Ted Leo / Pharmacists @ the Ottobar, 11/22/05
My Vien Ilin / Little Dawn / new song / Me And Mia / Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone? / The High Party / Dial Up / The One Who Got Us Out / Counting Down The Hours / Hearts Of Oak / Biomusicology / Heart Problems / new song / Timorous Me / Shake The Sheets / encore: Six Months In A Leaky Boat (Split Enz cover) / Suspect Device (Stiff Little Fingers cover)
Last night I took J.G. and her brother and one of his friends, both of whom just came home from college for the holiday, to the Ottobar to see Ted Leo. The first time I saw TL was a few years ago at the Ottobar, playing to a disinterested half-full room when he opened for the (International) Noise Conspiracy, who I didn't like at all. So it was cool to see him there again, headlining to a room packed full of people and really, maybe the best crowd I've ever seen at one of his shows, definitely louder and more appreciative than the audiences at his D.C. shows. And it was also cool to see him in a considerably more intimate setting than the last time I saw him, at the 9:30 Club.
Ted had a cold but for the most part the performance didn't suffer from it. The setlist was a decent mix of new and old, the highlights for me were "Counting Down The Hours", "Six Months", and also "Biomusicology" with Amy Dominguez, who played cello on the original studio version. There were a couple new songs, and the first one they played was really really good. Hopefully this means a new album next year, which is reassuring considering that earlier this year Ted was talking in interviews about hanging up the rock band thing and getting a day job.
My Vien Ilin / Little Dawn / new song / Me And Mia / Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone? / The High Party / Dial Up / The One Who Got Us Out / Counting Down The Hours / Hearts Of Oak / Biomusicology / Heart Problems / new song / Timorous Me / Shake The Sheets / encore: Six Months In A Leaky Boat (Split Enz cover) / Suspect Device (Stiff Little Fingers cover)
Last night I took J.G. and her brother and one of his friends, both of whom just came home from college for the holiday, to the Ottobar to see Ted Leo. The first time I saw TL was a few years ago at the Ottobar, playing to a disinterested half-full room when he opened for the (International) Noise Conspiracy, who I didn't like at all. So it was cool to see him there again, headlining to a room packed full of people and really, maybe the best crowd I've ever seen at one of his shows, definitely louder and more appreciative than the audiences at his D.C. shows. And it was also cool to see him in a considerably more intimate setting than the last time I saw him, at the 9:30 Club.
Ted had a cold but for the most part the performance didn't suffer from it. The setlist was a decent mix of new and old, the highlights for me were "Counting Down The Hours", "Six Months", and also "Biomusicology" with Amy Dominguez, who played cello on the original studio version. There were a couple new songs, and the first one they played was really really good. Hopefully this means a new album next year, which is reassuring considering that earlier this year Ted was talking in interviews about hanging up the rock band thing and getting a day job.
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