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Dan Auerbach's kept himself busy with solo work and hip-hop collaborating with drummer Patrick Carney in Blakroc, and soon the boys are back as The Black Keys , with their sixth album, Brothers, and a short tour (23 Jun-7 Jul, starting at the Roundhouse, NW1, seetickets.com ) … New York's The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart hit the rails for Indietracks (23-25 Jul, Midland Steam Railway, Ripley, Derbyshire, indietracks.co.uk ), topping a twee bill including Ballboy, White Town, Standard Fare and Allo Darlin' – cheaper early bird tickets are available until 7 May … After Reading and Leeds appearances, Modest Mouse play two dates (31 Aug, O2 Academy Newcastle; 1 Sep, O2 Academy Liverpool, ticketweb.co.uk ) … Cuban diva Omara Portuondo celebrates turning 80 with Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club's headlining slot at Standon Calling (6-8 Aug, Standon, Hertfordshire standon-calling.com ), along with Liars, Pantha Du Prince, Efterklang, The Phenomenal Handclap Band and Esben And The Witch … The Magic Numbers return for a tour (3-17 Jun, starting at Leeds Irish Centre, lunatickets.co.uk ) around the release of their next Heavenly album, The Runaway.