[ATTENDED: November 20, 2025] Ted Leo
I’ve seen Ted Leo three times before this. Twice with Pharmacists and once with Aimee Mann for a Christmas show. When I saw that he was playing a solo gig at Revilla Grooves, since it’s only 45 minutes from me, I had to go. I also happen to know the owner, who DJ’d at my wedding. But this is the first I’d been to his store and it is impressive. A fantastic collection of vinyl and CDs as well as a ton of used equipment. If you’re into music, it’s worth the trip. He knows his stuff too.
But back to Ted Leo.
Back in September, Revilla Grooves hosted the ‘Noise In Focus: 30 Years of Music Photography’ exhibition. It’s 30 years of candid photos of hundreds of musicians (while I was there I saw MCR, Deftones, Phoebe Bridgers, Jarvis Cocker and so many more) by Ray Lego. This was the final night of the exhibition which also included a video room containing “Unseen behind the scenes of making of Deftones’ “Sat Night Wrist” record. The video was from a bunch of tapes Lego had saved from when the band was making Saturday Night Wrist. It showed the guys playing and taking candid shots. There was no sound, but it was cool to watch for a bit.
So on this closing night, Ray invited Ted Leo (of whom there were many photos) to play a 45 minute electric set. I’d never been before and the setup was great. There’s a small stage and the sound was fantastic. So, standing about five feet away I got to see Ted Leo do his thing. This seemed like a great opportunity for Ted to play whatever the heck he wanted. And I was pretty delighted by the variety of songs he played–some that I knew and many that I didn’t. (more…)
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