Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Ted Leo already had a solid presence in the indie punk scene by the time he decided to go solo with his band The Pharmacists. With a power pop aesthetic and a punk rock soul, he started out in New York hardcore bands Citizens Arrest and Animal Crackers. In 1990 he moved to DC and formed a little-known but influential mod/punk band, Chisel. They released a handful of EPs and two well-received full-length albums, Eight A.M. All Day (1996) and Set You Free (1997) on New Jersey label, Gern Blandsten. After Chisel disbanded, Ted Leo did a stint on guitar with rockin’ pop duo The Spinanes, started another band with his brother Danny called The Sin Eaters and produced an album for Secret Stars. When he got The Pharmacists together... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Alternative/Indie
- City Of Origin:
- Washington, ,Washington D.C. United States
- Formed Date:
- 1998
