I’m a big fan of Heartless Bastards’ debut, Stairs and Elevators–particularly the song, “New Resolution,” but I haven’t really kept up with them since. Seeing their performance this afternoon made me regret this and decide to give their other records a spin as soon as possible. The crowd was sparse, making the show as intimate as one on a stage this large could possibly be. It seemed like a really awesome backyard barbeque, minus some ribs and plus a few unfortunate back tattoos on the guests. Erika Wennerstrom has a voice that is incongruous with her appearance, though, it would be incongruous with anything that wasn’t at least half wolf. Her soulful yowl is muscular and it filled up the Gorge. The small crowd who arrived early enough to catch the Heartless Bastards were fortunate enough to see one of the festival’s better performances.
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