We All Want Someone To Shout For — All Points West Day 1 was great…aside from the rain…and the result being of my ipod getting drenched and now not working. FUCK. (I live off it, I’m really fucking pissed). Anyway, we got there early and caught a small bit of Heartless Bastards ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — this sucks... All Points West begins today (7/31). Directions to get there HERE. Map HERE. Schedule HERE. Heartless Bastards are the first band to play. Jay-Z is tonight's headliner. Hopefully they don't have to cancel any performances due to lightni... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Heartless Bastards - The Mountain (MP3) Heartless Bastards @ Bowery Ballroom Oct. 2008 (more by Nathan Miller) Ohio's Heartless Bastards, led by Erika Wennerstrom, will be opening up the Friday lineup at All Points West this weekend. The on... more info

Rolling Stone — Why it’s worth baking in the sun to see Heartless Bastards’ Erika Wennerstrom howl in the afternoon heat, squeezing in the tightly packed crowd to catch Jay-Z at his first-ever U.S. fest and pay attention to the Elvis Costello rock of the Postell... more info

Persona Sauna — NPR listeners came out of the woodwork to cast their votes for the year's best music thus far, and Animal Collective took the top spots in both Best Album and Best Song.Best Singles of 2009 (so far)1. "My Girls" Animal Collective2. "Two Weeks" Grizz... more info

Rollo & Grady — The National New Jersey’s All Points West Festival (Coachella East) begins this weekend and features 65 artists including, MGMT, The Black Keys, The National, Elbow and Fleet Foxes. Tickets are still available for the event (click here). Friday R... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Not many major conflicts. Some people will probably be upset with the major overlap of MGMT and Coldplay. Not many people will probably be catching the Heartless Bastards. The full APW schedule below...... more info

MVSW — Andrew Bird, Ra Ra Riot, Heartless Bastards @ The Greek Theatre Sara Lov, Two Sheds, Big Organ Trio @ The Mint The Ringers, The Yelling @ The Viper Room Mix Master Mike, Nola Darling @ Viper Room (After Hours) The Sound of Philadelphia with The O’J... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - The Heartless Bastards have confirmed a very impressive and exciting summer 2009 touring schedule, after finishing up their first tour overseas and a powerful performance at Bonnaroo, and supporting Wilco. Next happening for the Austin, ... more info

JamBase — HEARTLESS BASTARDS Touring Throughout Summer Heartless Bastards The Austin, TX based indie rock act Heartless Bastards have confirmed their summer 2009 touring schedule. The band recently finished its first tour overseas and are fresh off a po... more info