Ted Sablay

Streaming now on YouTube: my full set opening for The Wallflowers in Tempe AZ youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Learning on the job

Day 16: Thank Gd she’s sleeping

#repost @shmercier Daddy, Mommy & Georgia 🍑🏜️🌵

Talent is a lie. Good songwriters run TRANSPOSE, INVERT, TRUNCATE, EXPAND without knowing it. Gap isn’t magic, it’s awareness. Learn the moves.

One way to finish your second solo album? Have a baby due in 3 weeks. Nothing like a deadline with a heartbeat! 💓

Most music education teaches recognition. I teach execution. Control tension, expectation, harmonic impact. Private Zoom lessons. DM.

Happy Christmas all around the world. Good to be home! — Ted, Sheenna, and Georgia

What a night Monday in L.A. playing with @themastesons + friends. Here’s a clip of “You Drive Me Crazy” from my upcoming album State & Motion. Big thanks to @christopher_k_masterson @eleanor_whitmore @markstepro @bonnikins. 🎥 @annakoreban

Last L.A. solo show of 2025 this Sunday 12/14 @golddiggersla with @themastersons & Friends. Intimate night with the house band + special guests. Come say hi!

Honored to have played and served as musical director for The Killers at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Warren Zevon tribute in Los Angeles this past weekend

Feeling the love at ACL Festival weekend 2 #thekillers #tedsablay #aclfestival 📸: Chris Phelps

Round 2 with the Killers at the Austin City Limits festival TONIGHT — see you there! 📸: @chrisphelps #thekillers #tedsablay

The Killers take the stage tomorrow night at the Austin City Limits Festival and the performance will be streamed live on Hulu lnkd.in/giJCU3vR. Always great to see live music connecting with audiences everywhere Photo: Rob Loud

Studio update: “Baby I Need You” is done ✅; mixes coming for 6 tracks; guitars in progress on fan faves “Invisible Weight” and “If You Can Wait”. New music 2026 ❤️

Finishing guitars for solo album 2. Each one brings its own voice: woody ES-335, jangly Rick, gritty Casino, twangy Tele, dreamy Jazzmaster. #StateAndMotion

Thanks everyone who attended last night’s show at @hrcvegasstrip —it was a blast to share my Americana-rooted, alt-rock originals alongside the classics that inspire me. If you couldn’t be there, you can spin my first record of originals anytime, link is in my bio

Excited to be back at @hrcvegasstrip this Thursday from 8–10pm. Always a great room. Hoping to catch some familiar faces (and meet some new ones too)

September ’25 Newsletter is up — new updates, reflections, and music notes inside. Link to read and subscribe: tedsablay.com/september-2025…

I’ve always dreamed of a guide to lyric-writing tricks used by great songwriters. Until then, I study & cover songs: that’s how I discovered epizeuxis (word repetition for emphasis) for use in my song “Lose Control.” 📸: @gerbejaphotography

After a whirlwind summer with The Killers & The Wallflowers, I’m back teaching Zoom lessons 🎶🍁 Build focus, creativity & confidence on guitar, piano, or songwriting. Email @info@tedsablay.com for more info