Monday, December 19th 2011
News: The Black Keys
Listen To The Black Keys’ NPR Radio Session
Enjoying the great commercial and critical success brought by their latest album El Camino, The Black Keys were recently featured on NPR’s World Cafe radio show, performing a few songs and speaking about the just-released record.
During the interview, the duo got into more detail on the recording process of El Camino, how they actually made it weeks ahead of schedule, even though they ”didn’t really have any plan” for it. They also shed some light on Danger Mouse’s production role on the album, the importance of having their songs on the radio, and the complexity of playing the new material live. The group performed three songs, which were interspersed by the interview bits: Sister (at the 3:50 mark); Lonely Boy (at the 9:30 mark); and Gold On The Ceiling (at the 19:00 mark). Listen below, via NPR:
A bonus performance of Run Right Back can also be heard here.
The Black Keys embark on an US arena tour next year, featuring Arctic Monkeys as the opening band:
March 2 – Cincinnati, OH @ U.S. Bank Arena
March 3 – Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena
March 4 – Columbus, OH @ Jerome Schottenstein Center
March 6 – Portland, ME @ Cumberland Co. Civic Center
March 7 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
March 9 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
March 10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
March 12 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
March 13 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
March 14 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
March 16 – Indianapolis, IN @ Conesco Fieldhouse
March 18 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
March 19 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
March 20 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
March 23 – Norfolk, VA @ Constant Convocation Center
black keys + arena = wtf??? this band is meant to be experienced in clubs!!!
great album though..
Does NPR pay their musical guests?
Of course not. So why are the BK’s involved if it aint about the benjamins. And yes, an arena tour is exactly what I expected with this cash grab band.