Zachary and Andrew Gabbard of Southwest Ohio Rock greats Buffalo Killers are spending their fall traveling across the country with The Black Keys.
The brothers are a part of the Akron, Ohio-born duo's expanded band lineup for the tour, which begins Sept. 21 at Las Vegas' Life is Beautiful festival and then hits several large arenas, including the United Center in Chicago and Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The tour supporting the Keys' recently released ninth album, Let's Rock, doesn't include a Cincinnati date but it will be going to Cleveland (Quicken Loans Arena) and Columbus (Nationwide Arena).
Rolling Stone premiered footage today of the band rehearsing for the tour and playing "Go," Let's Rock's second single. Zach is playing bass, while Andy joins singer Dan Auerbach and Delicate Steve in the guitar frontline.
Auerbach was a fan of the Gabbards' pre-Buffalo Killers band Thee Shams, who did tour dates with The Black Keys. He produced Buffalo Killers' second album, Let It Ride, in 2008 (Auerbach enthused about working with the brothers in a 2008 Jambase article).
