Photos of Erika Wennerstrom solo at Carnegie Hall in New York, NY on March 7th, 2018
Photos of Heartless Bastards at Irving Plaza in New York, NY on May 12th, 2016
Photos of Heartless Bastards at 2015 Newport Folk Fest in Newport, RI
Photos of Heartless Bastards at 2015 Maverick Music Festival in San Antonio, TX
Photos of Heartless Bastards at 2013 Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta, GA
Photos of Heartless Bastards at 2012 High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy, CA
Photos of Heartless Bastards at The Bluebird in Bloomington, IN on May 24th, 2012
Photos of Heartless Bastards at SXSW 2012 in Austin, TX
Photos of Heartless Bastards at Webster Hall in New York, NY on February 24th, 2012
While Erika Wennerstrom began in garage-blues like the artist that discovered her, fellow Ohio natives The Black Keys (QRO live review), she & her Heartless Bastards pushed well into alt-country twang with 2012’s Arrow (QRO review). Wennerstrom & Heartless Bastards return with Restless Ones, which stretches out that twang.
Photos of Heartless Bastards at 2011 Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX
Photos of Heartless Bastards at Webster Hall on March 27th, 2009
QRO’s review of Heartless Bastards at Terminal 5 in New York, NY on February 7th, 2009
Photos of Erika Wennerstrom solo at Mercury Lounge in New York, NY on January 12th, 2009
From opener “Wind Up Bird” through closer “Tristessa”, Restless Ones has a lot of slide-guitar twang, but slowed down to let it sustain. Wennerstrom does vary the outlook, from the brighter “Black Cloud” to the sad “Pocket Full of Thirst”, her resignation wry on “The Fool” but more downbeat on “Eastern Wind”.
Admittedly very much still in the direction of Arrow, Restless Ones still shows Wennerstrom stretching.
