Carney kid cutting up again -- on Colbert

The Black Keys -- Pat Carney and Dan Auerbach -- had a mock showdown Tuesday with Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig on Comedy Central cable network's "Colbert Report." Carney's dad is Beacon Journal reporter Jim Carney, who is married to BJ reporter Katie Byard.

Carney and Auerbach

Host Stephen Colbert challenged the two alternative music groups to prove which one had its music in more commercials. It ended with numbchucks, chains, broken bottles and tire iron for the "combat" by competing Grammy nominees.

Funny stuff.

Graphic artist Michael Carney, Pat Carney's younger brother, also received a Grammy nomination for best recording package for his artwork on the album. It places him in direct competition with yet another nominated Akronite, artist Andrew Taray, who worked on singer/songwriter Chip Taylor's Yonkers, NY album.

The Black Keys received six Grammy nominations and their first single, "Tighten Up," was No. 1 at Modern Rock radio for eight continuous weeks. iTunes named their album "Brothers" the No. 1 album of the year. It debuted No. 3 on Billboard's Top 200 chart and No. 2 on the Current Albums chart.

Click on the headline to go to the site where you can watch the Colbert show appearance by Carney & friend.