Pitchfork

[Posted Friday, October 3rd, 2003 02:00:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

The White Stripes aren't the only ones blocking off calendars and booking New Years' gigs-- that's right: The Black Keys, everybody's favorite blues-rock duo, recently announced more U.S. dates for their upcoming tour. The dates start in Massachusetts next week and wind up in Ohio for a New Years' Eve bash. They even include a UK performance for BBC Radio! A tour diary will also be posted on the Keys' website. So what this all boils down to is, if you're in the mood for some bluesy tunes in the future, but don't want to shell out the heavily convenience-charged to see the White Stripes, you've got an alternative, at the following venues:

10-06 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse *
10-07 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club *
10-08 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *
10-09 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *
10-10 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's *
10-11 Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar *
10-12 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar *
10-14 Richmond, VA - Alley Katz *
10-15 Charlottesville, VA - Starr Hill Music Hall *
10-16 Carrboro, NC - Room 4 *
10-17 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel *
10-18 Athens, GA - 40 Watt *
10-19 Atlanta, GA - Starlight Drive-In *
10-21 Birmingham, Al - The Nick #
10-22 New Orleans, LA - Parish #
10-23 Houston, TX - Rudyard's #
10-24 Austin, TX - Emo's
10-25 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room #
10-28 Brighton, England - BBC Radio One
10-29 Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground #
10-30 Iowa City, IA - Gabe's Oasis #
11-01 Chicago, IL - Abbey
12-06 Oberlin, OH - Dionysus Club
12-31 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom

* with Magic Magicians
# with The Shams

The Keys just released a new single for "Have Love Will Travel" in the UK, whose contents "include two tracks taken from a Peel session the band recorded in April 2003." Tracklist:

01 Have Love Will Travel
02 No Trust [Peel session]
03 The Moan [Peel session]