


and Junior Kimbrough, which deeply influenced the Black Keys bashing blues and rock n roll. La calidad de la grabación ya de por sí es lo-fi puro, además de que falta toda la renovación y la sangre nueva que vertieron sobre el blues en años posteriores. “People can depend on Pat and me to play music and be around for life. Patrick Carney (left) and Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. El álbum debut de The Black Keys contiene sus guitarras fuzzeras y sus baterías clásicas pero no lo elegiría nadie para hacer una muestra representativa de la banda. “The idea was for people to be able to sit on a porch in Akron with a can of beer and blast the record through a boom box,” Auerbach once said of the onus behind the duo. As the story goes, the moniker comes from a phrase a fellow Akron native-who happened to be a schizophrenic artist-would use to describe people who “weren’t quite right.” Auerbach and Carney apparently resonated with the idea and used it as the label on their burgeoning music project that would go on to be quite the fruitful endeavor… The pair decided to drop out of college together and mow lawns to make ends meet before starting what would become The Black Keys in 2002. Behind The Band NameĪuerbach and Carney have been friends since childhood. Given their stature in the rock community, how could you not be? But, do you know how they came up with the name? Find the story below. It’s likely almost everyone is familiar with their name by now. In early 2020, the Black Keys were coming off a long stretch on the road, playing sold-out arenas in support of Let’s Rock, their first album. 'Brothers' and The Black Keys reach the Mainstream For anyone who might think that The Black Keys were newcomers when they hit the big leagues, you couldn't be more wrong. To promote the album, the Black Keys will embark on the Dropout Boogie Tour, which consisted of 32 dates across the United States with Band of Horses as a supporting act alongside Ceramic Animal, Early James, and the Velveteers as opening acts on select dates.
