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Hooster

Hooster was a three piece rock band from Christchurch, New Zealand. The band released its first album, Rotate, in 2003.

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Hooster
OriginChristchurch, New Zealand
GenresKiwi rock
Years active1998–20051
LabelFailsafe Records
MembersEd Loughnan
Kris Giles
Kayne
Past membersAl Evans
Websitewww.hooster.com

Hooster was a three piece rock band from Christchurch, New Zealand.1 The band released its first album, Rotate, in 2003.2

The band won a recording grant in 2003, to record one song from NZ on Air. In 2004 they took part in the National Anthem charity telethon.3 In 2005, they went on to win a contest to be opening band at the Big Day Out Auckland music festival.

Line-up

The band's original members were:

  • Ed Loughnan – guitar and vocals
  • Kris Giles – bass guitar and vocals
  • Al Evans – drums

In 2004, Evans moved to a different city and was replaced by new drummer Kayne. Evans drums on all but one of the songs appearing on the recordings.

References

References

  1. Mayes, Rob, "New Zealand Music History", Failsafe Records, Christchurch, archived from the original on 23 September 2023, retrieved 5 February 2024
  2. Mayes, Rob, "Failsafe Records Catalogue", Failsafe Records, archived from the original on 18 January 2024, retrieved 5 February 2024
  3. Barry, Rebecca (27 May 2004), "Rock around the clock for musical fund-raiser", NZ Herald, retrieved 5 February 2024
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