After a two-month stay in
Cuba, where he learned to play the Cuban guitar
tres, Whiteman returned to Toronto to resume writing and recording with Broken Social Scene. Wanting to create the music inspired by his time in Cuba, Whiteman recruited Julian Brown and Dean Stone and created Apostle Of Hustle. The band played Brazilian and Cuban folk songs, as well as covers of songs by
Tom Waits,
PJ Harvey and
Marc Ribot.
Folkloric Feel was released on Arts & Crafts in late summer 2004. It included guest appearances by
Kevin Drew,
Amy Millan,
Brendan Canning,
Evan Cranley, and
Feist. That was followed by a three-track EP, with
Supergrass and
Ikara Colt, called
Devil in the Woods.> In 2007, Apostle of Hustle released their second album,
National Anthem of Nowhere. Cranley performed on this album as well; the guest list also included
Liam O'Neil and
Lisa Lobsinger. In April, the band released a 3-track EP which was three different versions of the
National Anthem of Nowhere song "My Sword Hand's Anger". In May, Apostle of Hustle and
Tanya Tagaq recorded a 3-track EP on the CBC Radio's
Fuse. Tagaq then went on tour with the band. In December 2007, they released the 6-track EP
U King. In 2009, the band announced that they would be going on a Southern Ontario tour to promote their new album and conducted a talent search for opening acts. But they went on a North American tour with
Gogol Bordello; their own tour didn't take place. The album
Eats Darkness was released on May 19, 2009. Apostle of Hustle was featured as the X3 Artist of the month by
Aux.tv and
CBC Radio 3 for June 2009. In 2011, an Apostle of Hustle poster appeared in the seventh episode of the U.S. television series
Skins. ==Discography==