The Black Keys News

As half of the Akron blues-rock duo the Black Keys, guitarist Dan Auerbach tends to receive plenty of the same music-critic adjectives: rough , gritty , soulful .

Dan Auerbach 's Keep It Hid might be his solo album debut, but he's far from alone.

The link to the full photo gallery craziness is below. While Phish Fest raged in Indio over Halloween weekend, the mother of all Halloween music festivals took New Orleans by storm for three days - literally! On Day One of the legendary Voodoo Experience , which was Friday, October 30, the warm, humid day took a downturn just as the party started ...

Images by: Dino Perrucci & Adam McCullough Voodoo Experience :: 10.30.09 - 11.01.09 :: City Park :: New Orleans, LA The New Orleans Bingo! Show - Voodoo 09 by Perrucci "Worship the music." It's Voodoo Experience 's tagline and the sentiment seemed to sum up the New Orleans festival.

Tara May played the part of a Voodoo Festival zombie on Halloween to the hilt. While modeling her white dress, black and white leggings and zombie face paint, the 10-year-old from Metairie explained why she likes the festival.

Black Keys Black Friday Benefit. The Black Keys will star at a benefit for Community Support Services from 6 to 10 p.m. Nov.

I can think of worse days, weather-wise, to kick off a major music festival in New Orleans.

Enter to win tickets to see Dan Auerbach with special guests Justin Townes Earle and Jessica Lea Mayfield on Wednesday, November 11th at Webster Hall! Nonesuch Records releases Keep It Hid, the solo debut from singer/songwriter/guitarist Dan Auerbach - best known as half of The Black Keys - on February 10, 2009.

An army of scary creatures invades City Park this weekend. Ghosts. Goblins. Gene Simmons.

I want to rock this town inside out and all, too, but still. :: Cave In frontman Stephen Brodsky has some solo shows lined up with Annuals and The Dear Hunter .

Remember when Black Keys were in Mass Appeal Magazine alongtime ago? Flash Foward a decade later.

THE BEAT GOES ON: "I'm really bad at taking time off," says Patrick Carney, who started a new band, Drummer, to stay busy.

The lines that previously divided Hip Hop, electronica and rock music are slowly but surely disappearing.

Just hitting my radar; this has promise: The Black Keys collaborate with 11 musicians including Mos Def, RZA, Q-Tip, Raekwon, Jim Jones + more.

Pretty big one for you today: this is the first track out the traps from the new collaborative project between The Black Keys and about a million rappers including Q-Tip, RZA, Raekwon, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Pharoahe Monch, Ludacris and loads more.

The Raveonettes' new album "In and Out of Control" is well produced and highly stylized, according to Brendan Lynch-Salamon. Photo: Courtesy of Last.FM , "In and Out of Control" is something of a misnomer for the new Raveonettes album - this extremely streamlined selection of tunes never feels out of control in the slightest.

Open House NY , this weekend. Tonight, 7pm, Michael Chabon is at the Brooklyn Public Library to read from his new, nonfiction book Manhood for Amateurs : The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son.

Before regrouping for this falla s Blakroc project with Mos Def and RZA , Auerbach is touring in support of his solo album, Keep It Hid , and Carney is playing bass in his new side band, Drummer .

The bluesy, punkabilly Dex Romweber Duo is a must-see for any roots rocker. Fronted by Dexter Romweber, the brother/sister pair has been cited as a major influence by numerous artists such as Cat Power, Neko Case, The Black Keys, and Jack White.

Note from loyal reader Blake : the black diamond heavies and shake it like a caveman will be @ modaddys on sunday oct 11 9:30. door $3 this show will smoke! More here: http//www.myspace.com/blackdiamondheavies http://www.alive-totalenergy.com/x/?page_id=308 The Black Diamond Heavies hail from the southern States of America but spend most of their ...