Ted Leo

SF Weekly Music Awards Nominee: The Heavenly States

Gimme Indie Rock!

Local promoters take a big risk to give S.F. a music fest that will restore the city's cool cred

The blissful strings 'n' things of Amiina

Local promoters take a big risk to give S.F. a music fest that will restore the city's cool cred

Noise Pop Tip Sheet

Dump the Dandy Warhols for Dead Meadow

Repo Men

The Herms: something borrowed, something new

Noise Pop Tarts

Joanna Newsom, Okay, Ted Leo (sort of), Comets on Fire, Still Flyin', Mates of State ... and the list goes on and on ...

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Joanna Newsom, Okay, Ted Leo (sort of), Comets on Fire, Still Flyin', Mates of State ... and the list goes on and on ...

Twinning

Going dotty at Jack Hanley

Ted Leo & the Pharmacists

Tell Balgeary, Balgury Is Dead

Chimerical Men

The Cost's Chimera brings button-down geekiness and metallic crunch to hardcore punk

Hear This

Ted Leo proves you can tell a record by its cover.

Last Night: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at Great American Music Hall

​Ted Leo and the Pharmacists Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Great American Music HallBetter than: staying home to catch the new episode of Lost. The air in the Great American Music Hall became electrified last night when Ted Leo stepped center stage to do a quick mic check right before going ... More >>

Facing Lagging Record Sales, Ted Leo May Have to Quit Music

Shawn BrackbillTed Leo Pharmacists​Deep into his second decade of playing music for a living, frisky, political-minded East Coast punk rocker Ted Leo says he may have to retire from regular touring and recording next year because of drooping record sales.The Lookout Records artist told Louisvill ... More >>

Stopping piracy: How ultracheap downloads could save the music industry

Shawn BrackbillTed Leo Pharmacists​Deep into his second decade of playing music for a living, frisky, political-minded East Coast punk rocker Ted Leo says he may have to retire from regular touring and recording next year because of drooping record sales.The Lookout Records artist told Louisvill ... More >>

Nothing Else Matters: Noise Pop 2011 Lineup Includes How To Dress Well

Noise Pop has revealed the first wave of its festival lineup for 2011, not only coming out of the gate with Yo La Tengo, Ted Leo, Dan Deacon, Wavves, and Best Coast, but also playing a part in bringing the the lo-fi, R&B-minded How To Dress Well out to San Francisco for his first local appearanc ... More >>

Noise Pop: Ted Leo Keeps It Punk All by His Lonesome at Bottom of the Hill

Ted Leo at Bottom of the Hill last night.​Ted Leo  AB & The Sea February 24, 2011 @ Bottom of the Hill Better than: That awkward moment when the music gets turned down and you're the only one singing. Ted Leo is a punk. He might be an untattooed, 40-year-old, skinny dude whose live sin ... More >>

Tune-Yards, Citay, Among DIY Artists Who Celebrate Our Band Could Be Your Life Anniversary: Listen

​ Local DIY acts tUnE-yArDs and Citay joined up with other indie acts at the Bowery Ballroom on Sunday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of indie/punk bible Our Band Could Be Your Life. In order to give a proper homage to the revered tome, and the bands that inspired it, each artist covered so ... More >>

Stiff Little Fingers: Show Preview

​ Local DIY acts tUnE-yArDs and Citay joined up with other indie acts at the Bowery Ballroom on Sunday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of indie/punk bible Our Band Could Be Your Life. In order to give a proper homage to the revered tome, and the bands that inspired it, each artist covered so ... More >>

O.G. Punks

​ Local DIY acts tUnE-yArDs and Citay joined up with other indie acts at the Bowery Ballroom on Sunday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of indie/punk bible Our Band Could Be Your Life. In order to give a proper homage to the revered tome, and the bands that inspired it, each artist covered so ... More >>

Goodbye, Lookout! Records: A Tribute in 10 Songs

You may have heard over the last few days that Berkeley's Lookout! Records -- one of the world's most treasured punk rock labels, and the place that Green Day got its start -- is closing for good, back catalog and all. If you were a punk rocker in the '90s, this news feels a little bit like losing a ... More >>