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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