This week marked the release of the Brad Mehldau Trio's two-disc Live set, recorded during the group's weeklong residency at the Village Vanguard in October 2006; The Guardian (UK) gives four stars to the latest album from this "prodigiously gifted pianist" and his trio, offering what audiences have come to expect from Brad, namely "state-of-the-art contemporary jazz piano."

The Black Keys' tour is now under way, with the second of two stops in Arizona slated for tonight at Tempe's Marquee Theatre, and their new album, Attack & Release, hits stores this Tuesday. The Sun gives it a perfect five stars, calling it "probably greatest album by the duo." The Independent gives the album four stars, crediting Danger Mouse with adding "layers of character and mystery to the duo's core blues-rock."

The US leg of k.d. lang's Watershed tour ended earlier this week with two shows at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, but today offers two chances to catch k.d. on TV.

Tune in to Live with Regis & Kelly this morning for an encore broadcast of k.d.'s recent performance on the show. And tonight, k.d. and the band will perform live on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

The Black Keys kick off their US tour tonight at the Rialto Theatre in Tucson, Arizona, tonight at 8 PM. Opening for the band tonight and through April 15 is Jay Reatard; for the remainder of the dates, fellow Ohioans Buffalo Killers open. To mark the occasion, you can listen to a stream of the entire album available now at rhapsody.com

The Black Keys' new Danger Mouse-produced album, Attack & Release, will be available in less than a week, but you don't have to wait that long to play it. More than 10,000 internet-connected AMI jukeboxes in bars across the country are featuring the album in advance of the release, so ask your favorite bartender if your local watering hole is one of them. Also on the jukeboxes will be clips from the "Strange Times" video.

With now just a week to go before the release of The Black Keys' Attack & Release, the Guardian takes a look at this "remarkable new album" and the band's Akron roots, saying: "Musically, the album is a huge step forward. Everything from flute to glockenspiel has been added to the guitar-and-drums set-up, and the sound has shades of R&B pioneers Booker T and the MGs, as well as the Beatles at their most psychedelic. At the same time, it still sounds like the product of two young misfits from suburban Ohio."

The Black Keys' latest Nonesuch album, Attack & Release, is due out a week from tomorrow. With much attention being paid to the evolution of the band's sound, particularly with the inclusion of Danger Mouse as producer on the new record, the Wall Street Journal takes a closer look at where the guys are coming from, with a visit to Pat and Dan in their hometown of Akron, Ohio.