Heartless Bastards Announce Summer Tour Dates

Erika Wennerstrom and her Heartless Bastards are raring up to take over the US and Canada this summer with a plethora of festival dates (ACL, All Points West, and Lollapolooza to name a few), and as openers (The Avett Brothers, Jenny Lewis, and The Decemberists).

Heartless Bastards Summer '09 Tour Dates:
6.22.09 Austin, TX - Stubb's Outside w/ Jenny Lewis
6.23.09 Dallas, TX - Granada Theater w/ Jenny Lewis
6.24.09 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live w/ Jenny Lewis
6.26.09 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues w/ Jenny Lewis
6.27.09 Mobile, AL - Alabama Music Box w/ Jenny Lewis
6.29.09 Orlando, FL - The Plaza Theatre w/ Jenny Lewis
6.30.09 Jacksonville, FL - Freebird Live w/ Jenny Lewis
7.01.09 Athens, GA - 40 Watt w/ Jenny Lewis
7.02.09 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel w/ Jenny Lewis
7.03.09 Richmond, VA - The National w/ Jenny Lewis
7.05.09 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre w/ Jenny Lewis
7.06.09 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall w/ Jenny Lewis
7.07.09 Fayetteville, AK - George's Majestic Lounge w/ Jenny Lewis
7.10.09 Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theatre w/ Andrew Bird
7.11.09 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre w/ Jenny Lewis
7.31.09 Jersey City, NJ -Liberty State Park - All Points West Music & Arts Festival
8.02.09 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
8.03.09 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus w/ the Decemberists
8.05.09 Madison, WI - Orpheum Theatre w/ the Decemberists
8.06.09 Chicago, IL - Metro w/ Decemberists (Offical Lollapalooza Aftershow)
8.07.09 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza! Exact day and time TBD
8.08.09 Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room w/ the Decemberists
8.11.09 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre w/ the Decemberists
8.14.09 Pittsburg, PA - Byham Theatre w/ the Decemberists
8.15.09 Schwenksville, PA - Philadelphia Folk Festival
8.16.09 Holyoke, MA - Mountain Park w/ the Decemberists
8.25.09 Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre w/ the Avett Brothers
8.26.09 Boise, ID - Knitting Factory w/ the Avett Brothers
8.28.09 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre w/ the Avett Brothers
8.29.09 Jacksonville, OR - Britt Fest w/ the Avett Brothers
8.30.09 San Francisco, CA - Golden Gate Park- Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
10.03.09 Austin, TX - ACL Festival

The Bastards did an ACL episode with Sonic Youth and Alex Mass of The Black Angels that's set to air this fall. On it, Wennerstrom and Mass do a cool cover of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash's cover of Tim Hardin's "If I Were a Carpenter." A studio version will hit stores in early September.

Give a Listen: If I Were a Carpenter (live on Austin City Limits)-Erika Wennerstrom (Hrtlss Bstrds) and Alex Mass (Blk Angels)

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