History
The band is more or less the brainchild of
Andrew Whiteman, who has been in such groups as
Bourbon Tabernacle Choir and
Que Vida. He released a solo effort titled
Fear of Zen
in 1995.
[1]. He is also the lead guitarist for the
indie supergroup Broken Social Scene of
Toronto. Whiteman returned to his native Toronto to resume writing and recording with Broken Social Scene after a two-month stay with his godmother's family in
Cuba. He learned to play the
tres, a Cuban guitar, during that time. But in the midst of making the
Juno Award-winning
You Forgot It in People
, Whiteman couldn't escape the Spanish musical flavors of his time spent in
El Barrio Santo Suarez. Whiteman returned to Toronto invigorated about a possible music that did not yet exist. Knowing he wanted to create it, Whiteman took up residency at a local dive as Apostle Of Hustle, a quartet that includes Julian Brown, who also tours with
Feist, Whiteman's former girlfriend, BSS bandmate and his travel companion to Cuba. The band played Brazilian and Cuban folk songs, as well as Tom Waits/PJ Harvey/Marc Ribot covers.
[2].
Folkloric Feel
was released on Arts & Crafts in late summer 2004. The follow-up to
Folkloric Feel
is
National Anthem of Nowhere
, released in Canada on February 6, 2007, and the new album
Eats Darkness
was released on May 19, 2009.
[3] In an interview Whiteman said this new album is "about going through hard times and coming out the other end."
[4] Apostle of Hustle was featured as the X3 Artist of the month by
Aux.tv,
CBC Radio 3 and
Exclaim! Magazine for June 2009.
[5]
Discography
Albums
- Folkloric Feel
(2004)
- National Anthem of Nowhere
(2007)
- My Sword Hand's Anger
(EP, 2007)
- U King
(EP 2007)
- Eats Darkness
(2009)
Music videos
- "National Anthem of Nowhere" (2007, directed by Jeffrey St. Jules and Adrienne Amato)
- "Cheap Like Sebastien" (October 2007)
References
- Fear of Zen album review
- Apostle of Hustle biography
- Apostle of Hustle eats darkness
- http://www2.canada.com/news/world/being+social+five+questions+author+stuart+berman/1628002/story.htm
- "X3 Artist of the Month"