Hugh Bob And The Hustle hail from Milwaukee, WI and have coined their sound as ‘North Country.’ You’d expect a band with a soulful sound like theirs to come out of somewhere like Nashville, but this band has perfected the southern rock sound despite their Northern roots. Hugh Bob And The Hustle’s sound has the perfect mix of twang and guitars, and their lyrics are poetic and bright. At Highlight we’re fans of all genres of music, and we’re excited to introduce you to this up & coming southern rock 5-piece. Read below to find out why we love Hugh Bob And The Hustle!
Current single
“Butternut”
Members
Hugh Robert Masterson – Lead Vocals, Guitar
Nicholas Stuart – Vocals, Bass
Bradley Kruse – Keys, Vocals
Quinn Scharber – Guitar, Vocals
Justin Krol – Drums
How did Hugh Bob & The Hustle form?
Four of the five of us all played together previously in a band called The Wildbirds. After getting our gear stolen from us twice in one year we pulled the plug on that band and I began writing songs for the first time in my life. I played one of the songs for the rest of the guys and they liked the direction of what they heard. Quinn and Brad kept their same roles and instruments and Nick quickly adjusted from being a frontman and guitar player to be a great bass player and harmony singer.
What has been the highlight of your career so far?
Having Jon Graboff play pedal steel on our record was really great. He didn’t have to help out a band like us but he was happy to do it and since then we’ve become friends and he played a couple shows with us down in Nashville. Hopefully we’ll be able to do some more shows with him in the near future.
Why should people listen to you? What makes you different from other bands out there?
Our band is fairly unique. I don’t have an idea of what I want us to be exactly, it’s not derivative of a certain genre nor does it follow in the footsteps of another artist. It’s a little bit of rock, twang, roots, folk, and country. Most of the music is about growing up in Northern Wisconsin. Every song has meaning and a story to it. Most everyone can relate to the content of the songs, whether it’s about being sorry for messing things up, longing for home, drinking too much and making bad decisions, etc. There is a realness to the music. I’m not afraid to call myself out. It’s my release.
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