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The band that would go on to become Dusky Moorhen was intially formed during the summer of 2007, as four piece rock n roll cover band formally known as The Hurricanes. After a long-due name change and the loss of a member, the three remaining members (Chris Macris, Sean Griffiths and Matthew Griffiths) decided to tune in on their swamp rock and blues roots, drawing from an expansive range of influences from Cream to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers to Elvis Presley. The band, consisting of three teenage multi-instrumentalists, provide for a truly explosive stage experience. The band made their recent debut performance at the UNSW Campus Band Comp qualifying to the finals and making the top 6 of 18 bands. They then featured at Penshurst RSL's All Age Band Competition managing to make it to the grand finals. Pretty good for the first two venues played, innit? Dusky have since perfomed on numerous occasions at Oatley Hotel and the Harp Hotel (Tempe) and will now continue to play numerous