2008 Woodie Awards
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists come to Lupos this Friday
Erin Shea
Issue date: 11/27/07 Section: Entertainment
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11/27/07 - If there's one man you can count on to put on a show, it's Ted Leo.
Lucky for us the charismatic front man and his band, The Pharmacists, are coming to Lupo's in Providence on Nov. 30. This is one show you're not going to want to miss.
I spoke with Leo over the phone about the show and he said, "You should come to [the] show if you want to hear our music," adding that, "There's no pyrotechnics or funny costumes or anything like that."
For those of you who haven't heard the band yet, Leo described his music, saying, "You're always going to fail on some level in describing your own music [but] I like to think of it as like classic punk in the sense that it's punk music in the way that it was made before everything became so stratified and codified."
Well, I'm sold, but then again I've already heard the band's music. For the rest of you, he's also got a very impressive sounding pair of openers that seem more than worthy of checking out as well.
"[Right now] we're traveling with someone named Kristeen Young. She's been touring with Morrissey . . . and she plays keyboards, kind of aggressive, like distorted keyboard. Good songs," said Leo.
"The other band [is] a band from New York called the Gang [that is] . . . I kinda don't really know how to describe them to be honest with you, they're just kind of like swirling, noisy, melodic, you know, just . . . solid."
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists is known for having very high-energy shows, and the band has certainly had its share of crazy experiences. "I've had shows that have been violently raided by the police because they were in illegal loft spaces," said Leo.
"I've had shows where I've done something stupid like just tripped and then succeeded in knocking over all of our gear, breaking everything and parts of my body in the process. I've had shows where drunken people have danced naked on stage. . . ."
Those experiences are all part of life on the road, which, although difficult at times, has paid off, creating the word of mouth needed to increase the band's fan base. "It's especially nice knowing that we're able to keep growing in a pretty organic way," said Leo, "That's really gratifying."
Tickets for the show are currently on sale for $15 at the Lupo's box office as well as several other venders. Visit www.lupos.com for more information.
Lucky for us the charismatic front man and his band, The Pharmacists, are coming to Lupo's in Providence on Nov. 30. This is one show you're not going to want to miss.
I spoke with Leo over the phone about the show and he said, "You should come to [the] show if you want to hear our music," adding that, "There's no pyrotechnics or funny costumes or anything like that."
For those of you who haven't heard the band yet, Leo described his music, saying, "You're always going to fail on some level in describing your own music [but] I like to think of it as like classic punk in the sense that it's punk music in the way that it was made before everything became so stratified and codified."
Well, I'm sold, but then again I've already heard the band's music. For the rest of you, he's also got a very impressive sounding pair of openers that seem more than worthy of checking out as well.
"[Right now] we're traveling with someone named Kristeen Young. She's been touring with Morrissey . . . and she plays keyboards, kind of aggressive, like distorted keyboard. Good songs," said Leo.
"The other band [is] a band from New York called the Gang [that is] . . . I kinda don't really know how to describe them to be honest with you, they're just kind of like swirling, noisy, melodic, you know, just . . . solid."
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists is known for having very high-energy shows, and the band has certainly had its share of crazy experiences. "I've had shows that have been violently raided by the police because they were in illegal loft spaces," said Leo.
"I've had shows where I've done something stupid like just tripped and then succeeded in knocking over all of our gear, breaking everything and parts of my body in the process. I've had shows where drunken people have danced naked on stage. . . ."
Those experiences are all part of life on the road, which, although difficult at times, has paid off, creating the word of mouth needed to increase the band's fan base. "It's especially nice knowing that we're able to keep growing in a pretty organic way," said Leo, "That's really gratifying."
Tickets for the show are currently on sale for $15 at the Lupo's box office as well as several other venders. Visit www.lupos.com for more information.