“I owe so much of my life in music to Dayton’s rich musical history,” said leader Erika Wennerstrom. It’s hard to believe next year marks two decades of music for Heartless Bastards, the celebrated ...

It may be 80 degrees outside, but Erika Wennerstrom of Heartless Bastards has the Christmas spirit. “We’re actually cutting a Christmas tune for a compilation right now,” she says. “We’re doing ‘Blue ...

The heart of the Heartless Bastards is Erika Wennerstrom, who wears hers on her sleeve. Her band's new album, The Mountain, features a new, bold sound. In "Hold Your Head High," Wennerstrom begins by ...

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For their third release, Dayton, Ohio’s Heartless Bastards have made a brave attempt to take the band’s sound in a new direction. On “The Mountain,” they’ve chosen to add elements of acoustic guitar, ...

A standout group for their consistently raw, blues-based rock, Heartless Bastards is heralded as one of the most promising acts out of the indie scene of Cincinnati, Ohio. Guitarist and songwriter ...