Ted Leo

“Broken kick drum head, broken string, broken voice, and yet, not bad. Very…Chisel“ – Ted Leo on his old band Chisel’s first show since 1997

Here’s the first taste of NYC indie/post-hardcore/emo vets The Van Pelt’s first album in 26 years, which features Ted Leo, Nate Kinsella, and more…

Chisel, the mod-ish ’90s-era DC band led by Ted Leo, are reuniting for a short tour in support of The Numero Group reissue of their final album, ‘Set You Free‘

Plus: Ted Leo, Codeine, Cavetown, Wild Pink, The Piano Recital (Japanese Breakfast / Kevin Morby, more), Bad Time Records Tour (We Are the Union, Catbite, more), and more tour and festival news.

The series kicks off tonight (1/3) with Lifeguard, Mary Jane Dunphe, and Uniform’s Michael Berdan.

Also read tribute to The Specials’ Terry Hall from Massive Attack, The English Beat’s Dave Wakeling, Boy George, Squeeze’s Chris Difford, Rage Against the Machine, catbite, Frank Turner, and more.

The 2023 edition of San Francisco’s Noise Pop festival runs February 20-26 and they’ve announced the Phase 1 lineup…

Ted calls it ”an autumnal bummer for you kick leaves, instead of touching grass, to.”

Worriers, Ted Leo, The Bouncing Souls, Catbite, The Slackers, and more are also on the tribute LP, and there’s a full weekend of shows/events happening in NYC around Halloween…

Having done holiday shows together in the past, Aimee Mann and Ted Leo will bring the tradition back for 2022.