Photo by Matt Jordan (YANP)

Although not originally scheduled to be coming to the region, Ted Leo + Pharmacists will be playing Bogarts on October 14th with Against Me!.  Unfortunately, after the horrific reception TL/Rx received in Louisville back in 2006, Cincinnati is as near as he has come since.  By horrific reception, I mean at one point during his show, a girl in front of me yelled out “who are you?”, and at least she was honest because nobody else in the crowd except for me and one girl I saw mouthing the words appeared to even know who Ted Leo was (they were opening for Death Cab so it was a very young audience).

Nevertheless, TL/Rx is coming to Cincinnati’s Bogarts Theatre, which should be the ideal venue for the show, because hot, crowded and sweaty is the only way to experience this kind of energetic pop punk-inspired indie rock.  If you’ve not yet seen Ted Leo, I highly highly highly encourage going to this show.  While I’m less inclined to advocate Against Me! the same way, I think Ted Leo alone will make the trip to Cincinnati worthwhile…

Ted Leo + Pharmacists – Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?

For the Ted Leo and the Pharmacists tour dates,

08-12 New York, NY – Titus 2 Theater at MoMA (Ted Leo solo) (PopRally Presents: The Art of Dissent)
09-30 Birmingham, AL – WorkPlay *
10-01 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade *
10-02 Hilton Head, SC – Stages Music and More *
10-03 St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Landing *
10-04 Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues *
10-05 Gainesville, FL – Common Grounds *
10-07 Greensboro, NC – Greene Street *
10-08 Washington, DC – Black Cat *
10-09 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory *
10-10 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom *
10-11 New York, NY – Webster Hall *
10-12 Boston, MA – Wilbur Theatre *
10-14 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s *
10-15 Des Moines, IA – People’s Court *
10-16 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue *
10-17 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater *
10-18 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre *
10-20 Omaha, NE – Slowdown *
10-21 Englewood, CO – Gothic Theater *
10-22 Salt Lake City, UT – In the Venue *

* with Against Me!