On July 11th, I got to see Cage the Elephant and The Black Keys in concert. I saw the Ohio duo last year at the Osheaga Festival but admit that seeing them in an inside venue did beat all my sound expectations. The show was amazing but sadly a short set of 75minutes which I think is due to the limited banter between songs. They did an amazing encore wearing Habs Jerseys which made the crowd go in an uproar.
If you do not know The Black Keys very well, here are a few fun facts about them:
1- The band's name came from a schizophrenic artist named Alfred McMoore that the duo knew personally.
2- They are from Akron, Ohio which was once known as the Rubber Capitol of the World (inspiration for the name of their third album "Rubber Factory" in 2004)
3-Their album "Attack & Release" was produced by the legendary Danger Mouse
4-Denise Grollmus, ex-wife of Patrick Carney, released an essay "Snapshots From a Rock 'N' Roll Marriage" offering a glimpse of happy days and sad moments of their ended marriage.
One of many great tracks off their last album "Brothers"
According to SPIN, The Black Keys are already recorded their next album (also produced by Danger Mouse),set to be released later this year.
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YAY! :)