When’s a secret show not a secret show? When everyone and his grandma know about the damn thing. The Black Keys’ free “secret” show at the Beachland Tavern last night was ostensibly a thank-you gig from MySpace (which sponsored) to local fans who signed up as a Secret Shows friend. But on Monday, the Beachland announced that it would be handing out wristbands on a first-come-first-served basis six hours before the doors opened to the small-scale show in the Tavern, which holds 150 people. More than 500 fans showed up for the wristbands …
This article appears in May 7-13, 2008.
the band black girls it not from Akron, they’re from Cleveland. And btw the name black girls…awesome.