I saw The Black Keys last night at Terminal 5. My Lord, they ripped the roof off the place. And yes, there are only two of them on the stage at all times, Dan Auerbach (gtr/vox) and Patrick Carney (drums). The sound he manages to get out of just one guitar (no bass, no rhythm to help) is astonishing, and Patrick's energetic powerful drumming is just amazing. Who knew two boys from Akron could rock so hard?
They kicked it off with "Girl On My Mind", and followed with "Set You Free", "10 AM Automatic" and never let up. Even "Oceans & Streams", the only song which featured Dan playing fuzzy distorted keyboards instead of guitar, sounded fantastic.
None of these clips are from last night's show, but I thought I'd post them anyway to show you what you missed.
"Girl on My Mind" from SXSW 2008.
Here's "I Got Mine", one of the tracks from their new album Attack & Release.
(No, I didn't take any of these videos. I wish I had.)
Here's the duo performing "Stack Shot Billy" from the incredible album Rubber Factory on Letterman.
To all you hipster douchebags who gave Terminal 5 1 star on Citysearch, I don't know what the hell you're talking about. The sound was great, there were two balconies and a huge floor section to view the stage from (only one section to the left on the 2nd floor was VIP, but could be "bought" for $20), and the bartenders and staff were extremely friendly. Maybe if you didn't see a shitty Cat Power show, you would have had a better night.
As Rob succinctly put it "THEY JUST GET IT." Indeed. Fantastic show.
The Black Keys [Official Site]
The Black Keys on MySpace
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