The Black Key’s vocalist and axe man, Dan Auerbach, returned on national TV with a live rendition of his latest solo single, “My Last Mistake,” on the Late Night Show with Conan O’Brien. It’s really interesting to see Dan outside his usual, bluesy persona and find out there’s more to his musical repertoir than meets the eye. A lot more raw, a lot more rock. Off his latest solo LP, “Keep It Hid.” Note, the…
Dayton, Ohio locals, The Heartless Bastards, form a garage rock band that impresses through it’s smooth combination of blues and retro ’70s rock, much like their fellow Ohians and label mates, The Black Keys. To be frank the band feels more like a solo project, as Erika Wennerstrom’s dominance can be felt through out their whole catalog. Actually for the new album, their third, called “The Mountain,” Erika made out a new band, surrounding herself…
Attack & Release has been spinning like crazy in my play list for the last couple of weeks and it doesn’t show any sign of slowing down any time soon. A good remark would be that I’ve grown intoxicated with The Black Keys’ music, so consequently I’m gonna try to spread the awesomeness further to you guys. Last night the Akron duo performed live for Conan O’Brien’s Late Night Show, where they played their latest…
Artist name: The Black Keys Album name: Attack & Release Label: Nonesuch Gender: Blues Rock/Garage Rock Release date: April 1, 2008 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: www.theblackkeys.com The Akron duo has always startled me as being terribly underrated, by the general public, considering their immense potential and talent. Sadly, timing wasn’t on their side. If you take a small trip down memory lane you’ll find that The Black Keys first started being active, round the same time…
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