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Heartless Bastards originally started as a recording project of Erika Wennerstrom. She played most of the instruments and featured David Colvin on drums, along with contributions from Reuben Glaser on lead guitar and Jesse Ebaugh on bass. A five-song demo was recorded in December 2002 at Ultrasuede Studios by Shannon McGee.
- Erika Wennerstrom, Greg Clifford, Sam Pankey, Jonas Wilson, Beth Harris
- Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
- 2003 – present
The Ohio-bred and Texas-transplanted band’s first new music since 2015’s Restless Ones, A Beautiful Life affirms frontwoman Erika Wennerstrom as a songwriter with the power to profoundly influence our state of mind, often by alchemizing her idealism into viscerally potent rock-and-roll songs. With its delicate coalescence of so many ...
Sep 15, 2021 · Heartless Bastards founder, lead vocalist and songwriter Erika Wennerstrom proves herself to be anything but when she chatted with Americana UK’s Martin Johnson over Zoom from her home in Austin, Texas, and discussed their new record, ‘A Beautiful Life’.
Jan 9, 2018 · January 9, 2018. Erika Goldring/GettyImages. After more than a decade fronting the Austin, Texas-based Heartless Bastards, Erika Wennerstrom needed a break. Not just from the band, but a...
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Dec 3, 2023 · On Wednesday, Dec. 6, Heartless Bastards will make their way to Indianapolis for a headlining show at the Hi-Fi. Ahead of the gig, NUVO’s Seth Johnson caught up with frontwoman Erika...
Jun 29, 2021 · June 29, 2021. Aaron Conway* Heartless Bastards, the roots-rock band led by Erika Wennerstrom, recently announced their new album: A Beautiful Life is the follow-up to 2015’s Restless Ones and...
Erika Wennerstrom leads her band Heartless Bastards at Intuition Ale Works on September 16 | Aaron Conway, courtesy of the artist. How does one rock and roll the ineffable? Starting in 2003, Erika Wennerstrom has been the founder and forge of the Heartless Bastards.
