st. louis: ludo and ha ha tonka

oh ludo, my wonderful loves from st. louis, how i have missed thee. here's a quick run down since i'm (one) drowning in homework and (two) have more show reviews that i still need to get to.

i booked it home from class on thursday and was speeding my way to st. louis by around four. traffic was horrendous since it was raining cats and dogs, and it took me almost three hours to get down to the pageant. bleh. but it worked out regardless, because hardly anyone was in line. angie came home as well for the show, so we met up and got in line along with her brother tony and his friend alec. once inside, we opted for spots a little further back, just above the pit area. we had both room to move around, and a place to set our stuff. (stuff being a ton of free posters, cds, stickers and patches. hell yes.) without a face opened, which is a one man band with quite the witty lyrics. meese was next and i was pleasantly surprised. i'll definitely be picking up their music when i get around to it. and the last of the openers was ha ha tonka. i can't say that i'm a huge fan of their albums; it's a little too honky tonk for me. but those boys have some serious talent and put on one hell of a live show. they played hangman, which is a cappella with four part harmonies - gives me chills every time, and the oscillating fan song which is hilarious. ludo finally played and put on a stellar show. vocals are always spot on, convy is always hilarious, and they never disappoint. set list is as follows:

go-getter greg
hum along
elektra's complex
saturday night thunderbolt
topeka
girls on trampolines
horror of our love
broken bride
save our city
tonight's the night
the lamb and the dragon
morning in may
drunken lament
lake pontchartrain
goodwill hunting (with the star spangled banner in the middle)
love me dead

good times. broken bride was epic and brought back many memories of ninth grade; love it. i didn't stick around long to talk to anyone because i still had a two hour drive ahead of me, but i did get to say hey to jon who was promoting outside. i got back at an absolutely horrendous time of night, started some of my packing for the weekend, and crashed hard. more blogs to follow about friday and saturday when i find the time...