Listening to…

Ted Leo has done a mesmerizing rendition of his song “The Sword in the Stone” for the online original rock video program Room 205. The show has its own production crew and has corralled such noteworthy acts as Soft Moon, Daedalus and Abe Vigoda to tape sessions. The Leo one has me pining for the casual appearances he used to make at such small rooms as Rudy’s or T>A>Z on his once-frequent tours through Connecticut over a decade ago. Besides “Sword,” the newspaper-lined Room 205 features Ted Leo ripping through “One Polaroid a Day” and “The Little Smug Supper Club,” in a a solo imposing-but-not-intimidating Buddy Holly stance.