Beak's and Elector at the Black Keys concert (Iroquois Amphitheater) on Wednesday, August 11.

We're only a week away.

On Friday last week, teams from NABC and River City Distributing (our Louisville wholesaler) met for lunch at the Blind Pig in Butchertown. Hoptimus was involved, but not so much that I couldn't navigate home on my bicycle.

I mention this because we now know that Beak's Best and Elector will be the NABC beers on tap for the Black Keys show at Iroquois Amphitheater on Wednesday, August 11. Thanks to River City for designating NABC as the "official" local craft beer sponsor for the evening.

The Black Keys are guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney. The group's most recent album, Brothers, is its highest charting album to date, and it is scarcely an exaggeration to peg the band's summer tour one of the season's hottest tickets. I'm happy NABC will be on tap for the perfect send-off to our annual journey to Madison, Wisconsin, for the Great Taste of the Midwest (August 14).

Concert poster: Black Keys at Iroquois ... and amazingly cool NABC logo!

One thing's for sure: Before this is over, I'll learn how to spell Iroquois without a crib sheet.

NABC at the Black Keys concert, Iroquois Amphitheater, on Wednesday, August 11.

More good beer (and music) news arrived yesterday afternoon, courtesy of River City Distributing, NABC's Louisville wholesaler.

The Black Keys will be playing Iroquois Amphitheater on Wednesday, August 11, and NABC draft will be available for the show. In fact (again, thanking River City), we'll be the "official" local craft beer sponsor for the event.

This is exciting.

The Black Keys, a duo comprising guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney, have a new album, Brothers (released May 18). They'll be gigging throughout the summer, including shows with Kings of Leon in the fall. Their music is heavily influenced by the blues, but it's still rock 'n' roll to me, and displays numerous influences ... much like NABC beer.

It's too early to say what will be on tap for the Black Keys. I'm just happy we'll be there, and the show will be the perfect send-off for NABC's annual journey to Madison, Wisconsin, for the Great Taste of the Midwest (August 14). Details to come ...