Blog: Backseat Sandbar

The second part of a trifecta of the female, country-inspired, chanteuses's came through Louisville on Monday (The first being Jolie Holland and final being Neko Case). Opening for Lewis were Ohio-based The Heartless Bastards. Lead by gold Les Paul weilding Erika Wennerstrom, the Heartless Bastards played a slaying Southern rock set. "The Mountain" the title track off their lastest release was a slide guitarists wet dream. Providing a gilmpse into how the Bastards were carving out a fan-crazed niche in contemporary music. In the 90s, this band would have been lumped in with the glut of alt-country acts. [...]