Litter Box Beach.” Also featured is “Hard On Your Man,” an unreleased track from Hearts On Fire, a band that included Bob “Woody” Trevorrow, the father of Safety Not Guaranteed director Colin Tervorrow.

The Submarines will join alt-pop icons Guster on five west coast dates, starting with the launch of the tour tomorrow, March 10, in Salt Lake City at In The Venue. The Subs--Blake Hazard and John Dragonetti--will be playing these show stripped down as a dynamic duo, with Guster also playing their sets acoustically (full list of dates below).

The Submarines ended a busy 2011 with the release of their Shoelaces EP, featuring stripped-down versions of “Shoelaces” and “Fire” (from their latest critically-acclaimed studio album Love Notes/Letter Bombs), covers of New Order’s “Your Silent Face” andJesus & Mary Chain’s “Just Like Honey,” and a re-worked and slowed-down version of the band’s most popular track to date, “You, Me And The Bourgeoisie,” recorded at Eagle Rock, CA studio The Ship. The also joined Ra Ra Riot on a handful of dates last month.

Listen to selections from The Shoelaces EP on Soundcloud here:

Guster have just announced that they will release a new six-song EP called On The Ocean, out August 2 on their own Ocho Mule label. The EP features b-sides from their latest album Easy Wonderful, along with live acoustic tracks and remixes. 

Additionally, the band will join Jack's Mannequin on a co-headline tour that kicks off August 2, the same day the EP becomes available.  

Keep reading of On The Ocean track list and tour dates. 

Guster will embark on a summer tour on August 2nd in Hyannis, MA wrapping up in Columbus, OH on September 4th. During this five-week run, the band will bring their inimitable and fun brand of alternative rock all over the United States. They will co-headline most dates with Jack’s Mannequin, an American alternative-rock band lead by frontman Andrew McMahon.

Guster continues supporting its latest release, Easy Wonderful, but this tour will also mark the release of a special edition EP, including new material and never released rarities. Since the debut in October, Easy Wonderful peaked at #22 on the Billboard Top 200 and clinched the #2 spot on the Alternative Albums chart. The album’s sunny and extremely hummable first single, “Do You Love Me” was a Top Ten single on the Adult Alternative Album charts, and the band has just released their follow-up single “Architects and Engineers.”

(More information and dates below.)

Congratulations to Nettwerk-managed artist Guster who celebrate the highest chart debut of its career with Easy Wonderful (Aware/Universal Republic). The album debuted at #22 on the Billboard Top 200 and opened at #2 on the iTunes album chart and has remained in the top 10 since its release last Tuesday. Easy Wonderful has been earning the band rave reviews with USA Today calling it “impeccable” and “infectious” and the Hartford Courant calling it ‘“a charming collection of breezy, hook-filled pop songs… the fullest album from the group.” Check out the video for Guster's latest single "Do You Love Me" above. 

The band is in the midst of a fall tour and just announced a new block of dates starting in January. Click HERE for a complete list of tour dates.

Guster has premiered their brand new video for lead single "Do You Love Me" from their upcoming album Easy Wonderful (out October 5) on EntertainmentWeekly.com. Check it out HERE!

Guster just released a teaser video to their fans on their YouTube channel, featuring clips of the band in the studio and a portion of their first single "Do You Love Me" from their upcoming album Easy Wonderful. The album is out everywhere October 5, and fans can grab the first single now at iTunes.