![]() ![]() They also toured with Liam Finn in Europe and released concert video 'Live at the Crystal Ballroom'.īrief hiatus: In 2009, Auerbach and Carney struggled to get along due to Auerbach's hatred for Carney's then wife Denise Grollmus. That year they supported band Devo at a concert for presidential candidate Barack Obama at the Akron Civic Theatre. It opened at number 14 on the Billboard 200. The first professional studio album they released was fifth effort 'Attack & Release' in 2008 which they had Danger Mouse produce after their original project with Ike Turner fell through. They then embarked on their largest tour yet in many 1,000 seat venues. They left Fat Possum in 2006 after releasing covers EP 'Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough' and signed to Nonesuch Records through which they released fourth album 'Magic Potion'. They released their first live video album 'Live' in 2005 after it was recorded at The Metro Theatre in Sydney, Australia. It was their first charting album and they had comedian David Cross direct the video for one of its singles '10 A.M. They also released their third album 'Rubber Factory' named after where they had to move their recording studio to an old tyre-manufacturing factory. That year saw them play at Coachella and Bonnaroo festivals. In 2004, they were struggling to sell any records and so began licensing their music letting their song 'Set You Free' be used in a Nissan commercial. They later played at Reading and Leeds Festivals. However, they cancelled their European dates due to exhaustion. They toured throughout 2003 playing overseas and opening for the likes of Sleater-Kinney, Beck and Dashboard Confessional. An English mayonnaise company offered them £200,000 to use one of their songs in an advert but they declined out of fear that it would alienate their fanbase. One of their first festivals was at SXSW in Texas which took them a full day to drive themselves to in a 1994 Chrysler van. It was also named third-best album of 2003 by Time. From it, three singles were release: 'Set You Free', 'Hard Row', and a cover of 'Have Love, Will Travel'. They released their second album 'Thickfreakness' soon after signing to Fat Possum and recorded it within 14 hours. After the album was released they made their live debut at Cleveland's Beachland Ballroom and Tavern in front of just 4 people. It later landed them a deal with Fat Possum Records. It included 8 original tracks and 5 covers including from blues stars Muddy Waters, Junior Kimbrough and R. Musical career: The Black Keys recorded their debut album 'The Big Come Up' in Carney's basement and released it in 2002. The band are named The Black Keys after a schizophrenic artist that they knew named Alfred McMoore kept leaving messages on their answering machines calling their fathers names of 'black keys' like D Flat. When they didn't show, the pair played together instead and ended up recording a six track demo which got them signed to Alive records. Auerbach wanted to make a living from performing but needed a demo so he roped in Carney who helped him out with recording space and equipment while Auerbach hunted down a backing group. They both attended the University of Akron but soon dropped out. They started playing music together in 1996 because Auerbach had a guitar and Carney had four-track recorder and drum kit. ![]() They became friends when they attended Firestone High School despite being in different social groups Auerbach was a soccer team captain and Carney was an 'outcast'. The Black Keys are an American garage rock duo who have won 7 Grammys and released four number 1 singles.Ĭhildhood and formation: Guitarist and vocalist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney met as children both living in Akron, Ohio. ![]()
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