Heartless Bastards (music group)

Lollapalooza on way to sellout; day-by-day lineups set

Lollapalooza will put 60,000 single-day tickets on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m. central for the festival Aug. 2-4 in Grant Park. The only question remaining is how fast they’ll sell out. The festival’s entire lineup leaked weeks early last...

Tags: Theophilus London, Eric Church, Entertainment Events, Ellie Goulding, Chicago Park District

Lollapalooza lineup to include Cure, Nine Inch Nails

The Cure and Nine Inch Nails will join previously confirmed acts Mumford & Sons, the Killers, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, the National and the Postal Service at Lollapalooza in Grant Park on Aug. 2-4. Multiple industry sources confirmed Thursday that a...

Tags: Theophilus London, Eric Church, Entertainment Events, Ellie Goulding, Two Door Cinema Club (music group)

Bumbershoot unveils eclectic 2012 lineup

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Seattle’s premier end-of-summer music festival Bumbershoot announced the much anticipated 2012 lineup Tuesday. The festival will unfold at the Seattle Center and Key Arena Labor Day weekend (September 1-3) and feature more than 100 performers on...

Tags: Wanda Jackson, Skrillex (music group), Rebirth Brass Band (music group), Ian Hunter, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (music group)

Ohio band to perform Wednesday in Lexington

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The Heartless Bastards’ latest release may very well be its strongest, to date. That’s what singer/guitarist/songwriter Erika Wennerstrom thinks, anyway. “(‘Arrow’) is a pretty diversely influenced album,” said...

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Best week ever: Baltimore events, music, movies and more

A rundown of what's going on the week of 2/13-2/19. MOVIES OPENING (Friday) Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance The Secret World of Arriety A Separation This Means War NOTABLE TV MONDAY BET Honors (special; 9 p.m.; BET) Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show...

Tags: Amos Lee, Television Industry, Festive Events, Fox Broadcasting Company, James Patterson

Feb. 27-March 4 in nightlife: Young Jeezy, Brad Paisley, mewithoutyou and more

No use in sugar-coating this: the week starts slow but finishes strong. But as always, there's plenty of options spanning tons of genres — metal, rap, country, house and more — so let's get down to it: On Monday, Cincinatti rockers...

Tags: Brad Paisley, Scott McCreery, 1st Mariner Arena, Casey James, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Album review: Heartless Bastards, 'Arrow'

3.5 stars (out of 4) Erika Wennerstrom has always had the kind of voice that causes a commotion, a clear-out-the-room roar that wouldn’t have sounded out of place on a 78-rpm blues recording from the 1930s. But she’s struggled to match that...

Tags: Entertainment, Music

Free Music Friday! Uncompromising roots rock from Austin, Texas

Erika Wennerstrom, vocalist and guitarist of Heartless Bastards, blends a liberal splash of blues into her roots-rock tunes. Her raspy, soulful voice is not that different from what you hear from neo-soul sisters such asAdele. Her approach, however, is...

Tags: Radio, Pittsburgh, Adele (music artist), Boston, Worth

Album review: Craig Finn, 'Clear Heart Full Eyes'

2.5 stars (out of 4) “My head was really hurting,” Craig Finn says by way of introduction to his first solo album. “Clear Heart Full Eyes” (Vagrant) sounds like one long hangover – an album in which the morning-after mood...

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SXSW 2012: The artists, the stories that made an impression