Biography
Originating in Wisconsin, the Hussy deliver brief, high-voltage tracks in a garage punk vein marked by minimal frills and nonstop drive. For years the unit operated strictly as a guitarist-and-drummer pair whose gritty, punk-rooted attack absorbed elements of hard rock and psychedelia and was defined by jagged six-string textures, most clearly on the 2012 LP Weed Seizure. After the band grew to a three-piece, Looming surfaced in 2019 and retained the same fundamental approach while gaining extra weight and density from the added guitar.
Bobby Hussy, born Bob Wegner in Plymouth, Wisconsin, and drummer Heather Sawyer, sometimes listed as Heather Hussy, launched the group in 2008. Bobby joined his first band at 13 and began tracking music at 15; later, while studying at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he met Heather, then a member of Cats Not Dogs. Their friendship solidified when Bobby filled the vacant bass slot for an upcoming tour after that band’s bassist quit.
The Hussy played their first show as a duo in June 2008 and issued a six-song seven-inch EP the following April. A steady stream of concerts followed, along with three split singles in 2009 and 2010. Cement Tomb Mind Control, their debut full-length, appeared in 2011, and Weed Seizure arrived a year later. The group built a broad audience through blunt yet witty material, unadorned releases, and chaotic live sets that frequently ended with Bobby setting his guitar ablaze or smashing it. Pagan Hiss, the third album, came out in 2013.
After Galore emerged in 2015, Tyler Fassnacht, also known as Baby Tyler and a veteran of Proud Parents and Fire Heads alongside Bobby, joined on guitar and bass to make the Hussy a trio. The expanded lineup preserved its explosive stage energy on the 2018 vinyl-and-DVD set Live at High Noon Saloon. Looming, the first studio album recorded as a three-piece, arrived in 2019 and showed slightly greater lyrical seriousness. On the subsequent tour the band expanded again when Tyler Spatz was added on bass, allowing Fassnacht to concentrate solely on guitar.
Bobby Hussy, born Bob Wegner in Plymouth, Wisconsin, and drummer Heather Sawyer, sometimes listed as Heather Hussy, launched the group in 2008. Bobby joined his first band at 13 and began tracking music at 15; later, while studying at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he met Heather, then a member of Cats Not Dogs. Their friendship solidified when Bobby filled the vacant bass slot for an upcoming tour after that band’s bassist quit.
The Hussy played their first show as a duo in June 2008 and issued a six-song seven-inch EP the following April. A steady stream of concerts followed, along with three split singles in 2009 and 2010. Cement Tomb Mind Control, their debut full-length, appeared in 2011, and Weed Seizure arrived a year later. The group built a broad audience through blunt yet witty material, unadorned releases, and chaotic live sets that frequently ended with Bobby setting his guitar ablaze or smashing it. Pagan Hiss, the third album, came out in 2013.
After Galore emerged in 2015, Tyler Fassnacht, also known as Baby Tyler and a veteran of Proud Parents and Fire Heads alongside Bobby, joined on guitar and bass to make the Hussy a trio. The expanded lineup preserved its explosive stage energy on the 2018 vinyl-and-DVD set Live at High Noon Saloon. Looming, the first studio album recorded as a three-piece, arrived in 2019 and showed slightly greater lyrical seriousness. On the subsequent tour the band expanded again when Tyler Spatz was added on bass, allowing Fassnacht to concentrate solely on guitar.
Albums
Singles
