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There are a few questions on our lazy, yet caffeinated, mind this morning. Why is tonight’s Ted Leo show at Logan Square Auditorium NOT sold out? It seems like everyone we’ve talked to recently has said they’re planning on going and yet tickets still remain. Has he fallen off? Did we miss a Rock Snob memo? Someone please explain this contradiction!
If this announcement leads to a run on tickets then we’ll be just as happy to indulge our love of female power pop at tonight’s Rockit Girl show. RG are in their second incarnation after spending the late 90s as an all-female group before lead singer and driving force Gina Crosley left to pursue gigs with Veruca Salt and a Courtney Love side project. Perhaps longing for a more stable work experience, Crosley re-formed the band with new members and released their first full-length release, Bright Lights last year. They’ll be performing at The Note tonight with The Cells, Juliet Dagger, and The Venom Lords who will be taking a break from their usual Saturday night residency at the Mutiny.
Now if you’ll excuse us, we’re a bit busy having our minds blown by Billy Corgan’s latest interview over at Pitchfork. Ah yes, the Saturn Return theory is pretty interesting...especially when we heard No Doubt talk about it five years ago. It must suck to get intellectually scooped by Gwen Stefani, a woman whose recent album contains multiple songs about fucking in cars and lyrics like "It's bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S!"
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It seems like Leo plays here half a dozen times a year
REM released a song about the Saturn Return thing on Reveal back in '01 too. I don't think Billy was trying to claim he invented it.
>>Why is tonight’s Ted Leo show at Logan Square Auditorium NOT sold out?
ever seen 'em live? i find their show to be *extremely* irritating....
(caught them in apr. 02 if you must know)
and gwen stefani sucks. obvs.
Irritating? How so?
that venue blows, too. low ceilings give it the acoustics of a bathroom.
I wish they could do a little more with that venue, but am really looking forward to the show.
yes, jen: how is Ted Leo irritating live? i saw him on his last pass through town, and am curious to hear what your impressions of his show have been. i loved it, and think his live show is great.
ted leo's personality while playing really turned me off. i'm not sure i can explain it, just a feeling i got from the show.
plenty of people like him and that's fine. i found him to be irritating.
Huh. Leo is one of the LEAST irritating musicians I can think of. Well, different strokes...
A word of warning to those going or thinking about going to the Rockit Girl show. The Cells are, without a doubt, the WORST opening act I've ever seen. Perhaps they've improved in the last few years, but I saw them open for Frank Black and the Catholics some years back at the Metro. They were deafeningly loud (so loud that I was too deaf to truly appreciate Frank Black) and had the most inane stage banter I've ever heard from a band.
Wow. First time I've heard that about The Cells.
Although if it has been a few years then that'd make sense since they formed around 2002 and it would mean they were still getting it together onstage.
The Cells being too loud sounds like more of a critique of the venue's soundman than the band itself.
Personally they're one of my favorite local live acts and the new line-up, only frontman Cory Hance remains from the band you saw in 2002, absolutely kills.
I thought all four bands were pretty great last night actually...
Now that the show has passed, Ted Leo was great both musically and as a frontman. I did not find him annoying at all. The last person that I truly found annoying was the frontman from The Dismemberment Plan, now that was annoying!
see, i find travis endearing. well, up until his solo album that is. the d-plan always put on a great show.
like i said, different strokes...
and i also loved the d-plan show, a few years back, but find travis insufferable as a solo performer. *phfew* common ground at last!