Ted Leo

Ted Leo started out playing in New York City punk bands in the 1980s, and spent time with a number of promising indie rock bands in the '90s (Chisel, Sin Eaters, Spinanes) before going it alone with 1999's RX/PHARMACISTS. With his band the Pharmacists, he developed a style full of raw, punky energy along with a strong element of new wave/power pop a la Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello, et al. Starting with his 2003 album, HEARTS OF OAK, Leo's name became ubiquitous among modern rock fans, though he remained outside the major-label hegemony.

• Ben Kweller
• Buck-O-Nine
• Death Cab For Cutie
• Dogs Die In Hot Cars
• Fountains Of Wayne
• Franz Ferdinand
• Jimmy Eat World
• Mates Of State
• Modest Mouse
• Quasi
• Smash Mouth
• Spoon
• The Faint
• The Get Up Kids
• The New Pornographers

• Alex Chilton
• Billy Bragg
• Buzzcocks
• Elvis Costello & The Attractions
• Freedy Johnston
• Fugazi
• Gang Of Four
• Graham Parker
• Joe Jackson (Rock)
• Split Enz
• The Clash
• The Jam
• The Minutemen
• The Pogues
• Thin Lizzy

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