“If you don’t want a wild one, quit hangin’ round with me/You knew right from the start that’s my personality/If you can’t handle crazy, go ahead and leave.” Sound advice from Those Darlins, who burst on to the scene in 2009, having open... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dan Auerbach @ Bowery Ballroom 3/3 (more by Toby Tenenbaum) Dan Auerbach's Black Keys partner Patrick Carney has a tour and album on the way with his new side project Drummer. Auerbach will continue his own solo expoits (behind his... more info

MTV.com News — Lily Allen, Mos Def and Kelly Clarkson make the mid-year list, in Bigger Than the Sound. By James Montgomery MTV News Picks For Best Albums of the Year (So Far) Photo: MTV News The actual midway point of 2009 occurred on July 2, one week a... more info

Stereogum — Dan Auerbach opted to use his given name for his solo project, but his Black Keys partner Patrick Carney's taking a a shadowier route, titling his new band after his role in the Akron duo. Even though he's Drummer's bassist. The hook? Everyone in ... more info

Rollo & Grady — Here are our favorite albums for the first half of 2009, 1.) Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest 2.) Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid 3.) Japandroids - Post-Nothing 4.) White Denim - Fits 5.) Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix 6.) Patterson Hood - Murdering Oscar (... more info

Rollo & Grady — Dan Auerbach Here are our favorite 20 tracks for the first half of 2009. 1.) Heartless Bastards - The Mountain 2.) Spoon - Got Nuffin 3.) The Generationals - When They Fight, They Fight 4.) Telekinesis! - Coast Of Carolina 5.) Dan Auerbach - Trouble... more info

JamBase — Lollapalooza Late Night Announced The official late night shows for Chicago's Lollapalooza festival have been announced. Set to go down August 7-9 in Grant Park, you can see the full lineup and schedule for the daytime events here. Late Night Show... more info

JamBase — Lollapalooza Has Announced Set Times Stage Conflicts Included The Chicago festival has announced the set times of their festival (STS9 gets a 4-5 p.m. slot...wtf?) prompting attendees to ponder which bands they'll be able to catch and who they'll... more info

Stereogum — Not done with the Black Key's solo LP? Neither is he. Dan Auerbach's run on the back of Keep It Hid's been strong, netting a slot on Conan and one at Lollapalooza, and now this video for the gritty stomp of "Heartbroken, In Disrepair." The video's... more info

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