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Guster goes green
Hey, just because a guy writes a song with a silly name like "Fa Fa" doesn't mean he's not concerned about serious stuff like environmental awareness.
Adam Gardner, Guster frontman and co-founder of non-profit group Reverb, which has worked with artists including John Mayer and Red Hot Chili Peppers to make their tours more environmentally friendly, will testify on Capitol Hill Wednesday about ways in which biodiesel is helping musicians fight global warming. Gardner's band seems more likely to provide the tunes frat-house barbecues than offer anything that's culturally relevant, but we're very much in favor of artists getting involved in pro-active, non-annoying ways. (Bono good. Ellen DeGeneres bad.) Though we certainly hope Reverb's work with Dave Matthews Band came after their embarrassing incident in 2004 when their tour bus dumped hundreds of pounds of human waste onto a tour boat in the Chicago River. Yuck.
Is Capitol Hill-testimony less convincing when it comes from, groan, a musician? Or should people listen up to any commentary on environmental issues, whether it comes from Al Gore or Ashlee Simpson? OK, maybe not Ashlee Simpson ...
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