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Concert Review: Ted Leo at B Side

By Kyle Swenson on Thu, May 5, 2011 at 12:14 pm

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"Mr. Narrator, this is Bob Dylan to me."

Is Ted Leo the best songwriter of his generation? That wasn’t a bad question to ask yourself last night at the B Side, where the indie rock staple showed up for a short, early-evening solo gig. With no stage to speak of other than a huge oriental rug, backed only by an amp, and encircled by a thick ring of adoring fans a spit’s distance from the man himself, Leo once again proved he’s a presence without his backing band, the Pharmacists.