Keep on Pushin'
I think I might've mentioned this before. But I'm not sure I really drove the point home. Ted Leo is crazy good.
I saw him tonight. I'd been looking forward to it for a long time. It lived up to the hype.
I missed his first song or two. I'm still not exactly sure why. I mean, I know why, but at the same time, I don't.
I went to buy a beer as the show was being set up. Doors were at 9:00, music was supposed to be at 9:30. I got there around 9:25 and nothing was happening. I got a beer then. The venue was an all ages, "alcohol-free" place. Which apparently meant that you had to go to the bar downstairs to get beer, and if you were willing to go to the effort of brining it upstairs to the show, that was allowed. 45 minutes later, nothing had happened and I needed another beer. I went downstairs and waited in a huge line to get it. When I got back upstairs, they were playing. There was supposed to be an opening band. I still don't know if they didn't play, they went on early, or they only played for like 5 minutes. But in any case, I missed a song or two.
They played for a solid hour and 15 minutes, plus about a 20 minute encore. About the same length as last time. I maintain that Ted is one of the best performers around these days. Not only do his live shows sound good, not only does he know how to put on a show, but he knows how to put together a set list. I don't know that it would've been possible to play everything I wanted to hear, but they put together a solid show from start to finish.
As usual, the encore started with a cover. This was one I wasn't aware of. He did "Keep On Pushin'" by Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions. There's a recording of it here. As usual, it was really good.
There's not a whole lot else I can say. It's rare for me to go to a show and then go home and want to listen to the band even more. I'm doing that tonight. That should say something.
I saw him tonight. I'd been looking forward to it for a long time. It lived up to the hype.
I missed his first song or two. I'm still not exactly sure why. I mean, I know why, but at the same time, I don't.
I went to buy a beer as the show was being set up. Doors were at 9:00, music was supposed to be at 9:30. I got there around 9:25 and nothing was happening. I got a beer then. The venue was an all ages, "alcohol-free" place. Which apparently meant that you had to go to the bar downstairs to get beer, and if you were willing to go to the effort of brining it upstairs to the show, that was allowed. 45 minutes later, nothing had happened and I needed another beer. I went downstairs and waited in a huge line to get it. When I got back upstairs, they were playing. There was supposed to be an opening band. I still don't know if they didn't play, they went on early, or they only played for like 5 minutes. But in any case, I missed a song or two.
They played for a solid hour and 15 minutes, plus about a 20 minute encore. About the same length as last time. I maintain that Ted is one of the best performers around these days. Not only do his live shows sound good, not only does he know how to put on a show, but he knows how to put together a set list. I don't know that it would've been possible to play everything I wanted to hear, but they put together a solid show from start to finish.
As usual, the encore started with a cover. This was one I wasn't aware of. He did "Keep On Pushin'" by Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions. There's a recording of it here. As usual, it was really good.
There's not a whole lot else I can say. It's rare for me to go to a show and then go home and want to listen to the band even more. I'm doing that tonight. That should say something.
posted by Mike at
12:56 AM
2 Comments:
Ted Leo plays an awesome show. He came through Syracuse last year and rocked pretty hard.
Something I learned yesterday that might (but probably not) blow your mind is that my girlfriend's grandfather actually has two first names.
Apparently on his birth certificate "Matt" is his first name, and on his social security card it says "James." He never picked one and will go by either name depending on the company.
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Matt Allyn, at 1:31 PM
That's definitely odd and kinda cool. Maybe not quite mind blowing, but definitely interesting.
By
Mike, at 1:35 PM
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