The Flaming Lips may be the longest-running band to perform during the week of concerts being held in celebration of SPIN’s 25th anniversary — presented in partnership with ZYNC from American Express — but the Black Keys, who headlined Terminal 5 Wednesday night in Manhattan, have the deepest musical roots.

In a 90-plus minute set featuring a big greasy handful of songs found on the latest album, Brothers, from Akron, Ohio’s favorite sons (sorry, LeBron), drummer Patrick Carney and guitarist Dan Auerbach gave a lesson on the enduring power of the blues, sending the sold-out crowd into near-delirium with their seemingly endless, endlessly entertaining variations on simply sinister chord patterns and brawny shuffle rhythms.

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