Music For The Weekend : Dan Auerbach

This track sounds great on his solo album, but this is live and sounds even better, this is Trouble Weighs a Ton :

Have a good weekend ! 

The Black Keys

The Black Keys were excellent live last week ! They were the main support for The Foo Fighters at the Boucher Fields in Belfast, and the crowd loved them. The sun came out, the sound was great for an outdoor gig, and it was amazing how many in the crowd knew the songs. It was a shame they had to play a shortened set due to time constraints, but it was well worth the wait to see them !

The next night in the Dublin O2 was a different story, this was their gig. Band of Skulls really got the crowd going and it's great to come across a new band like that ! That was how we first heard the Black Keys three years ago when they supported the Kings of Leon. The crowd literally went wild all through the Keys set, surging, jumping and singing their way through the set with the band. Again the sound was spot on, and the crowd reaction pretty much inspired Dan and Patrick to have as much fun themselves. It's great that a band does not need all the huge stage sets and props, their stage set is always pretty basic, though at the end for Everlasting Light they lowered a huge mirror ball from the ceiling that bathed the whole place in rotating multicored light. It was even great being right down near the front despite the wild crowd throwing themselves all over the place, that added a whole new dimension to the gig because it was all in good fun. If you can't beat em, join em ! 

It was so hard to get any photos, so glad these at least came out !

The Black Keys

It's come around so quickly, it's August, and The Black Keys are playing in Belfast next Tuesday ! So looking forward to seeing them again, they are a really good band live.

Here is something for the weekend : Your Touch

The Black Keys : Gold On The Ceiling

We have so far resisted buying El Camino by The Black Keys but we are only putting off the inevitable !!!

They recently did a sold out tour of the UK which we could not get tickets for, though we did get to see them in Atlanta a couple of years ago. They're a great band with a great sound ... this track is the latest single in the UK ... Gold on the Ceiling : 

Think I better go download the album now !

It's Christmas ... well almost !

It's been way too long since we updated the blog so here we go again !
It's just pure coincidence that The Black Keys have their new album out this week called El Camino.
It's a much rockier affair this time, but it still has their own Ohio brand of deep down 'n dirty southern swamp music feel to it. This has been a good year for them with several tracks cropping up on tv and in the movies.

Here is a track from El Camino called Lonely Boy :

The Black Keys !

We have been meaning to feature the Black Keys ever since we saw them play a storming set as support to the Kings of Leon.
Their music has a real down and dirty bluesy feel, that sound like it grew up in the swamps of the south. The Keys are just two guys from Ohio, Dan Auerbach on vocals and guitar, and Patrick Carney on drums, and they often add in other musicians to collaborate on some of the tracks. They have released six studio albums as the Black Keys and one of the best is last years Brothers. Here is a video from the album called Tighten Up, which is getting a lot of airplay in the UK :