Black Keys drummer fills in at Indians home opener
Patrick Carney wasn’t nervous before his first live drumming gig in more than a year. Just honored.
A lifelong Indians fan and one half of The Black Keys, the Grammy Awardwinning rock duo from Akron, Ohio, Carney filled in Monday at Cleveland’s home opener for drummer John Adams, who is recovering from heart surgery.
Adams missed his first home opener since 1973, ending a run that has featured him sitting high in the left-field bleachers and pounding a steady beat whenever the Indians are hitting.
Carney was thrilled to be able to sit in for Adams.
“I’m stoked to be here for John,” Carney told the Associated Press about two hours before the Indians hosted the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field. “It’s the best seat in the house and I wish John could be here, obviously. When I heard he wasn’t healthy enough to make it, I thought it was a good way to pay some respect to him and show him some love.”
Before he could begin banging away, Carney was bestowed drumming duties by Adams during a video presentation in the first inning.
Carney’s appearance didn’t spark the Indians, who managed just three hits and were shut out 3- 0 by the Royals.
Like many musical acts, The Black Keys haven’t been on a stage since just
before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down normal life.
“This is my first show since last January,” Carney said. “Crazy. This is gonna be fun.”
Carney said he’s looking forward to concerts resuming and that he and bandmate Dan Auerbach could have an announcement next week on their upcoming plans.
— Associated Press
Fox goes after late-night laughs
For the last four years, President Donald Trump was the gift that kept on giving to late-night TV comics, as his unorthodox presidential administration and stream of tweets fed their monologues nightly.
Starting this week, Fox
News is looking for the same kind of dividends from President Biden as it moves into the late-night comedy game with “Gutfeld!” hosted by satirist Greg Gutfeld, who has long held court on the conservative-leaning cable network’s popular panel show “The Five.”
The new show will resemble what Gutfeld, 56, has done since 2015 on his own weekly Saturday night program, “The Greg Gutfeld Show,” delivering irreverent commentary and sketches that tweak liberals, Hollywood celebrities, cancel culture and the mainstream media (i.e., the network’s competition).
It’s the latest in a series of programming moves by Fox News to shore up its audience after the Trump years, where viewing levels
hit record highs. The network saw a steep fall-off after the 2020 election. But it has in recent weeks retaken its lead over CNN and Fox News, according to Nielsen data.
Fox News has drawn criticism for adding more conservative-leaning talk shows and opinion programming to its lineup. The network’s hosts have come under scrutiny for supporting Trump and disinformation claims surrounding the 2020 election that many believe helped fuel the deadly insurrection attempt Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol.
“Gutfeld!” takes over the 11 p.m. slot, pushing the straight news program “Fox News @ Night With Shannon Bream” an hour later on both coasts.