HEARTLESS BASTARDS this Thursday March 1 at Cat's Cradle

Around 2003, Cincinnati Ohio's Heartless Bastards formed and took the indie rock scene by storm ( hey, that rhymed.)  Led by Erika Wennerstrom  who's vocals can best be described as "buzz saw like", the quartet produces a sound unlike any other. An intoxicating  blend of soaring lap steel and guitar with catchy chord progressions and Wennertstom's gargled concrete voice hits hard and leaves listeners dumfounded  After the release of  All This Time in 2005 (a great year for music), Heartless Bastards were flying high, surpassing the White Stripes among other huge acts on many "best of " lists around the country.

The first time I heard "The Mountain", one of their more popular songs, I had no doubt in my mind that the person singing (Erika Wennerstrom) was a dude.   After seeing them a few times over the years, I can personally verify that they put on one hell of a show.  See them at Cat's Cradle this Thursday night.