Ted Leo
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 Ted Leo performing at the 2006 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
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| Birth name | Theodore Francis Leo |
| Born | September 11, 1970 , South Bend, Indiana, United States |
| Genre(s) | Pop punk, indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Label(s) | Ace Fu, Gern Blandsten, Lookout!, Touch and Go |
| Associated acts | Citizens Arrest, Chisel, The Sin-Eaters, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists |
| Website | www.tedleo.com |
Theodore Francis "Ted" Leo (born September 11, 1970, in South Bend, Indiana[1][2]) is an American indie rock singer, songwriter and guitarist. Leo has played with many bands, including Citizens Arrest, Chisel, the Sin-Eaters, and Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, his current group.
Leo grew up in Bloomfield, New Jersey.[3] He graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange in 1988 and the University of Notre Dame in the fall of 1993 with a degree in English. His brothers Chris Leo and Danny Leo are also singer-songwriters, and members of Native Nod, The Lapse, The Van Pelt, Vague Angels and Holy Childhood.
Ted is fan of and frequent contributor to WFMU, most notably to Tom Scharpling's "The Best Show on WFMU." In 2007, he rewrote and performed The Jam's "That's Entertainment" as a tribute to the station.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] With Puzzlehead
- Puzzlehead 7" (1991)
[edit] With Animal Crackers
- Split 7" with Whipped (1991)
- Self Titled 4 Song 7" on Thrashing Mad Records
[edit] With Citizens Arrest
- A Light In The Distance 88-90 (1995)
[edit] With Chisel
- Nothing New (April 1995; Gern Blandsten)
- 8 A.M. All Day (January 1996; Gern Blandsten)
- Set You Free (April 1997; Gern Blandsten)
[edit] With Hell No
- Reformer 7" (1991)
- Skin Job Lp (1992)
[edit] With Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
- tej leo(?), Rx / pharmacists (September 1999; Gern Blandsten)
- Treble in Trouble (September 2000; Ace Fu Records)
- The Tyranny of Distance (June 2001; Lookout! Records)
- Hearts of Oak (February 2003; Lookout! Records)
- Tell Balgeary, Balgury Is Dead (October 2003; Lookout! Records)
- Shake the Sheets (October 2004; Lookout! Records)
- Living with the Living (March 2007; Touch & Go Records)
- Rapid Response (September 2008; Touch & Go Records)
[edit] References
- ^ Williams, Michael [1] "Ted Leo Takes over T.T"
- ^ Eanet, Lindsay [2] "Ted Leo talks music, politics, Esurance girl]
- ^ Lomax, John Nova. "Gang of New Jersey: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists mingle rampant Europhilia with American Girl", The Village Voice, April 16, 2007. Accessed December 25, 2007. "Bloomfield, Leo's hometown, is just west of New York City and just north of Newark."
[edit] External links
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists website
- Interview and photos on Scene Point Blank
- Interview and performance footage on The Sound of Young America
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists in Concert on NPR
- Interview with Ted Leo
- Ted Leo Video Interview on Spinner.com
- Ted Leo on New York Noise
- Ted Leo on bandtoband.com
- MC Steinberg vs Ted Leo: Battle Rap on The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling
