Ludo are one of the bands I would least likely be suspected of liking. Their music is a quirky mix of They Might Be Giants meets Liam Lynch. Now, I know that Liam Lynch is like the most obscure reference I could pull out of my ass, but much like Lynch, you really never know what you’re going to get from Ludo with each song. It could be a rock opera about dinosaurs a la Queen, or a power pop song about God knows what. Either way, they have easily the best merch ever: PILLOW CASES!

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NYLON magazine continues it's foray into all things cool by sponsoring a very hip evening of bands including Switches, the Virgins, Be Your Own Pet, and eccentric LA mavericks, She Wants Revenge. Sadly, I missed Switches and the Virgins, but present to you a night in photos:

Be Your Own pet were a frantic energy of music and spazz. Singer Jamina Pearl was much more the punk ballerina at this show than when I saw her a couple years ago while she had long blonde hair. They reminded me of this super small band from the UK called Cay that I'm sure nobody has heard of.

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JennyPenny is one of the most fun friends we have. She’s always a good time and always happy. Lastnight she caught up with us and was freaking out over a Ministry show she saw. She got to meet the band! This afternoon she sent us a bunch of photos and as her form of a review, I’m reposting our AIM conversation. For the record, that’s my real AIM name incase you wanna reach out. That’s not her real aim name… conversation and photos after the jump:

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Our friend Joanna went to see PRP! at the venue formerally known as Irving Plaza. Here’s her review:

I reached the venue, Fillmore at Irving Plaza, right before PlayRadioPlay’s set with my boyfriend. As I got our passes we headed to the balcony to see better. The entire floor was packed- and well the balcony wasn’t too much better.

I crammed into the very small VIP area so I could actually see the amount of people there and the stage, as I scanned the floor as the band was setting up I noticed there wasn’t one age group or type of person. It ranged from 15 year olds with their mothers to pushing 30’s men and women- This may have been the fact that the Spill Canvas and Yellowcard were up after PlayRadioPlay.

As soon as PRP hit the stage people pushed to the front- cameras and cell phones ready. Cheers from the crowd as they started with loco commotion a fast hard hitting track with catchy lyrics, he also played more familiar songs for the crowd, I am a Pirate You are a Princess. People were now singing along, they also played one of my favorites “Elephants As Big As Whales”. Dan Hunter’s voice seems to become very clear as the track begins with him and his acoustic guitar, then towards the end of the song the drums and keys come in to a great build up. Though fans were attentative not many were dancing along, though cameras and phones were continually up in the air.

They ended the set with the single “Madi Don’t Leave” this track seemed to get the most reaction from the crowd, a little more singing and dancing. All and all in a great show - one of the biggest I have seen them play yet.

So, just like me, you’re probably wondering “Who the eff are Tokio Hotel? And does anyone really care?” But I had heard from my friend that the band had sold out one night in Irving Plaza in 3 minutes AND I had read a lot about them on ohnotheydidnt.

I originally thought they were Japanese and in the same camp as Dir En Grey, but then found out that they were like some German gothic influenced boyband a la Kill Hannah… but teenagers. Before going, I met up with my friend Karen who lives across the street from Irving and she told me that kids were lined up since the morning and after their first NYC show the day before the kids were screaming like the boys coming out were NSYNC.

Screaming girl photos and live video after the jump!
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