“If she wasn’t so good, she’d look like an actress fronting a side project,” says Austin 360.
Well, she is that good.
Ohio-born and Austin-based Heartless Bastards (@HeartlessBstrds) has gone through some lineup changes, but the heart of the band is Erika Wennerstrom. She writes the songs for the four of them to flesh out together, and it’s her big voice that’ll echo in your head.
Got to have rock and roll? Last year, Heartless Bastards had the solution with their latest album, Arrow. It was another riff-filled step forward for Erika Wennerstrom and company, who FUV started playing in 2009 with their album, The Mountain. For the band's latest visit to Studio A, Heartless Bastards braved being live on FUV at Noon (early in rock star time), and this performance of "Got To Have Rock and Roll" ended up as one of 20 live recordings on FUV Live 15. Get your copy when you support WFUV—the radio home of your next favorite band too.
Find out where the band name Heartless Bastards came from as Erika Wennerstrom and company rock their way through a Studio A session with FUV's Rita Houston, featuring tunes from their new album, 'Arrow.' [recorded: 02/24/12]
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