Ted Leo (Bloomfield Vegan) & The Pharmacists & Variety Shac @ Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ - pics

June 18, 2008

On Monday (June 16, 2008), Jersey indie rocker Ted Leo (aka Bloomfield Vegan) and the Pharmacists played at Maxwell’s in Hoboken before headining out on a tour with Pearl Jam (that includes two dates at MSG next week). Musicsnobbery was also there:

No doubt about it, Ted is a must-see live act and tonight, he was just as good as ever. His energy and charisma was on full display, and the man shows no sign of stopping or easing things up after 17 years of playing post-punk pop music.

… a good 80 minutes of awesomeness. To see him is to experience rock music without all the tricks and homages that is popular most of today’s rock ‘n’ roll, synth sounds, echo effects and generally studio nonsense. With Ted, it’s all done the old fashion way — amps, pedals and microphones.

Comedy/music troupe Variety Shac opened. See Ted Leo again for free at Castle Clinton on July 17th. More pictures below…..