The Georgia Straight presents the Black Keys at Deer Lake Park

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      The Georgia Straight will be presenting a couple of unassuming white boys out of Ohio—better known to all of you as blues-rockers the Black Keys—at Deer Lake Park on June 27.

      Long before they were picking up the Grammy for the best alternative album with Brothers, they were on our radar, headlining the Georgia Straight's first Straight Series concert back in 2008.

      This time around the duo—vocalist-guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney—will be kicking off a Canadian tour with their Vancouver show, in support of that award-winning album (which we can't get enough of around here). Hope you were wise enough to listen to our sound advice when we told you all about the top albums of the year.

      Tickets for the Black Keys, and openers Cage the Elephant, are priced at $45 (plus service fees) and go on sale Saturday (February 26), 10 a.m., at Live Nation, but Straight.com readers can take advantage of our presale, which takes place this Friday (February 25) from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., by going here.

      If you're as psyched about this one as we are, and want to know how you can win a pair of tickets to the Live Nation show before they go on sale, create an account or sign in with the Straight and leave us a comment below, telling us why the Black Keys rock your world.

      Don't forget to become a fan of the Georgia Straight on Facebook and sign up for THE LIST newsletter for more concert announcements, contests, and exclusive “beat the lines” presale passwords.

      Thank you all for your fantastic responses, but the contest is now closed. Of course there can only be one winner and drum roll please.... Congrats Jessie-Mae!

      Comments

      26 Comments

      rcvan

      Feb 22, 2011 at 11:02am

      The Black Keys are two guys rocking harder than everyone else combined.

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      L316H

      Feb 22, 2011 at 12:32pm

      I once rocked so hard to the Black Keys that one of my eyeballs popped out and rolled around on the floor. I had to get my friend to help me pop it back in and it was super gross because it had American Apparel lint and hipster sweat all over it.

      Now give me some tickets, please.

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      Bensamin

      Feb 22, 2011 at 2:11pm

      The Balck Keys have renewed my faith in music. Finally a band with feeling!!! I have been listening to them since 2004 and have been awed by them ever since. The closest I have been to seeing them live is watching the 3 songs they performed on Live at Abbey Road in season 2. My girlfriend (will be my wife by then, getting married on June 11th) birthday is on the 24th and tickets would make a great birthday/wedding present.

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      summer

      Feb 22, 2011 at 3:18pm

      I just want to be near them to try to suck up some cool.

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      Someone over there.

      Feb 22, 2011 at 4:47pm

      I had left my soul in a pinata
      inside there was little candy for nourishment
      or firecrackers for amusement
      every time a birthday was announced
      the other pinatas full of sweets and explosions were
      picked instead of mine

      left dangling from a dusty beam
      my soul hung in disrepair
      chewing on the rapper of a tootsie roll

      from a small stereo by the window
      where sunshine would flaunt
      came the title track to the Black Key's album Thickfreakness
      which surrounded the pinata
      applied a pressure, a stirring, a movement
      not felt by my soul in years

      the heart of my soul
      skewered by the acute needled adrenaline of Dan and Pats
      finely crafted riffs and rhythms
      pressed itself against the confines of its cage
      an implosion of freedom
      and my soul returned to me
      and I was able to stop
      writing such
      whiny
      trite
      baloney.

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      cster

      Feb 22, 2011 at 5:56pm

      Honestly, I'm trying to win these for my boyfriend. He is a HUGE! fan of the Black Keys...I swear he has been listening to their music almost every day for the past few years-for him, this band is a BIG DEAL and has got him through some rough times.
      I would love to surprise him with these tickets!!!
      pretty please

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      Entourage

      Feb 22, 2011 at 6:01pm

      The Black Keys represents the good feeling that rock and jamming can bring,. even if its just 2 instruments.

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      loves vancouver summer concerts!

      Feb 22, 2011 at 6:46pm

      tickets ALREADY on sale if you have an AMEX :-)

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      glen p robbins

      Feb 22, 2011 at 7:59pm

      Great band - my daughter bought the CD - I says - darlin' who is this?

      Black Keys - very nice indeed.

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      drea

      Feb 22, 2011 at 10:30pm

      the very reason i wanted to go to coachella!

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