Just hope you don't end up seeing these guys:

http://www.thesonsofcain.com/

I'd pay $10 just to see everyone's face when it turns out to be those guys.

checked their myspace and page. they don't have any shows nor are they playing anywhere. ted does have the day open with the first show of the tour a couple days later. make sense that it'd be him.

Both openers' websites specifically tell people to buy tix in advance, because "tickets will sell out".

it's ted leo...

even on that band's site, it says
"Next Gig
There are no forthcoming gigs at the moment "

yeah the last secret show i bought tickets for on a tip from here ended up being stellastarr*...f'n sweet.

As a graphic designer, I'd have to say that the odds are good that this is, indeed, a Ted Leo show.

Why does NYC always get all the awesome secret shows? Where's the love for the Left Coast?

Anyway, I'm slowly but surely growing to love this album. Bomb.Repeat.Bomb is strangely captivating to me.

Cool. I bought a ticket. Better not be that metal band!

TONIGHT
The Dopes are at The Trash Bar in Williamsburg

Love,

Snickerdoodle Pickle Stuffer

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I bought a ticket too.

@10 bucks it wasn't much of a risk, even if it does turn out to be that other band

I wonder if those guys ever got a new bassist???

Guess we'll find out next Sunday.

kidding....

How much does the Mercury Lounge hold?

wait, what does being a graphic designer have to do with knowing if it's ted leo or not?

"yeah the last secret show i bought tickets for on a tip from here ended up being stellastarr*...f'n sweet."

wow, i don't know what to say. i'd have to say, BV why didn't you tell me i'd be going to see such a shit band???

As an exotic dancer I'm pretty sure its not Ted Leo...anyone got a dollar?

if this isn't Ted Leo, then the Sons of Cain are in for a real surprise when they realize they sold out Mercury Lounge. I just dropped $10 to see their faces. Between their astonishment and everyone else in the joint being pissed off that it's not Ted Leo, it should be a hilarious time. Well worth ten bucks.

I love Ted Leo and I hate that this album sucks.

And if anyone wants to know why, it's because Ted almost never rocks out on any of these tracks. There are some notable exceptions- most specifically the 30 seconds of ecstasy that is the breakdown in "Anunciation Day/Born on Christmas Day", which is actually one of the most amazing things I've ever heard.

But seriously, when's the last time you heard Ted solo? Because he pretty much doesn't do it at all on this album, and the only reason I listen to Ted is because he rips the guitar.

being the owner of a powerboat, i think it's safe to say i know a thing or two about a surprise Ted Leo show

Stating one's credentials as a graphic designer is an in-joke that started over at Stereogum last March:

http://www.stereogum.com/archives/002410.html

this is Guy Barnes. I am the singer from The Sons of Cain. I have no idea who Ted Leo is but he'll be hearing from our lawyers in the morning. I don't see why all of you people are trying to sabotage our 1st US show. We're an independent band and have saved our money for the past year to fly ourselves over to New York to play this show in hopes of getting a record deal. Now the room is going to be filled with people who don't know us as opposed to all the dedicated fans who have promised to come see us in New York. My cousin lives in Delaware and he is organizing a bus of 60 friends to come up specifically for the gig. But they haven't even bought their show tix yet, just paid for the bus! Now they'll all be shut out too. I'm going to try and schedule another show now, but whats to stop you bloggers from selling that out too!

Guys, please don't listen to Anonymous. He's not Guy Barnes. My brothers in the band have no plans to play in New York next week.

The plot thickens....

"Hearing from our lawyers" ... I love the mental picture of the real Sons of Cain hardly having enough money to fly to New York, but having an entire team of lawyers on retainer.

Cain's son here. Longtime reader, first time writer. I'd just like to say that my father killed his brother over just these kinds of shenanigans, and we all know what happened to him. Please stop the madness.

just got an e-mail confirming it is ted leo, bought my ticket (despite being on a sunday night and having an 8:30am start time the following day).

I too love Ted Leo, but have to admit that this album is kind of weak.

He needs to add a new member to the band, or change *something*, because it's all starting to sound the same.

