Guardian Music — Combining cute vocals with often blunt lyrics, this country singer sounds like a cross between Loretta Lynn and LolitaHometown: Ohio.The lineup: Jessica Lea Mayfield (vocals, guitar).The background: We were going to write about Emma's Imagination tod... more info

Chicago Tribune — Breakthrough year for Ohio blues-rock duoThe Black Keys — singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney — have been doing the slow, steady build since their 2002 debut album. By the end of 2009, the duo had released seven albums and wa... more info

Culture Bully — Dan Auerbach recently shed some light on the band's recent move to Music City, also commenting on the new recording studio he's opening up downtown. more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - OH native, singer/songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield announced plans to make her Nonesuch Records debut with, Tell Me, releasing the new effort on February 8, 2011. The new set was produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, and... more info

Stereogum — Ohio singer-songwriter Jessica Lea Mayfield is back, chasing the often desolate, heart-heavy country folk and atmospheric guitar swells and strums of her debut With Blasphemy, So Heartfelt. Again, she has the Black Key’s Dan Auerbach in her corner ... more info

All About Jazz — The Black Keys have been plugging away in the trenches of rock 'n' roll for many years now and their perseverance has paid off handsomely with a nice record contract, a top five album called Brothers and appearances on TV. Amazingly, their core sound... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Cadillac Sky in the studio w/ Dan Auerbach The November 15th Mumford and Sons show at Terminal 5 is sold out, so they added a second show for November 16. Tickets go on American Express presale on Wednesday at 11... more info

Topix — The Black Keys had just finished bashing through a song called "Strange Times" at Central Park SummerStage on Tuesday night when Dan Auerbach, the band's guitarist and singer, made an announcement. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Jessica Amaya "The last rays of sunlight were creeping up the Sycamore trees as Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of the Black Keys loped onto Central Park's Summerstage Tuesday evening. As they kicked off their set I was... more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, LondonHaving pottered along for almost 10 years, noticed by few apart from adulatory rock critics, Ohio's Black Keys have finally hit commercial paydirt with the album Brothers, which reached No 3 in the US. Its murky mix of blues and Mus... more info