Heartless Bastards are a band formerly of Ohio, currently of Texas, driven by songstress Erika Wennestrom. I have loved what I have heard from the band thus far, I really dug that title track from “All This Time“, but even better they have got a new album that is dropping next Tuesday on the collective ears of America called “The Mountain. Even better than that the band will, and I quote from their press page, “tour its ass off”. Just look at the list below and you will see they mean what they say. When you combine balls out statements like that with cool Predator-style arm-wrestling promo-photos as seen above (or possibly ‘Over The Top’, either way), how can you go wrong? Anyway, certainly check out the album next week, and they are certainly coming to a town near you so see them live, and they will also be in full force at SXSW in a few weeks so be sure to stop by and see them there as well. Here are the tour dates, some headlining, some with the greatness of Andrew Bird(!), some with the greatness of Black Keys, and some with the greatness of Gaslight Anthem, plus Letterman:

Jan 30 2009 8:00P Young Ave Deli Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 31 2009 8:00P Martyr’s Chicago, Illinois
Feb 3 2009 8:00P Great Scott Allston, Massachusetts
Feb 4 2009 8:00P Maxwell’s Hoboken, New Jersey
Feb 5 2009 8:00P Electric Factory w/ The Black Keys Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 6 2009 8:00P Terminal 5 w/ The Black Keys New York, New York
Feb 7 2009 8:00P Terminal 5 w/ The Black Keys New York
Feb 10 2009 8:00P Late Show With David Letterman New York, New York
Feb 11 2009 8:00P Gravity Lounge Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 12 2009 8:00P Bottletree Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 13 2009 8:00P Government Street Grocery Club Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Feb 14 2009 8:00P The Last Concert Cafe Houston, Texas
Feb 26 2009 8:00P Sam’s Burger Joint San Antonio, Texas
Feb 27 2009 8:00P Longhorn Saloon Ft. Worth, Texas
Feb 28 2009 8:00P Hailey’s Denton, Texas
Mar 15 2009 8:00P The Pageant w. Andrew Bird St Louis, Missouri
Mar 16 2009 8:00P Liberty Hall w. Andrew Bird Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 17 2009 8:00P Cain’s Ballroom w. Andrew Bird Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 18 2009 8:00P TBA – SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 19 2009 8:00P TBA – SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 20 2009 8:00P TBA – SXSW Austin, Texas
Mar 21 2009 8:00P House of Blues w. Andrew Bird Houston, Texas
Mar 23 2009 8:00P Lyric Oxford w. Andrew Bird Oxford, Mississippi
Mar 25 2009 8:00P Madison Theater CD Release party Covington, Kentucky
Mar 27 2009 8:00P Webster Hall – W/ Gaslight Anthem New York, New York
Mar 28 2009 8:00P Trocadero w. Gaslight Anthem Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 29 2009 8:00P Mr. Smalls w. Gaslight Anthem Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 30 2009 8:00P Newport Music Hall w. Gaslight Anthem Columbus, Ohio
Apr 1 2009 8:00P St. Andrews Hall/w Gaslight Anthem Detroit, Michigan
Apr 2 2009 8:00P Turner Hall w. Gaslight Anthem Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Apr 4 2009 8:00P Varsity Theater w. Gaslight Anthem Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 7 2009 8:00P The Warehouse w. Gaslight Anthem Calgary, Alberta
Apr 8 2009 8:00P The Starlight Room w. Gaslight Anthem Edmonton, Alberta
Apr 10 2009 8:00P The Plaza Nightclub w. Gaslight Anthem Vancouver, British Columbia
Apr 11 2009 8:00P Crocodile Cafe Seattle, Washington
Apr 13 2009 8:00P Berbati’s Pan w. Gaslight Anthem Portland, Oregon
Apr 15 2009 8:00P The Boardwalk w. Gaslight Anthem Sacramento, California
Apr 16 2009 8:00P Slims w. Gaslight Anthem San Francisco, California
Apr 21 2009 8:00P The Clubhouse w. Gaslight Anthem Tempe, Arizona
Apr 22 2009 8:00P Launchpad – W/Gaslight Anthem Albuquerque, New Mexico
Apr 23 2009 8:00P Black Sheep w. Gaslight Anthem Colorado Springs, Colorado
Apr 24 2009 8:00P Gothic Theater w. Gaslight Anthem Denver, Colorado
Apr 25 2009 8:00P Beaumont Club w/ The Gaslight Anthem Kansas City, Missouri
Apr 28 2009 8:00P Granada Theatre w. Gaslight Anthem Dallas, Texas
Apr 29 2009 8:00P Antones – w/ Gaslight Anthem Austin, Texas
May 2 2009 8:00P State Theatre – W/ Gaslight Anthem Saint Petersburg, Florida
May 3 2009 8:00P The Social – w/ Gaslight Anthem Orlando, Florida

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