Can we please get another Tyranny of Distance?

Yep, saw this posted over at Timorous.org:

"i just got this on an email:

"Thank you for recently purchasing tickets to the Ted Leo show at Webster Hall in May. We wanted to let you know that the band will be performing a special warm-up set at the Mercury Lounge on February 25. Tickets are $10 each and available now!""

Phew. I really didn't want to see the UK The Sons Of Cain.

sold out

Just got two, so keep trying (as always it seems with ticketweb).

Nope. Looks like it's definitely sold out now.

bwahaha snatched one up. Got an email from Ticketweb saying Ted was playing a warmup show before the tour. so great.

of course it's ted leo. lucky people who got tix. it will probably be a 2-hour set.

>>of course it's ted leo. lucky people who got tix. it will probably be a 2-hour set.

Two hours of Ted Leo? Yikes, that sounds excruciating...those eyes, that mouth, that similar sound....eek!

Thanks for the album promo. I look forward to it with antisipation as it seems to be getting some criticism already.

As a MidlanderUK I won't be going to "The Sons of Cain" at Mercury Lounge. For those of you attending I hope its not the London band.

NB: I am a graphic designer and as such I say it will rain tomorrow.

If anyone has tickets to this show, and wants to make a deal, e-mail me at sph8831@yahoo.com. I've got a pair of tickets to the Snowden/Malajube show at the merc this Sunday, and a pair of tickets to the Chin Up Chin Up/Someone Still Loves You... show this Wednesday. I also have Arcade Fire tickets, but I'm not going to part with them!

If anyone has tickets to this show, and wants to make a deal, e-mail me at sph8831@yahoo.com. I've got a pair of tickets to the Snowden/Malajube show at the merc this Sunday, and a pair of tickets to the Chin Up Chin Up/Someone Still Loves You... show this Wednesday. I also have Arcade Fire tickets, but I'm not going to part with them!

Maybe a maxwells gig will be next? Was anyone at the CBGB's benefit lounge gig? One of the better times I saw Ted Leo...

Just got this email:

Due to illness Sons of Cain (Ted Leo & the Pharmacists) have cancelled their performance on Sunday, February 25th. We apologize for any inconvenience. Tickets are valid for entry to see Brother Reverend and Blip Blip Bleep. Refunds are are available at point of purchase.

Thanks,
Mercury Lounge

This is the wierdest Google I`v ever known.
A mate just told me about all this and I want to set the record straight.
Unless their is by encredible coincidence another Guy Barnes in another old rock band called The Sons Of Cain then this really is me and I cant believe the hoo ha!
We only lasted a short time, our bassist went to become a hairdresser, so me and Jonny T the guitarist disbanded the group to concentrate on other things.
We were a UK band and never once discussed going to New York, hell we were still trying for the UK 1st!! and I never had dealings with Ted Leo and wish him all the luck with his record.
I now run a recording studio here in the UK, and am about to embark on a new recording and band prject with Jonny and a coupla other great guys.
If anyone IS interested on what the real Guy Barnes is doing goto www.myspace.com/guybarnessongs and anyone living in the UK, me and my new band will be playing live pretty soon.
anyway good luck to Ted and I hope this will be the end of it.
cheers

This is the wierdest Google I`v ever known.
A mate just told me about all this and I want to set the record straight.
Unless their is by encredible coincidence another Guy Barnes in another old rock band called The Sons Of Cain then this really is me and I cant believe the hoo ha!
We only lasted a short time, our bassist went to become a hairdresser, so me and Jonny T the guitarist disbanded the group to concentrate on other things.
We were a UK band and never once discussed going to New York, hell we were still trying for the UK 1st!! and I never had dealings with Ted Leo and wish him all the luck with his record.
I now run a recording studio here in the UK, and am about to embark on a new recording and band prject with Jonny and a coupla other great guys.
If anyone IS interested on what the real Guy Barnes is doing goto www.myspace.com/guybarnessongs and anyone living in the UK, me and my new band will be playing live pretty soon.
anyway good luck to Ted and I hope this will be the end of it.
cheers