The Black Keys archive
Listen Dan Auerbach: A Black Key Plays Solo WXPN
April 27, 2009 – Authentic, blunt and powerful: The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach looks inward on his first solo album. WXPN
Listen Dan Auerbach: Electric Country, Eclectic Blues WFUV
April 9, 2009 – The guitarist and vocalist for The Black Keys plays an intimate two-song set at WFUV. WFUV
Listen Previews: The Decemberists, Blk Jks, More
February 2, 2009 – On All Songs Considered: The Decemberists, Dan Deacon, Buddy Holly, more.
Listen NPR Listeners Pick The Best Music Of 2008
December 15, 2008 – See and hear what NPR listeners picked as the best albums of 2008.
Listen The Black Keys: Out of the Garage WXPN
May 23, 2008 – With Danger Mouse behind the duo, the band takes its minimalist sound to a new dimension. WXPN
Listen The Black Keys In Concert
May 13, 2008 – Hear the riff-rock duo perform a live show from Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club.
Listen Elf Power, The Black Keys, Gnarls Barkley, More
April 24, 2008 – New music from Elf Power, Gnarls Barkley, Circulatory System, Tim Fite, Laura Gibson, More.
Listen The Black Keys 'Attack' with New Music
April 1, 2008 – Blender's Elizabeth Goodman discusses albums released this week by R.E.M. and The Black Keys.
Listen The Black Keys: Down-and-Dirty Blues Rock
June 3, 2007 – College dropouts who make good on a retro throwback to the blues-rock of Jimi Hendrix.
Listen The Black Keys: Thumping Blues-Rock WXPN
April 18, 2007 – The prolific duo tinkers with its sound constantly and records on dated tape tracks. WXPN
Read World Cafe's Top 10 CDs of 2006
December 4, 2006 – From NPR station WXPN, host David Dye chooses his favorite albums of 2006.
Listen Keeping it Primitive with The Black Keys
November 24, 2006 – The Akron, Ohio, duo say they prefer their music sloppy and primitive.
Read The Black Keys, Black Angels in Concert
November 5, 2006 – The Black Angels and The Black Keys make raw, fuzz-filled riff-rock.
Listen Rocking the Garage, Ohio-Style
September 7, 2006 – The Black Keys' music can optimistically be described as mid-fi.
Listen Rock Critic Ken Tucker: Best Pop of 2004
December 20, 2004 – The rock critic offers his top pop picks, his top 10 albums and notes the year's musical trends.