Stereogum — Fresh off helping The Best Show raise funds, Ted Leo’s helping raise awareness of his new album The Brutalist Bricks (3/9, Matador) with a complete stream at MySpace. more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-11 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop * 03-12 Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot * 03-13 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge * 03-14 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon * 03-15 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue * 03-18 Spokane, WA - The Blvd 03-19 Seattle, WA - Nuemo’s * 03... more info

Altsounds — Billboard said, "Ted Leo just may be to indie rock what Springsteen was for rock'n'roll in 1973 -- a strong, original voice whose honest and painstakingly crafted art seems destined to be a benchmark for future generations as well as encouraging the ... more info

Live Daily — Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem and a reunited Pavement head the initial lineup unveiled by organizers of the 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival. The three-day outdoor event, which will take place June 16-18 at Chicago's Union Park, will also feature hip... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Cohen/WireImage.com Timbaland showcases his Shock Value 2 in an intimate club setting in early 2010, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists hit the road in support of their upcoming fifth album The Brutalist Bricks and former Queen of the Stone Age membe... more info

Live Daily — Ted Leo and the Pharmacists will hit the road early next spring for a headlining tour in support of the indie stalwart's forthcoming studio album, "The Brutalist Bricks." The trek kicks off March 11 in Cleveland, hitting 15 cities across the US be... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 12-14 Brighton, England - Engine Room (solo) * 12-15 Canterbury, England - Bramleys (solo) 12-16 London, England - Brixton Windmill (solo) # 12-17 Kingston, England - New Slang (solo) 12-18 London, England - Grosvenor (solo) 12-26 Montclair, NJ - M... more info

Rolling Stone — When Touch & Go Records folded earlier this year, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists were left stranded — but only momentarily. After a few months in limbo, they signed with Matador and are now prepping the release of their sixth studio record, March 9thâ... more info

Guardian Music — Cowtown – The Things I Do for Big Entertainment(From MySpace via Empreintes-Digitales. Thanks to SOPHisticated for the suggestion.)"Sounds like ... Cowtown!" says this Leeds trio's cocky little MySpace page. Hmm. But sounds like ... the best o... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Earlier this year, we reported that Ted Leo and the Pharmacists' long-time label Touch and Go stopped releasing new records. Then in September we discovered the band had signed with Matador, and now they've posted the first fruits of this pairing, in... more info