New album, new tour in the fall and new hamburger……………yes, the Black Keys are and have designed their own hamburger. Singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney have teamed up with award-winning, Los Angeles-based, gourmet hamburger restaurant Umami. Starting July 1, the chain, which has 20 outlets around the country will begin selling the Akron Burger. Umami has created other charitable burgers under its Artist Series.
The $13 burger’s Akron-centric ingredients, selected by the band, are a beef patty topped with Velveeta fondue, a “secret sauce,” yellow mustard, chopped onions and dill pickles. Local burger aficionados might recognize those basic ingredients as a classic Hamburger Station slider, one of Carney’s favorite local burger joints.
One dollar from each $13 burger will go to the Alfred McMoore Memorial Endowment at the Akron Community Foundation, named for the man who dubbed the duo “The Black Keys.” The fund benefits Community Support Services, a nonprofit which helps people with mental illness. McMoore was a client there until his death in 2009.
So next time you're in So Cal, hit em' up and grab a Akron Burger and check out their performance of 'Bullet in the Brain' from the BBC and Zane Lowe show
