Articles tagged with Black Keys

File this under collaborations that I’m excited about. The Black Keys’ frontman Dan Auerbach has been putting his magic touch on a wide range of artists from Dr. John to LA’s Hanni El Khatib, however my recent obsession is his work with Nonesuch labelmate, and renowned Tuareg guitarist/singer Bombino.
Bombino’s live performance on KCRW was one of the most memorable I’ve witnessed. The Niger-born …

I’m DJ Travis Holcombe and you can catch me on the air on Tuesday nights at midnight~3AM (which is technically Wednesday morning). Here are my two cents:
1) I’m not going to even front and act like I know all that much about Rammstein — they’re German, they wear black, they play aggressive industrial-tinged metal, and they’re slightly unsettling for all of those reasons. Then …

 KCRW’s Top 50 Most Played Album for the Week of11/07/2011
1 KIMBRA == Settle Down Ep >> [Advance]
2 BLACK KEYS == El Camino – Sampler >> [Nonesuch]
3 WAITS, TOM == Bad As Me >> [Anti]
4 M83 == Hurry Up We’re Dreaming >> [Mute]
5 GOTYE == Making Mirrors >> [Samples N Seconds]
6 FLORENCE & THE MACHINE == Ceremonials >> [Island]
7 LYNCH, DAVID == Crazy Clown …

Just when you thought you *might* get sick of  hearing songs off the Black Keys’ killer 2010 release “Brothers,” someone brilliantly combines it with another one of the year’s best albums — Big Boi’s “Sir Lucious Left Foot… The Son of Chico Dusty” for a near perfect mashup up. Stream The Brothers of Chico Dusty and download it here.
The Brothers of Chico Dusty …

Former KCRW Music Director and current KCRW DJ Nic Harcourt thought he could get away with not making a top 10 list this year. In his defense, he’s always told me how much he hates doing it. However, LOTS of people starting asking him, including a bunch of folks who wrote in on the comments portion of KCRW’s Top 10 page. So, he finally …

I’ve been nudging KCRW Music Director Jason Bentley to put together a list of his favorite live performances of the year on Morning Becomes Eclectic.
Drumroll please…
Jason Bentley’s Top 10 Live Morning Becomes Eclectic Performances of 2010

LCD Soundsystem (Nov 24, 2010)

The Secret Sisters (October 27, 2010)
Rufus Wainwright (August 19, 2010)
Laura Marling (July 29, 2010)
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings (June 28, 2010)
Flying Lotus (May 14, …

KCRW’s Top 50 Most Played Albums for the Week of 12/13/2010
1 MANN, CHICO == Analog Drift >> [Waxpoetics]
2 BLACK KEYS == Brothers >> [Nonesuch]
3 ROYKSOPP == Senior >> [Dog Triumph]
4 ADELE == 21 – Sampler >> [Columbia]
5 WARPAINT == Fool >> [Rough Trade]
6 TAME IMPALA == Innerspeaker >> [Modular]
7 CHAPEL CLUB == Chapel Club >> [East City]
8 GREENHORNES == Four Stars >> [Third Man]
9 …

Check out the Black Keys performance in the archives and view some photos from Larry Hirshowitz below!

I’ve already written so many complimentary words about the Black Keys in my time here at KCRW that I feel redundant doing it again.
They came. They played. They conquered.
In fact, they were the first band to play in our newly remodeled studio (check out that royal blue and all the wood paneling!) for Morning Becomes Eclectic and I can’t think of a better band …

Upcoming Live Performances on MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC with host JASON BENTLEY
Monday, December 13, Recent Grammy nominees The Black Keys return to our studios to play tracks from Jason Bentley’s favorite album of the year, “Brothers.” Do not miss this set on Morning Becomes Eclectic at 11:15am.
Wednesday, December 15, Tame Impala is one of the most buzzed about new bands of the year. Hailing …