Anyone who has read Neil Gaiman's novel Coraline would be understandably skeptical of the idea of a musical adaptation of the creepy children's tale. It isn't exactly Disney material. Fans of the book will be relieved to know, then, that in the hands of Magnetic Fields mastermind Stephin Merritt, the story retains every bit of its fantastical, delightfully macabre tone.

The Black Keys certainly had reason to veer from their trademark raucous blues sludge Saturday night in New York City.