Dan and Pat look great in black and white photos and videos. I prefer seeing good black and white than a good colour photo of the band.
The question is perhaps why the band looks better in black and white? Not all bands do.
Maybe you’ve seen Liveon35mm’s awesome article and photos of a London gig. Arguably the best black and white photos of the band I’ve seen.
I was therefore very happy when Michael, a fan of this site and The Black Keys, let me know about a few cool black and white photos he had recently taken. They capture Dan at the recent South by Southwest Music Conference playing a special day time show at the Mean Eyed Cat in Austin, Texas, USA.
Check out these samples below with more to be seen at m1chael.brown flickr set. Thanks Michael.
These photos featured in this post also highlight how good the band look:
But it’s not just black and white photos that make them look good. These great videos really show them off.
Just look at this old Grimey’s in store appearance video:
The videos by Black Keys fan BatcountryX express it wasn’t any fluke:
And who cannot doubt it when this Too Afraid To Love You was shot in black and white;
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- Video: The Black Keys’ Set You Free @ Grimey’s, Nashville
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- One Year Anniversary of The Black Keys Fan Lounge
- The Black Keys: Grammy Award Winners 2011
- The Black Keys’ NYC Free Kin Show Fan Merchandise
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[...] April, 2009 by brucini No sooner was I praising the virtues of The Black Keys in black and white, than these cool new black and white videos of The Black Keys turn [...]