Ludo
There's been quite a bit of news out of the
Ludo camp lately.
The St. Louis band -- whose members lived in Tulsa and wrote their popular first major label album "You're Awful, I Love You" while here -- will re-release its first two albums, "Broken Bride" and its self-titled debut on its independent record label on Sept. 29.
"You're Awful, I Love You," sold over 100,000 copies in 2008 on the heels of non-stop touring.
They will play nine shows this fall, performing the 2005 "Broken Bride" rock opera in its entirety, their Web site confirmed.
The snarky pop-rock band also began work on its next album for Island Records with producer and musician Matt Wallace (Faith No More, The Replacements, Maroon 5, Blues Traveler, O.A.R., Bowling for Soup, Paul Westerberg and more).
But wait. There's more. The band recently announced a side-project, The New Heathers.
"It all just kind of worked out," says Ludo guitarist and Heathers' front man Tim Ferrell in a press statement to the Tulsa World.
"I was writing a lot of songs that didn't really fit for Ludo. We finally had some time off and our singer, Andrew, wanted to spend some time at home before we put out the next Ludo album. Fortunately for me, the other guys were anxious to record and play some shows as well."
And so three-fourths of Ludo -- singer/ guitarist Ferrell, keyboardist Tim Convy, and drummer Matt Palermo -- entered the studio and became The New Heathers (yes, taken from the cult classic movie about a group of high-school girls named Heather).
Look for a similar Ludo sound, but an expected upcoming EP will invoke Rush, Queen, Wilco, the Ramones -- and even Johnny Cash, the band said.
For more, visit 
myspace.com/thenewheathers
Ludo tour schedule:
Oct. 18 - Allston, MA - Harper's Ferry
Oct. 20 - Columbus, OH - The Basement
Oct. 21 - Lansing, MI - Mac's Bar
Oct. 25 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground
Oct. 26 - Lawrence, KS - The Granada
Oct. 27 - Iowa City, IA - The Picador
Oct. 28 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
Nov. 1 - Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep
Nov. 4 - Salt Lake City, UT - V2
Nov. 9 - Scottsdale, AZ - Martini Ranch
Nov. 10 - Tuscon, AZ - Club Congress
Nov. 12 - Austin, TX - Emo's
