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Spirit on the Water: A conversation with Jim James about My Morning Jacket’s new album, ?his side projects and who he is going to see at Forecastle
For a band over the 15-year mark, My Morning Jacket’s newest album, “The Waterfall,” is an incredibly ambitious and restless entry into their discography. And while some of that has to do with the big, rock gods-apeasing guitars, the swan dives into ’80s synth-pop and the unapologetic flirting with prog-rock, at least an equal share…
Barkeep Confessions: The “Sunday Scaries” Awards — The best food, booze and remedies to shake your hangover in Louisville
There is a term coined by a woman, a myth, a legend in Louisville. We’ll call her Fun Erin. A term she once used to describe the shaky, anxious, projectile-vomiting inhabited moments that occur when waking up after a hardcore night of boozing. Your hands are trembling, your mouth is dry, your mascara is smeared…
Visually Speaking: this week’s art news and events (6/1/15)
[The above image is “Helix Labyrinth” by Allison Svoboda, part of the Carnegie Center’s Public Art Walk.] Art news Local artist Chris Chappel has painted a waterfall on the Whole Alternatives building at 1531 W. Main St. in Portland. It’s part of a partnership with Portland Investment Initiative, Beautify Earth and the band My Morning…
LEO Playlist 6/1
1) “Drums & Amplifiers” by Coliseum, who will be at The New Vintage on Friday, June 5. 2) “Kerosene Girl” by Young Widows, who open for Coliseum. 3) “The Other Side of the Gun” by Seluah, who will be at the Flea Off Market on Friday, June 5. 4) “Heroin Addict Sister” by Elizabeth Cook,…
The six best local songs of the month
Touch AC + Dr. Dundiff – “Golden” (feat. Kogan Dumb) This record. I had such high hopes for this album and found no surprise in how incredibly amazing it is. Touch AC is one of the cleverest emcees in the city, and joined by Dr. Dundiff, whose skill at production is quickly becoming the stuff…
2015 Summer Music Festival Guide
ROMP — June 24 – 27 Yellow Creek Park, Owensboro rompfest.com If you prefer a little more bluegrass in your festival, ROMP is the place for you. Located an hour and a half west in scenic Owensboro — home to the International Bluegrass Music Museum — ROMP is a celebration of all things bluegrass. Headliners…
The almost halfway through Playlist: Our favorite local songs that have been released in 2015, so far
My Morning Jacket “Big Decisions” Radiating a massive amount of charisma with the sort of big, catchy riffs, punchy leads and barely-contained vocals that are tried and true landmarks of the rock ‘n’ roll terrain, “Big Decisions” comes out of the gate cool and collected and builds into a sharp, unhinged chorus. The entire new…
Highways and landmarks: A Q&A with Alynda Lee Segarra from Hurray For The Riff Raff
Alynda Lee Segarra grew up in the Bronx, but left when she was 17, bouncing around for a bit, before finding a landing spot in New Orleans. And, although she recently moved to Nashville, her decade in the Big Easy had an inevitable lasting effect on her music. Before Segarra arrives in town to play…
b-sides: Whitehorse
When longtime Canadian singer-songwriters Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet put aside their respective solo careers and formed the duo Whitehorse, they made it a mission to exceed the sum of their parts. They did that by working with session musicians and layers in the studio and then translated that full sound to the stage with…
This is the anthem
The rock anthem, giving teenagers a false sense of confidence for more than 60 years. From stadiums to field parties, they’ve been shouted at the top of lungs in unison, made for hilarious solo moments in front of mirrors and have probably caused more than a few speeding tickets. They are rock’s biggest accomplishment, songs of self-expression…
Video Tapeworm
TWIN PEEKS JUPITER ASCENDING 2015; $27.98; PG-13 This big-budget, big-star scifi-fantasy from The Wachowskis (“The Matrix”) didn’t exactly burn up the box office, but it’s not as bad as trolls have made it out to be. Mila Kunis is gorgeous as the titular genetic anomaly who may be the only thing that can save Earth…
Plugged In (May 27 – June 2)
WED May 27th 8Up: DJ Matt Anthony; 7:30 p.m. Baxter’s 942: Full Contact Karaoke; 10 p.m. Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Chris Rall & BJ; 10 p.m. El Nopal (Crestwood): Nick Nichols; 7 p.m. Flat12 Bierworks: Waterfront B-Sides; 3 p.m., $4 Gerstle’s Band: Kimmet & Doug Hideaway Saloon: The Pranksters; 10 p.m., $3 Highland Taproom: Open…
This June, two young women from the band Sorry Mom, Olivia Millar and Marissa Booker, are bringing the Southern Girls Convention to town
Rock music, punk rock in particular, has often served as a platform for socio-political discourse, and the band Sorry Mom is ready to lead that charge. A trio of high-school-age young women who formed as a result of one of the Rock Shops at last year’s Louisville Outskirts Festival, Sorry Mom, drew their inspiration from,…
COMEDY: Giulia Rozzi doesn’t care if you’re offended
Giulia Rozzi is a quick witted Boston girl, raised by Italian Catholic parents who immigrated to the states before she was born. It’s that background that has developed her rather blunt, deeply personal and highly animated style of comedy. And for the record, for her, personal means talking a lot about her sex life. Rozzi…
The farm and the family behind JD Country Milk
Edna Schrock and her husband Willis didn’t expect to become dairy farmers when they settled in Russellville, Kentucky, in 2006. They moved their family from Illinois with the dairy cows that fed their eight children, all of whom share the initials J.D. Then, the Schrocks opened a bakery. As the JD Bakery & Cafe grew,…
Like a duck, if you’re lucky
Like a duck: calm and serene on the surface of the lake, but paddling furiously underneath. When things go well, that’s what banquet service (think a plated dinner at a wedding) is like. I worked a wedding last weekend. Now, even from a kitchen staff standpoint, this was a very well organized and executed service.…
Plehn’s: The lunch secret everyone but me knew
I have known about Plehn’s Bakery for years. Once, circa 1998 or so, my bosses at LEO sent me down the street one morning to pick up some donuts. It was the one and only time I was ever inside the place. Well, until last week. You see, I’m really not a pastry guy. So,…
Greater than its sum: My take on Louis C.K.’s controversial SNL monologue
Apparently Louis C.K. pissed off a few people with his SNL 40th season finale monologue. His comedy, while often self-effacing, is a direct dig at how we deal with each other in the world. When my Twitter feed lit up with angry comments, I had just arrived home from a movie. Accusations of racism and…
The VA needs our outrage
Shame on Evergreen Cemetery. Two burial plots pre-purchased by the Dudley family were already occupied. The second double-booking came to light early this month when Nana, the family matriarch, died. She had anticipated resting next to her husband of 55 years, Jack, a World War II veteran. But when the space reserved for her turned…
T-shirts, bumper stickers and other social media
One of the few issues on which most of America agrees is that our political system is broken. The media, being one of the major culprits, is incapable of providing real, meaningful news and is unfortunately equally inept at presenting a meaningful debate. Then there is social media … Social media falls in the class…
Inbox (May 27, 2015)
Louisville’s Food Deserts I am always impressed by the number of hikes and walks and runs in this city. Our residents’ health is important. But for the love of God have any of you ever been to a grocery store in a poor section of this town? I have been, recently, and the lack of…
