DrownedInSound — Brothers goes straight into the chase for the finest traditional rock album of the year so far. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Bao Nguyen "Agh. Free Black Keys concert tonight at the Classic Car Club but lines were CRAZY!" - quiet soliloquy "Fans have overwhelmingly expressed, in 354+ comments on The Black Keys Facebook page, that the band has "sold... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Deer Tick in Prospect Park, Summer 2009 (more by Chris La Putt) tonight in NYC * 45 Grave in NJ * Pearl Jam in CT * TBA @ High Violet Annex * The Black Keys in Tribeca * Neil Halstead... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Drummer Pat Carney never would have guessed it, but the best thing to happen to the Black Keys' gritty blues-rock sound came from a one-off rap-rock experiment alongside rappers Q-Tip and RZA. more info

Perfect Porridge — moe. announced the first round of artists for their annual Labor Day weekend festival, moe.down. Joining moe. will be: The Black Keys, Built to Spill, Tortoise, Ryan Montbleau Band and The Brew. That’s some high quality over quantity, right ther... more info

Pitchfork — Those wacky rockers Fang Island will get to open up for wacky rock godfathers the Flaming Lips this July. Fang Island's recent debut LP was named Best New Music; the Flaming Lips are one of the greatest psychedelic pop bands in the history of the wor... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 07-04 Atlantic City, NJ - Showboat Casino $07-07 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis $07-08 Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheater $+07-20 Pittsburgh, PA - Amphitheater at Station Square $07-22 Lewiston, KY - Artpark $07-23 Canadaigua, NY - Constelation Br... more info

Guardian Music — (V2)The prolific Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney's sixth studio album's artwork is tremendous – nothing but text on a black background, which reads: "This is an album by the Black Keys. The name of the album is Brothers." It looks like a special ed... more info

411 Mania — Muse, The Black Keys, The Dead Weather, Beck, Vampire Weekend, Cee-Lo and more... more info

Pitchfork — Last year, the mega-popular Twilight franchise included some of indie rock's big dogs on the New Moon soundtrack: Thom Yorke, Grizzly Bear and Beach House, a Bon Iver/St. Vincent collab, and on down the line. Well, the trend continues on the soundtra... more info