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Hugh Bob And The Hustle
Also Playing: Nikki Lane
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Margaret Butler
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Wed Feb 8
9 pm
Hugh Bob And The Hustle and Nikki Lane at The Hotel Foster
Milwaukee favorites The Wildbirds may offer a near-perfect update of The Rolling Stones’ raw garage rock, but the group’s country-tinged offshoot, Hugh Bob And The Hustle, serves up something decidedly more mellow. The Hugh Masterson-fronted project trades swagger and strut for breezy alt-country instrumentation and twangy harmonies, but retains a strong sense of songwriting and a knack for effortless hooks. The group’s lone single, “Red, White, & Blue Jeans,” doesn’t stray too far from the time-tested, Wilco-indebted “northern country” vibe, but it bodes well for the Hustle’s upcoming full-length album, currently scheduled for spring 2012.
The Hotel Foster 2028 East North Avenue, Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee favorites The Wildbirds may offer a near-perfect update of The Rolling Stones’ raw garage rock, but the group’s country-tinged offshoot, Hugh Bob And The Hustle, serves up something decidedly more mellow. The Hugh Masterson-fronted project trades swagger and strut for breezy alt-country instrumentation and twangy harmonies, but retains a strong sense of songwriting and a knack for effortless hooks. The group’s lone single, “Red, White, & Blue Jeans,” doesn’t stray too far from the time-tested, Wilco-indebted “northern country” vibe, but it bodes well for the Hustle’s upcoming full-length album, currently scheduled for spring 2012.
Updated 01/25/2012
