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  • The Black Keys 2011 by Danny Clinch
    Thursday, February 9, 2012
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    The Black Keys Nominated for mtvU Woodie of the Year, Launch Three-Night, Sold-Out London Run

    Congratulations to The Black Keys, who have been nominated for two mtvU Woodie Awards: Woodie of the Year (Artist of the Year) and Performing Woodie (Best Live Act). Voting has begun and runs through March 9. The Black Keys begin their three-night, sold-out run at Alexandra Palace in London tonight. The Times gives Monday's Manchester show four stars, suggesting that The Black Keys are "the new, pre-eminent pop stars of the blues." The Daily Telegraph gives four stars as well to the "triumphant" show.

  • The Black Keys 2012 live by Reid Long bw
    Wednesday, February 8, 2012
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    Watch: The Black Keys' "Gold on the Ceiling" Video

    The Black Keys' new music video for "Gold on the Ceiling," off their album El Camino, premiered Monday on MTV. The video was directed by Reid Long and captures the band both on stage and behind the scenes, at their album release show at New York's Webster Hall and on the road. SPIN calls the song "a punchy, swag-friendly rave-up." VH1 calls it "an honest, organic rock song that is as faithful to the roots of the genre as any modern band can be." MTV sums up the video succinctly: "It simply features The Black Keys doing what they do best: rocking the f*** out." Watch it here.

  • The Black Keys 2012 live by Reid Long c
    Monday, February 6, 2012
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    The Black Keys' UK Tour Launch "Another Fine Victory for Pop's Unlikely Lads," Says the Guardian (Four Stars)

    The Black Keys launched the UK leg of their European tour with sold-out shows in Nottingham Friday and Edinburgh on Saturday. Up next are more sold-out shows in Manchester, followed by a three-night run in London. The Keys got the "crowd rocking madly, a tight mass of bodies punching the air" at Friday's show, notes the Independent in a perfect five-star review. The band has "turned an old-fashioned sound into something timeless," says the Guardian in a four-star review. "As Nottingham roars its approval, it's another fine victory for pop's unlikely lads." STV calls Saturday's show "spectacular."

  • The Black Keys live
    Monday, January 30, 2012
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    The Black Keys "Tore Through 90-Plus Minutes of Sweaty, Snarling Stuff" (MTV) in Berlin Arena Show

    The Black Keys' European tour brought the band to Germany over the weekend. Saturday's show in Berlin was "positively devoured by the German crowd," reports MTV News. "Drawing heavily from their breakout Brothers album and the equally successful El Camino, the duo, aided by backing band for extra oomph, tore through 90-plus minutes of sweaty, snarling stuff, a full-bore workout for their triumphant run of U.S. arena shows, which kicks off in March." Up next are shows in Italy, Switzerland, and the Netherlands before seven in the UK.

  • The Black Keys live
    Monday, January 23, 2012
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    The Black Keys Launch Tour in Europe

    The Black Keys launch their 2012 El Camino tour in Europe, with shows in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and the UK. The band begins its North American arena tour on March 2 featuring sold-out shows at Chicago’s United Center, DC’s Verizon Center, and two nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden followed by a second batch of dates in April; special guests Arctic Monkeys open on the tour. The documentary This is a Concert by The Black Keys, shot at the band's album-release concert in NYC, is airing now on Palladia.

  • Coachella 2012
    Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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    The Black Keys to Headline Coachella 2012; Presale Begins for Second Leg of North American Tour

    The line-up for the 2012 Coachella festival has been announced, and The Black Keys will be headlining. Coachella, held at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, California, will take place over two weekends, April 13–15 and April 20–22. The Black Keys lead the Friday slots. Headlining the other nights are Radiohead, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg. The news comes just after The Black Keys announced the second leg of their North American tour with special guests Arctic Monkeys; fan presale for these dates begins today.

  • The Black Keys 2011 by Danny Clinch
    Monday, January 9, 2012
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    The Black Keys Announce Second Leg of North American Tour

    The Black Keys will be hitting the road for the second leg of their North American tour in April, with special guests Arctic Monkeys. The newly announced shows include stops in Austin, St. Louis, Tulsa, Denver, Salt Lake City, Oakland, Sacramento, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Minneapolis, and Milwaukee. Fan pre-sale for these dates will begin at 10 AM local time January 10.

  • The Black Keys: "Rolling Stone," Jan 2012
    Wednesday, January 4, 2012
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    The Black Keys Featured on Cover of "Rolling Stone" Magazine

    The Black Keys closed out 2011 with a bang when their latest album, El Camino, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts and made countless critics' Best of the Year lists. Now, the band kicks off the New Year in a similar fashion, landing their first-ever cover story on Rolling Stone magazine, out this week. The band is also featured on the cover of Relix as guest editors of the magazine. "During the past decade, The Black Keys have slowly emerged as one of the most successful independent-minded bands in the world," says Relix. "Using their love of blues riffs as their base, vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney have melded their disparate influences in garage rock, hip-hop and radio-friendly indie into a sound that’s distinctly their own."

  • 2011 NPR Music Listener Favorites
    Thursday, December 15, 2011
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    NPR Music Listeners Name The Black Keys, Björk, Emmylou Harris Albums Among Favorites of 2011

    The NPR Music listeners have spoken, choosing their 100 favorite albums of 2011. "The Black Keys swooped into the No. 6 slot with El Camino," says NPR, "an album just a few days older than the poll itself." "I was pretty thrilled by this list," says NPR's Bob Boilen in the All Songs Considered countdown of the Top 25. Also among the Top 100 listener favorites are Björk's Biophilia and Emmylou Harris's Hard Bargain. Björk's "Virus" is among the NPR Music staff's favorite songs of the year, as is James Farm's "Polliwog."

  • The Black Keys: "El Camino" [cover]
    Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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    The Black Keys' New Album, "El Camino," Debuts at No. 2

    Congratulations to The Black Keys: the band's new album, El Camino, debuted this week at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 with sales of 206,000 units—far and away the band’s best single-week performance and their highest chart position to date! By comparison, the band’s previous best week was for Brothers, which debuted in May 2010 with sales of 73,000 units. The band will embark on the first leg of their US tour this March, with shows in arenas like Boston’s TD Garden, Chicago’s United Center, and New York’s Madison Square Garden, which sold out in 15 minutes, resulting in the swift addition of a second concert. Special guests Arctic Monkeys open on the tour.

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