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(from left) Joe Walsh, Glenn Schwartz and Dan Auerbach perform at the 2016 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California on April 16, 2016

Glenn Schwartz is one of America's great unsung guitar heroes – as evidenced by this new single with Joe Walsh and Dan Auerbach

By Jackson Maxwell published 20 June 23

Auerbach says there would be no Black Keys without Schwartz, who was the original guitarist in the James Gang, and would go on to be replaced by a then-unknown Walsh

Dan Auerbach breaks down the guitar playing on 5 classic Black Keys tracks

By Joshua M. Miller published 14 October 22

The prolific frontman, producer and fuzz pedal aficionado at large takes five to talk five, unpacking the stories behind a fistful of the band's most-loved tracks

The greatest guitar albums of the 2010s

By Ellie Rogers published 28 September 22

A new generation of guitar heroes greets the stalwarts as we look at the decade's best albums from Slash, Ghost, The Black Keys and more – as voted by you

Andrew Gabbard: “My love for Firebirds comes from Neil Young because he had a Firebird pickup in his Goldtop and they just cut through”

By Jamie Dickson, David Mead published 9 August 22

The Black Keys sideman and songwriter says good things come in small packages: namely, mini-humbuckers and Fender amps

Hear The Black Keys jam with Billy Gibbons on new track Good Love

By Matt Parker published 16 May 22

Dan Auerbach says he handed Gibbons “a guitar he had never played, and an amp he never played. He plugged it straight in… and sounded exactly like Billy Gibbons”

Dan Auerbach explains the Supro secret behind The Black Keys’ Howlin’ For You fuzz tone

By Matt Parker last updated 16 May 22

The reedy fuzz tone on the duo’s biggest hit came from a secret weapon in Auerbach’s gear arsenal

[L-R] Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys

The Black Keys unveil smooth-soloing new single, It Ain't Over

By Sam Roche published 27 April 22

The track is the second from the duo's upcoming 11th studio album, Dropout Boogie

Ibibio Sound Machine perform at Umberslade Estate on June 4, 2016 in Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire

From 18-minute opuses to Rammstein's return: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown published 11 March 22

Must-hear new tracks by The Black Keys, Ibibio Sound Machine, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Alexisonfire, Tallah, Josh Smith and more

The Black Keys announce 11th studio album, Dropout Boogie, drop slick new blues-rock banger, Wild Child

By Sam Roche published 10 March 22

The Billy Gibbons-featuring record arrives May 13 via Nonesuch Records, and follows the duo's 2021 covers album, Delta Kream

Patrick Carney (left) and Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys perform onstage at the 2020 iHeartRadio ALTer EGO at The Forum on January 18, 2020 in Inglewood, California

The Black Keys announce 32-date North American tour

By Jackson Maxwell published 31 January 22

Band Of Horses will open all dates on the tour, with additional support – on various dates – from Ceramic Animal, Early James, and the Velveteers

Dan Auerbach: “That reckless abandon when we play was learned from people like Kenny Brown... that’s why we can go and improvise a record together“

By Jim Beaugez last updated 10 January 22

Auerbach goes to the source of Mississippi hill country blues and enlists guitarist Kenny Brown, R.L. Burnside’s right-hand man, for The Black Keys’ new collection of blues standards

Watch The Black Keys deliver rousing live performances of Crawling Kingsnake and Going Down South on The Late Show

By Sam Roche published 17 May 21

Frontman Dan Auerbach and guitarist Kenny Brown trade tasty leads and slick slides during an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

The Black Keys perform live in Atlanta, Georgia

Hear The Black Keys tackle R.L. Burnside’s Going Down South

By Jackson Maxwell published 3 May 21

The swampy, spirited tune is the second single from the band's upcoming blues covers album, Delta Kream

Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys performs onstage at the 2020 iHeartRadio ALTer EGO at The Forum on January 18, 2020 in Inglewood, California.

The Black Keys go back to their roots with swampy cover of John Lee Hooker’s Crawling Kingsnake

By Michael Astley-Brown last updated 16 April 21

The solo-heavy new single is the first taste of the duo’s upcoming 10th studio album, Delta Kream

Jade Puget of AFI performs in support of the band's " The Missing Man" release at Ace of Spades on December 9, 2018 in Sacramento, California.

From reimagined blues classics to unlikely rap crossovers: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche, Matt Owen published 15 April 21

The freshest cuts from AFI, The Black Keys, Lucy Dacus, DMX feat. Bootsy Collins, Steve Howe & Ian Paice, and a heck of a lot more…

The Black Keys announce blues covers album, Delta Kream

By Sam Roche published 14 April 21

The 11-track record will feature renditions of songs by John Lee Hooker, R. L. Burnside, Big Joe Williams and more

The Oil Slick: When Will Garage Rock Get Its Revival?

By John Grimley last updated 15 December 20

The 20 best guitar riffs of the decade

By Jonathan Horsley published 12 December 19

We’ve got scuzzy blues-rock, skronky indie, a whole bunch of heavy and some funk, too... But was the winner worth the wait?

The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach reveals what made him "fall in love with the electric guitar all over again" in GW's in-depth interview

By Richard Bienstock published 7 November 19

The contemporary bluesman breaks down the six-string-driven approach on Let's Rock

The Black Keys' online MasterCourse will teach you how to "write music like the pros"

By Richard Bienstock published 27 September 19

"Every song on a record is trying to accomplish something. That song in particular was trying to get me a new pool"