TONIGHT! Ted Leo And The Pharmacists At Strange Matter

by | Dec 8, 2010 | MUSIC

Tickets are still available for tonight’s Ted Leo And The Pharmacists show at Strange Matter! This excellent Clash-influenced indie-punk group (who feature ex-members of Citizen’s Arrest, Young Pioneers, and Nation Of Ulysses) are doing a short tour to promote their latest album, The Brutalist Bricks, and Richmond is their last stop. Who knows when we’ll get a chance to see them again, so you should really jump at this one and go grab your tickets right now!

Here are the details, in handy-dandy bullet point form:

WHAT: Ted Leo And The Pharmacists take over Richmond
WHEN: Wednesday, December 8th, 7:30 PM
WHO: Ted Leo And The Pharmacists, plus special guests Heks Orkest
WHERE: Strange Matter (929 W. Grace St.)
ADMISSION: $12 in advance, $14 at the door (Tickets are available at Strange Matter and at Steady Sounds Records, 322 W. Broad St.)

For those who are not yet familiar with Ted Leo And The Pharmacists, or who just can’t get enough of their excellent, tuneful music, here’s a hilarious video they recently made for their song “Bottled In Cork,” also from The Brutalist Bricks, in collaboration with funnyordie.com. It features Paul F. Tompkins in a hilarious role as a musical theatre producer, and… I really shouldn’t say any more. Just watch it.

Opening act Heks Orkest have significant credentials of their own–the band features former Action Patrol vocalist David Grant, guitarists Jonathan Fuller (Engine Down, Sleepytime Trio) and Cam DiNunzio (LazyCain, Denali), bassist Keeley Davis (Engine Down, Sparta), and drummer Ed Trask (Avail, Holy Rollers, Kepone). While Ted Leo and company are undoubtedly worth the price of admission on their own, it’s safe to say that we can expect great things from this collection of musicians as well.

In conclusion, this is a show you just do not want to miss. Plenty of tickets are still available as of right now, but as the event draws closer, that will undoubtedly change. Don’t miss out–get yours now.


Tickets are still available for tonight’s Ted Leo And The Pharmacists show at Strange Matter! This excellent Clash-influenced indie-punk group (who feature ex-members of Citizen’s Arrest, Young Pioneers, and Nation Of Ulysses) are doing a short tour to promote their latest album, The Brutalist Bricks, and Richmond is their last stop. Who knows when we’ll get a chance to see them again, so you should really jump at this one and go grab your tickets right now!

Here are the details, in handy-dandy bullet point form:

WHAT: Ted Leo And The Pharmacists take over Richmond
WHEN: Wednesday, December 8th, 7:30 PM
WHO: Ted Leo And The Pharmacists, plus special guests Heks Orkest
WHERE: Strange Matter (929 W. Grace St.)
ADMISSION: $12 in advance, $14 at the door (Tickets are available at Strange Matter and at Steady Sounds Records, 322 W. Broad St.)

For those who are not yet familiar with Ted Leo And The Pharmacists, or who just can’t get enough of their excellent, tuneful music, here’s a hilarious video they recently made for their song “Bottled In Cork,” also from The Brutalist Bricks, in collaboration with funnyordie.com. It features Paul F. Tompkins in a hilarious role as a musical theatre producer, and… I really shouldn’t say any more. Just watch it.

Opening act Heks Orkest have significant credentials of their own–the band features former Action Patrol vocalist David Grant, guitarists Jonathan Fuller (Engine Down, Sleepytime Trio) and Cam DiNunzio (LazyCain, Denali), bassist Keeley Davis (Engine Down, Sparta), and drummer Ed Trask (Avail, Holy Rollers, Kepone). While Ted Leo and company are undoubtedly worth the price of admission on their own, it’s safe to say that we can expect great things from this collection of musicians as well.

In conclusion, this is a show you just do not want to miss. Plenty of tickets are still available as of right now, but as the event draws closer, that will undoubtedly change. Don’t miss out–get yours now.

Marilyn Drew Necci

Marilyn Drew Necci

Former GayRVA editor-in-chief, RVA Magazine editor for print and web. Anxiety expert, proud trans woman, happily married.




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