The four Dunedin pals recorded their first five-track EP in 2007 and honed their live act while touring New Zealand over the past two and a-half years.
They spent five months of 2009 gigging in Vancouver and parts of North America. Last year also saw the boys play the Harbour Sessions in Lyttelton, A Day at the Beach along the West Coast, and Pages from Dunedin in their hometown.
"The Hustle aims to put on an entertaining live show and to get people out of their chairs and on to the D-Floor," drummer Matt Hegan said.
Picks of the week
Friday, June 11
• 10pm: The Sunshine Sound System, with DJs Downtown Brown and Turbohag, play hip-hop, funk, soul and jungle at Subculture. Free entry before midnight, $5 afterwards.
Saturday, June 12
• 10pm: The Sunshine Sound System celebrates Downtown Brown's birthday, with special guests. Hip-hop, dubstep and drum `n' bass at Subculture. Free entry before midnight, $5 afterwards.
Tuesday, June 15
• 8.30pm: After the Fall (1999), a documentary exploring the disturbing aftermath of the fall of the 160km-long Berlin Wall, is screened by the Queenstown Film Society, at Dorothy Brown's Cinema and Bar, in Arrowtown. Presented by the Goethe-Institut. Admission by donation.
Wednesday, June 16
• 9pm: New York City's Masta Ace and Ed OG, with DJ Marco Polo, take on Revolver. Support from DJ Feet and DJ Salmon. Tickets $15 plus booking fee from Quest and Play It Again Records. R18.
