I'll get this right out there at the beginning. I like The Black Keys, but they aren't my favorite band in the world. I did have the chance to see them live once opening for Sleater-Kinney at The Opera House in Toronto a few years back, and I can attest to the fact that they put on a solid live show.That brings us to Live At the Crystal Ballroom . Recorded in April, 2008 at the Portland, OR...
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CD: Attack & Release (* * * *)Somehow, I managed to get through most of 2008 (though not all of it, fortunately) without hearing much of The Black Keys latest effort, Attack & Release, the duo's fifth full-length album. Long the flag-bearers of old-school meat 'n' potatoes rock in modern times, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of Akron, OH have shaken things up a bit this time around with the (...
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I'll get this right out there at the beginning. I like The Black Keys, but they aren't my favorite band in the world. I did have the chance to see them live once opening for Sleater-Kinney at The Opera House in Toronto a few years back, and I can attest to the fact that they put on a solid live show.That brings us to Live At the Crystal Ballroom . Recorded in April, 2008 at the Portland, OR...
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CD: Attack & Release (* * * *)Somehow, I managed to get through most of 2008 (though not all of it, fortunately) without hearing much of The Black Keys latest effort, Attack & Release, the duo's fifth full-length album. Long the flag-bearers of old-school meat 'n' potatoes rock in modern times, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of Akron, OH have shaken things up a bit this time around with the (...
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The Black Keys are prepping the release of a new live DVD due out later next month. 'Live at the Crystal Ballroom ' is set for release November 18th and features music videos and behind-the-scenes footage from the making of their latest album 'Attack & Release '.The DVD also features the duos April 4th performance at the Crystal Ballroom venue in Portland, Oregon.The forthcoming DVD was direct...
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