Best bar band in America: For the last few years, that title has fallen squarely in the court of the mighty Hold Steady. But is their vibe truly that of the dive's? Does Craig Finn's nerdy banter really resemble the rough and tumble demeanor of the average bar keep? Is the spirit of the crazy man muttering to himself in the corner alive and well in an album called
Stay Positive? If by chance the band fails to tap into the kind of tunes that send the perfume of stale beer and even staler piss drifting by your nose, Dayton OH's
Heartless Bastards are here for you. One listen to their third LP
The Mountain will plop you right down on the ripped, worn, and warm bar stool of the mind's eye.
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David Pitz
Heartless Bastards on Tour
02/13/09 - Government St. Grocery - Ocean Springs, MS
02/14/09 - Last Concert Cafe - Houston, TX
02/26/09 - Sam's Burger Joint - an Antonio, TX
02/27/09 - Longhorn Saloon - Fort Worth, TX
02/28/09 - Hailey's - Denton, TX
03/15/09 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO
03/16/09 - Liberty Hall - Lawrence, KS
03/17/09 - Cain's Ballroom - Tulsa, OK
03/21/09 - House Of Blues - Houston, TX
03/23/09 - The Lyric Oxford - Oxford, MS
03/25/09 - Madison Theater - Covington, KY
03/27/09 - Webster Hall - New York, NY
03/28/09 - Trocadero Theatre - Philadelphia, PA
03/29/09 - Mr. Small's Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
03/30/09 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
03/31/09 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
04/01/09 - St. Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI
04/02/09 - Turner Hall Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI
04/03/09 - The Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
04/04/09 - Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, MN
04/07/09 - The Warehouse - Calgary, AB, CANADA
04/08/09 - The Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB, CANADA
04/10/09 - The Plaza Club - Vancouver, BC, CANADA
04/11/09 - Crocodile Cafe - Seattle, WA
04/13/09 - Berbati's Pan - Portland, OR
04/15/09 - The Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA
04/16/09 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
04/21/09 - The Clubhouse Music Venue - Tempe, AZ
04/22/09 - Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM
04/23/09 - Black Sheep - Colorado Springs, CO
04/24/09 - Gothic Theatre - Englewood, CO
04/25/09 - Beaumont Club - Kansas City, MO
04/28/09 - Granada Theater - Dallas, TX
04/29/09 - Antone's - Austin, TX
05/02/09 - The State Theatre - Saint Petersburg, FL
05/03/09 - The Social - Orlando, FL
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