Erika Wennerstrom is best known as the lead singer and songwriter of Heartless Bastards. After spending the past decade touring with her band, Heartless Bastards, and pushing their unique brand of rock ‘n’ roll into new shapes over five acclaimed albums Erika is taking some time off to explore new directions and work on her upcoming solo album.

Heartless Bastards’ have had a successful past few years and all are excited to explore new avenues for a bit while they take a much needed break. After achieving multi-format rock radio airplay across the land, high-profile placements on a wide range of highly rated network programming, rave reviews in the likes of Rolling Stone, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, and show-stopping performances on such TV shows as NBC’s Friday Night Lights, CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman, TBS’ Conan, and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! the timing could not feel more right for Erika to explore new avenues for her writing and creativity.

Kelley Deal - The first thing you need to know about Kelley Deal is that she’s from Dayton, Ohio. The rest is inconsequential but you can sum it up that she’s a musician. You might know her from The Breeders, but she’s also somehow landed a gig in The Kelley Deal 6000 and is most recently bumming around in a band called R.Ring.