We also got word that HearYa session alums The Heartless Bastards have a new album coming out in the new year as well, February 14th to be exact. Is that ironic that The Heartless Bastards have an album coming out on Valentine's Day? Please discuss. Their press release went something along the lines of blah, blah, blah ... we're on Partisan Records now. Blah, blah, blah .. it's going to be rocking, etc, etc. etc. Sign up at www.theheartlessbastards.com and you can get yourself the new single on December 1st at midnight, kind of like Black Friday [...]
Since releasing The Mountain back in 2009, garage rocker Erika Wennerstrom and her Heartless Bastards have gone through some ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ heartless-bastards-sign-to-par tisan-prep-new-album/58765/

Austin, Texas has dubbed itself the live music capital of the world for the good reason they have more live music venues than anywhere else. SXSW festival takes place in March of each year, and in early autumn, the massive Austin City Limits (ACL) festival takes place in the central Texan city. And for the past five years, a newer, smaller festival has emerged. Fun Fun Fun Fest took place this year in early November, the start of winter in Ireland but still, shorts and t-shirt weather in Texas. Day One The festival happens [...]

I chased Wye Oak around at SxSW only to be thwarted by flu fatigue and a late cancellation at a day party, but to get to see them play at The Parish more than makes up for it. Add to that, it was my birthday. Add to that, I get to bring my camera to share pics with you. So off to the Parish we went, the Hall in a good mood, but a little tired from the week's shows. Erika Wennerstrom opened with a set of stripped down Heartless Bastards [...]

Date Friday, October 14th Location The Parish Doors 800p Tickets $12 from Frontgate With the slew of shows piling up in Austin this month, this is one that you definitely don't want to miss out on. Friday, Baltimore duo Wye Oak make their way into town, hoping to reignite the passion for their [...]

We're just over a week away from the Ohio Film+Music Festival, which means we're just over a week away from bands like RJD2/Icebird, the New Bomb Turks, Heartless Bastards, Cloud Nothings and others, plus films like never-before-seen Jim Jarmusch shorts featuring Tom Waits, 4192: The Crowning of the Hit King and Eric Mahoney's North Dixie Drive . So, in anticipation, we're giving away two tickets to the Friday, Oct. 7 New Bomb Turks / Heartless Bastards / Cloud Nothings / R.Ring (featuring Kelley Deal) show at Skully's and two film tickets to the Ohio Doc [...]

This is indeed the definition of Monday Mourning. After a brief stint on the unemployment line (about 96 hours), I am heading back to work to start my new career as a restauranteur. Today, after 13 years in the hospitality business, I get the privilege of shadowing a 21 year old server to learn the ropes of front of house operations. Fun! Anyways, as my hours of freedom tick away, here are some cover songs that I am listening to. Free mp3: Appetite - Fiery Ring (Johnny Cash cover) [...]
The Heartless Bastards – The Mountain. Original Release Date: 3 February 2009 (Fat Possum). Download "The Mountain" (mp3). Karen pulls on to I-4, heading northeast in the Jetta packed with as many of her belongings as she could load into the car. She is never going back for the remaining things she left behind. What's in her car is everything she now owns. The backseat is packed to the roof so she can't see Altamonte Springs in the rearview mirror as she drives away. Behind her the town's water tower sits next to [...]
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How's the view from YOUR office??? Mine isn't all that bad. Welcome September! This is one of the months of my life where big changes are about to happen (the next being in December or January when we open our new restaurant in Vancouver, BC). Over the next 30 days I am quitting my job, packing up the family and moving back in with my parents for 3 months. Some people might cringe at the thought but I am pretty excited...morning coffee and paper, the odd perogy feast and Sunday dinners, some quality times with my [...]

And the parade continues... I forget how much fun I had making these. Blogophilia 11 was released in September 2009. If you've been following along, you should have noticed that I am deep in my "Intro" phase for mixes. I am not sure why I stopped that. Maybe that's something to consider for next mix. The highlights for #11 are All the Kings Men by Wild Beasts and Sleep All Summer by The National and Saint Vincent . I apologize for putting the Pete Yorn tune on [...]
Download two new country-rock covers of Bob Dylan's song 'You Ain't Goin Nowhere.'

Last week, Heartless Bastards returned home and played a great acoustic set for the crowd at Southgate House in Newport. Our photographer Keith Klenowski was on hand and sent over a few photos and a video from the show. The video features Erika doing a great Bob Dylan cover of the song "You Ain't Goin Nowhere." Enjoy! [...]

Last week, Heartless Bastards returned home and played a great acoustic set for the crowd at Southgate House in Newport. Our photographer Keith Klenowski was on hand and sent over a few photos and a video from the show. The video features Erika doing a great Bob Dylan cover of the song "You Ain't Goin Nowhere." Enjoy! [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Cabin Dogs : "New Morning (Bob Dylan cover)" [mp3] Cabin Dogs : "High Falls" [mp3] from Midnight Trail (out August 29th) search for more Ween posts at Largehearted Boy [...]

[Photos by acidjack] It's hard not to like the Heartless Bastards . They're one of those bands that never lets you down performance-wise, that's always on their game, that always gives their fans something special. This pair of shows at Mercury Lounge (our recording of night 1 here ) certainly qualifies as that, as the band played these sets in "acoustic" (but really just sans-drummer) mode, and showed off considerable new material. The most immediate effect of going drummerless was to focus even more attention on lead vocalist Erika Wennerstrom's old-soul voice. The opening lines [...]

Blogophilia 7 was posted in July 2009, and it represents the last mix from the old Dadada site. This is a fun mix with tracks from Ramona Falls , Elliott Brood , Local Natives , Heartless Bastards , Drummer (which was a band full of drummers), and the Dead Prez/Grizzly Bear mashup, Two Weeks of Hip Hop . Go get it while it's there! It will be down in one week. Blogophilia Vol. 7 encoded at 256 VBR (Zip File 151 MB) [...]

[Photo by Johnny] Having become a fan of Heartless Bastards only in the past few years, I've been treated better by them in that short time than any devotee could ask for. After catching several of their brilliant concerts, including the MHoW and Bowery gigs last year, we were graced by a pair of acoustic performances at the intimate Mercury Lounge this time around. Sans a drummer, Erika, Jesse and Mark gave us captivating, pared down renditions of their work including several new songs, a Bob Dylan cover (one of [...]

The Heartless Bastards -aren't. They are rock n roll, the kind you miss before they're gone. I am already reaching for the car radio as "Out at Sea" fades. Immediately I want to go back, go back and repeat that catchy riff, the charm of a full female lead, the tormented call of Erika Wennerstrom . These intoxicating psychedelic garage rockers played one of many acoustic tour dates Friday, July 22 nd, at IOTA . Vandaveer was [...]

A show that got me really excited initially, and then fell off of my radar for no specific reason is suddenly staring me right in the face. Hometown heroes Heartless Bastards are back in town again this week, for a special show at Southgate House and we want you to be in attendance. The Cincinnati natives are doing something a little different this time around, rather than a raucous rock show, the band will be performing their songs in a slightly more toned down way, with a special acoustic performance. This is special because [...]

I am thinking about trying out something new around here. As I was digging through some old posts the other day I started to feel sorry for all these old words and songs just sitting around with no one to appreciate them. So was born the Meatysauce Revival . I'll start at the bottom of my old posts, clean them up a bit, update any links and then republish them. Bingo Bango. Look for them now and then when I am too lazy to write anything new. Originally posted: July 12/2009 [...]