NPR Tiny Desk entry The Ruthless West plays songs you never knew you loved. Raconteurs brought together by a love of whiskey and outlaws, Heath Johnson and Eric Domkowski met by chance at a Spearfish coffee shop and soon discovered that they both wanted to bring Americana music to the fine people of South Dakota. Now you can find them nearly every weekend bringing the classics and soon-to-be classics to crowds around the Black Hills.