title: Hooster
text: # Hooster
  
  Hooster is a three piece rock band from Christchurch, New Zealand. The band released its first album, Rotate, in 2004.
  
  The band won a recording grant in 2003, to record one song from New Zealand on air. 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.
  
  