Dear Santa,
Last night at the Pageant, you showed up again this year as the man of honor at A Very Ludo Christmas. But things were somewhat different for the local quintet as it celebrated its fourth
annual holiday extravaganza. For starters, earlier in the year Ludo released You're Awful, I Love You, its major-label debut. That CD spawned a modern-rock hit ("Love Me Dead") and helped raise the band's national profile: Warped Tour, gigs with Relient K and the Presidents of the United States of
Congrats to the animal-lovin' Ludo, which recently won the title of "Breakthrough Band (Best Newcomers to peta2)." peta2 is the youth arm of animal rights organization Peta. A press release we received says:If you ever hear St. Louis-based
vegan band members Tim Ferrell and Tim Convy explain why pigs deserve the same
consideration as dogs, you'll know why peta2 welcomes Ludo with open
arms.Well, all right. Amusingly, the label Fueled by Ramen won "Most Animal-Friendly Record Label." Heh. Ludo
Earlier this week, Ludo announced a show at the Pageant on October 22. Turns out, this show is no ordinary hometown throwdown: It's part of a small fall tour that's going to take the band to nine cities around the country. At these shows, the band is going to play the Broken Bride EP in its entirely, Don't Look Back-style (along with other fan favorites, of course).Now, why is Ludo just doing this small tour, you might ask? Well, the members of the band have been spending the last few months wri
