Dan Auerbach, Black Keys axeman and PROFESSIONAL SOLO ARTIST, has just announced the details of a tour in support of his relatively recent full-length jammer, Keep It Hid. Auerbach and his Fast Five will kick things off on November 5th in their native Ohio, all dates below.

Auerbach’s bandmate, Patrick Carney has also unfolded details of his own about a separate debut album out on September 29th titled, Feel Good Together with his side project, Drummer. (via NME)

11.05.09 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
11.06.09 – Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theater
11.07.09 – Toronto, ONT @ Phoenix Concert Theater
11.08.09 – Montreal, QC @ Le National
11.09.09 – Boston, MA @ The Paradise
11.10.09 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
11.12.09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of the Living Arts
11.13.09 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
11.14.09 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
11.16.09 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
11.17.09 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse

[Photo by Daniel Perlaky]

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