12 New York Bands You Should Listen to Now

12 New York Bands You Should Listen to Now

The New York blues, Greenwich Village’s revival of American folk, The Bronx and its underground implant of hip-hop, proto punk-new wave-no wave and Brooklyn's indie rock all sit on the grid under the watch of lady liberty.  read more

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The Black Keys Finish New Album With Danger Mouse

The Black Keys Finish New Album With Danger Mouse

The Black Keys have finished their seventh studio album and are set to release it later this year....  read more

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The Black Keys Ready Brothers Box Set

The Black Keys Ready <em>Brothers</em> Box Set

This Black Friday (Nov. 26), here’s one more reason to add a record store to the list of stops on your shopping frenzy: The Black Keys will release a limited-edition box set version of Brothers....  read more

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The Black Keys: Brothers

The Black Keys: <em>Brothers</em>

Music shines, lyrics whine Yes, Danger Mouse produced a track (“Tighten Up”) for this blues-rock duo on its sixth album. But the name to note in the credits is mixer Tchad Blake, who gives the songs a swampy texture that nevertheless carves out individual space for each instrument. Guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney swing more loosely than usual, too, particularly on the Bo Diddley-gone-glam stomp “Howlin’ For You.” “The Only One” incorporates droning organ chords to nice effect....  read more

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The Black Keys: Brotherly Love

The Black Keys: Brotherly Love

“‘Thinkin’ ’boutcha. LOL.’”  read more

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Listen to the New Black Keys Album, Watch the New Black Keys Video

Listen to the New Black Keys Album, Watch the New Black Keys Video

The Black Keys’ forthcoming album, Brothers, won’t be officially released until May 18, but in the meantime, fans can check out NPR’s site for their First Listen streaming of the new tunes. The 15-track album will be available via NPR until its release date. Listen to Brothers in its entirety here....  read more

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The Black Keys Announce North American Tour Dates

The Black Keys Announce North American Tour Dates

On May 18th, The Black Keys’ sixth LP, Brothers, will be released, but the duo wants to make sure fans get a taste of their new music before it hits streets. Frontman Dan Auerbach and drummer Partick Carney announced that they’ll be starting the tour circuit (this week, in fact), kicking things off in the good ole Midwest, squeezing in an appearance at Bonnaroo and wrapping up in the Big Apple....  read more

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The Black Keys' New Album Coming in May

The Black Keys' New Album Coming in May

The Black Keys are a busy band, even though they haven’t been operating under their proper moniker much in the past year. In 2009, frontman Dan Auerbach released his solo album, Keep It Hid. Not to be outdone, drummer Partick Carney and his band Drummer put out Feel Good Together, their full-length debut. Last year, the pair also collaborated with an impressive list of marquee hip-hop stars (RZA, Mos Def, Raewkon and Q-Tip among other) for Blakroc....  read more

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25 Indie Films to Catch This Fall

25 Indie Films to Catch This Fall

Sure, we can't wait for Where the Wild Things Are and The Road. But not all of the movies worth watching this fall will be hitting the megaplex. Here's our guide to 25 indie films to catch before Christmas....  read more

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