Gardner grew up outside Morristown, New Jersey, and played for a band called Royal Flush while a student at the Pingry School, from which he graduated in 1991.[2] He also attended Harding Township SchoolinNew Vernon, New Jersey. Gardner, working with Dave Schneider, created a side-project in 2005 called The LeeVees. Its album, Hanukkah Rocks, consists of humorous original songs about the Jewish holiday. After living in Brooklyn near the other members of Guster for a time, Gardner relocated to Maine.[3]
Gardner broadcasts a weekly radio show in Portland, Maine where he discusses everything from music to environmental issues.[citation needed]
Adam and his wife Lauren started Reverb, an eco-friendly companion to summer rock tours. Gardner was interviewed about Reverb for the July 2006 issue of The Green Room.
^Staff. "MUSIC BEST BETS"Archived November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Courier News (New Jersey), December 11, 2003. Accessed February 11, 2011. "Like Emmich and Wayne-raised Fountains of Wayne, Guster also has a connection to Jersey. Vocalist-guitarist Adam Gardner is a 1991 Pingry grad."
