Last year a friend of mine moved back to his native Ohio, near Akron to be more precise. Yesterday, I received an email from said friend who has discovered The Beach Ballroom–an Americana mainstay.

This prompted me to check in on Akron’s funky Americana duo, The Black Keys.

For those of you not in the know, The Black Keys feature a drummer and guitarist much like the White Stripes, but bring it roots-rock style. Heck, it’s really just rock but we all know radio forgot what that sounds like.

Well the boys have a new album (Attack and Release) and a kicking website. Best of all, they’ve got a few great videos from past releases that help you understand the gritty goodness that they offer. My favorite is “10 A.M.” from Rubber Factory–watch the looks on the old folks’ faces as the guys rock out.

But the best news is that MTV has the video for “Strange Times” on their website! Yes, it is strange but weren’t all the great videos of our youth a bit odd?

So go check out The Black Keys!

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