Ted Leo at FFF Fest ( more by BBG ) Ted Leo and the Pharmacists just played Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin and are continuing to tour the US throughout the month of November. After a short break, they'll celebrate the new year in the NYC-area with a Bell House show on December 30 and a New Years Eve (12/31) show at Maxwell's in Ted's home state of New Jersey. Tickets for the [...]
You've probably already seen some video of this, but here's about a minute of video that I managed to get. Fun stuff.
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Holy Hell Jason Squires, WireImage Last weekend's Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas saw the likes of Slayer , Spoon and Passion Pit tearing up the Southern air with several shades of rock and metal. But fellow headliner and former Misfits frontman Glenn Danzig gave one of the festival's most memorable and dour performances, fraught with fast-food [...]
The support acts for BUFFALO TOM'S three-night 25th-anniversary stand at Brighton Music Hall in Allston were announced this week, and it's a pretty top-shelf collection of artists near and... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
Tina Tyrell It's saying something when Annie Clark's looks rank a ways down the list of things she has going for her as St. Vincent . If we're keeping score, then you'd have to put her angelic, crystalline coo of a voice and virtuosic, elliptical guitar skills right at the top (though which of the two should come first is grist for hours of debate). And of course neither would be anything without her songwriting acumen, which nimbly treads the terrain between odd and accessible, between abstract and evocative. But underpinning all of [...]
Today, October 31st, Matador Records releases a charity 7″ from Philadelphia's TV Casualty. This is the first recorded document to be released by a collective made up of Brian Sokel (Franklin, AM/FM), Andy Nelson (Ceremony, Paint It Black), Atom Goren (Atom and His Package) & Chris Wilson (Ted Leo & the Pharmacists). Over the past few years the group has played out in and around Philly for different charitable events, assembling as The Ramones (with Rodney Anonymous), Black Flag...
John Hodgman (Mac commercials, Bored To Death, Daily Show) is set to release his new book That Is All come November 1st.
For the last few Halloweens, punk cover band TV Casualty has left behind the mini-Snickers bars and lame Halloween parties to hit the stage and resurrect the music of The Misfits. On this year's All Hallows Eve, the rag-tag group will at last release a covers EP of the best of Glenn Danzig and company's spooky punk rock, as Exclaim! points out. But, here's the kicker: Ted Leo will do his best Danzig as he provides vocals for the effort. Leo, who has appeared as a guest singer during past Halloween gigs , will be [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Last Sunday in support of Occupy Wall Street , I posted 10 live Billy Bragg performances . This week, 10 Ted Leo live performances are shared with a streaming sample from each show. I often see Ted Leo as Bragg's American contemporary with his anthemic, politically-infused music, and live performances that are always incendiary. Some online Occupy Wall Street references and [...]
Yellow Ostrich @ Barsuk show in August ( more by David Andrako ) ? Yellow Ostrich head out on tour with Ra Ra Riot and Delicate Steve later this month, but first CMJ! You can catch them tonight (10/19) at Brooklyn Bowl , a free-with-RSVP show with Ted Leo and... Royce Da 5'9 . Thursday (10/20) they'll play a 12:30pm set at Knitting Factory in Brooklyn as part of the free BrooklynVegan party. [...]
It's remarkable when a band or artist sticks around creating new music for more than 15 years. The hard work involved in doing that under the auspices of mainstream or indie labels is something that should be recognized and applauded. It's all more impressive still when a band or artist's excellence is underrated- or virtually unrecognized by the critical and/or listener mainstream. The most impressive? The band/artist doesn't get frustrated, doesn't complain. It soldiers on, not giving one fuck, just doing its thing, even as the music it influences gets more recognition. This new edition of [...]
Ted Leo @ SXSW 2011 ( more by Tim Griffin ) A "Music Summit" is being held at Knitting Factory in Brooklyn tonight (10/5). As you can see on the flyer below, there will be a panel discussion with various music industry peeps and a musical performance by both Ted Leo (solo) and the band Friends . Admission is free with RSVP . Speaking of Friends , they're also about to announce a tour with Ganglians that includes a [...]
In any given week there's always a ton of NYC-area shows spanning across multiple genres and styles, but it seems like this week's concert calendar is even more sonically random than normal. Here are the highlights as I see 'em... Early in the week, we've got Explosions in the Sky with the Antlers at the beautiful Wellmont Theatre (in Montclair, NJ). Elvis Costello - who I mentioned last week - continues to bring his "Spectacular Spinning Songbook" to the area, with a show at the [...]
by Klaus Kinski OK, rather than bore you to tears with one of my usual exhausting preambles about how great the NYC comedy scene is, I am simply going to throw out a handful of shows coming up that are well worth your attention. (Unless you're a humorless slob who has nothing better to do than hate everything.) For everyone else, what follows is some totally awesome news. You're welcome, in advance. First off, as mentioned already , [...]
Take a deep breath and get ready to rock: it's an eventful Saturday in Philly. Today both the Popped! Music Festival and the Philly F/M Fest continue. Popped! is at the Liacouras Center at 1776 N. Broad Street on Temple's campus. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. Lineup for Popped! is: Nikki Jean 11:25am Anamanaguchi 11:50am Patty Crash 12:15 Black Landlord 12:40 Zee Avi 1:05 Mates Of State 1:35 Cults 2:15 Sun Airway 2:55 Budos Band 3;35 Charles Bradley 4:15 Titus [...]
I decided to beef up my collection of Ted Leo covers and man were there a lot to be found! I added over a dozen, including this gem. MP3: Ted Leo/Rx - Freeway (Aimee Mann) Download over 70 covers by Ted Leo!
Day 4 of MusicFestNW finished a weekend of diverse music and masterful performances.
by Klaus Kinski Blackout survivor Ted Leo in the rain ( more by Chris La Putt ) You know, I've been bugging BV to put on a show with me since I became aware of just how much I missed helping put together our RoFL shows at Pianos . Doesn't it figure that when we finally get it happening mother nature sends along one of her most loathsome weather systems to go head and destroy my, our, dreams. Folks, [...]
Basia Bulat plugs in and gets in touch with her punk side on Ted Leo's 'Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone'
Pujol have announced that their Saddle Creek debut will be an EP titled Nasty, Brutish, And Short .
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