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Fear and Loathing in Denver: A New Light has been Turned On in the Hunter S. Thompson Kitchen
Photos by GonzoToday Two weeks ago, Clayton Luce (GonzoToday publisher), Nick Storm (Storm Generation Films & Pure Politics) and I took a 72-hour nonstop road trip to Denver, Colorado, where we had a One Gonzo Spirit Summit with Juan, Jennifer and Will Thompson. Historian Douglas Brinkley and publisher D.J. Watkins also stopped in for a visit.…
WELP!: A seat at The Table
Louisville will see two new additions to the dining scene this month. One will bring the city’s very first completely pay-what-you-can model, a concept that accepts both American Express and sweat equity, offering a solid dining experience to an underserved food desert at price points actually reflective of the neighborhood’s median income. The other will…
Visually Speaking: this week’s art news and events (11/9)
[The above image is “Let Go, Dive In, Feel Up” by Jake Ford at the Open Studio Weekend.] Top art events Regina Fiorito, Gallery Director and Partner at Galerie Gisela Capitian, Cologne, is giving a talk about her role in an international constellation of art galleries. Monday, Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at U of…
Seluah and Roommate Sunday at The New Vintage
Earlier this year, Seluah put out one of the most haunting records of the year, one that sounds like it’s actively plotting your demise as you hear it. It’s that good kind of scary though, the sort that fuels the Halloween season with tricks, treats and tons of great horror. With “Phase III,” Seluah proved…
5 things to do in Louisville this weekend (11/4)
[Art from CRAFT(s) Gallery’s Day of the Dead exhibit by Kathleen Lolley] FRIDAY Big K.R.I.T. Mercury Ballroom $25; 9 p.m. This Mississippi trap rapper has a laid back flow that works well with his soulful Southern beats. But just when you think you’ve got him figured out, he can kick up the tempo and have…
LEO Podcast #12: Open Studio Weekend
LEO’s contributing visual arts editor Jo Anne Triplett talks with Keith Waits from Louisville Visual Art and artist Sunny Ra about the Open Studio Weekend. The LEO Podcast is weekly, with a new interview released every Friday, until we end the first season sometime in November.
Concert Review: Order Of Leviathan/Soreption/Cattle Decapitation/ Cannibal Corpse (Expo 5, 11/04/15)
[ All photos by Nik Vechery] Although Louisville certainly gets its fair share of metal concerts, a lot of bigger tours tend to bypass us for whatever reason. So when a show with death metal heavyweights Cannibal Corpse and Cattle Decapitation was announced, this quickly became a show I couldn’t miss. With LEO photographer Nik…
A Q&A with “Connect/Disconnect” artists
[The above image is “Beneath the Surface” by Mary Carothers. Photo by Kelsi Wermuth] The Louisville Commission on Public Art’s first project is “Connect/Disconnect.” The five works by six artists are placed along the Ohio River between 8th and 12th Streets. They will be on display until Nov. 30. LEO: The art of “Connect/Disconnect” is…
EPA rep. ‘educates’ ?West Louisville on stalled methane plant project
The debate over building anaerobic digesters in West Louisville came to a messy, muddled halt on Thursday, Oct. 29, as a representative from the EPA was invited to King Solomon’s Baptist Church by the mayor to “educate” concerned West Louisville residents about the project. Steve Rock, an environmental officer with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…
Changing time: ?A conversation with Cattle Decapitation
Momentum is everything in niche genres like death metal. So when Cattle Decapitation’s last record, “Monolith of Inhumanity,” took the metal world by storm, they were well-positioned to release a follow-up that was sure to be highly anticipated. Now that their newest record, “The Anthropocene Extinction,” has recently come out, guitarist Josh Elmore spoke with…
b-sides: Little Heart Records Anniversary
For the last decade, Bryan Puckett has had his fingers on the pulse of the regional punk and indie scene, branching out over the years to include hip-hop and electronic acts into the fold as well. He has been instrumental in helping bands get to the next level, with members of the Little Heart roster…
A wish and a kumquat: ?A conversation with Insect Policy
Close your eyes and you can visualize the good folks in Insect Policy writhing and chanting around a fire at night, in some kind of pagan ritual to the god or gods of noise. There is some kind of tribal thing going on in their music — wrapped in feedback, thick bass lines and the…
Allen Poe and Deejay Element: Still Eatin
(Soulspazm) Poe’s output for the last several years has been incredibly high, indicative of an artist who places value on not only their image, but also on the quality of time spent. The beats are heavy with classic R&B samples mixed in a way that blends a good party-like energy, with a low-key, relaxed vibe.…
Twin Sister Radio: Basement Operettas
(self-released) It’s been too long now since Twin Sister Radio has released anything new, and that drought has finally ended with their latest, the fantastically-titled “Basement Operettas.” Clocking in at around an hour, “Basement Operettas” is exactly as described: short vignettes made uniform both by sonic palette and a sort of grimy, meat-and-potatoes production that…
Joan Shelley: Over and Even
(No Quarter) “Over and Even” is a masterful display of elegance and grace, delicately balancing Shelley’s wonderful voice, gorgeous guitar work and the space between the notes. This is the kind of album where you know that everything is in its right place, where you have a remarkable amount of trust in the performer to…
Twin Limb: Anything Is Possible and Nothing ?Makes Sense
(self-released) Bigger, thicker, sharper — Twin Limb’s new EP of repurposed material is meant to give you a reference point to where the band is and where they’re heading, a placeholder before they release their first full-length next year. Lacy Guthrie, Maryliz Bender and Kevin Ratterman haven’t jumped ahead lightyears, instead steadily and carefully advancing…
Plugged In
WED Nov 4th 8Up: High Sounds with DJ Matt Anthony; 7:30 p.m. Amy Z’s: Karaoke with DJ Rob; 9:30 p.m. Barret Bar: John D’Amato, Kim Weber; 8 p.m. Baxters 942: Full Contact Karaoke; 10 p.m. Bearno’s (Highlands): Ryan Conroy; 8 p.m. Brooke & Billy’s: Tyrone Cotton; 6 p.m. Brownies (All Locations): Karaoke with French Kiss…
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CenterStage wows with ‘Oliver!’ ?| Theatre[502] to open ‘Failure: A Love Story’
By the time the original London production of Lionel Bart’s musical “Oliver!” closed in 1966, it had long since set a record as the longest running musical in the illustrious history of the British stage. By that point, the cast had gone through 11 Olivers and 10 Artful Dodgers. And reports indicate that more than…
From film to file
Please put your cell phone down for a minute. That device, occasionally used to make telephone calls, has a camera that takes pretty good photographs. It’s what most people use for their day-to-day shots of restaurant meals, pets and selfies. Fortunately, contemporary photographers have a multitude of cameras, techniques and subject matter to choose from.…
Betting on the anti-vote: Bevin defeats Conway
The latest governor’s race has given Kentuckians the government they asked for. After lackluster voter turnout delivered the coup de grace to this corpse of a campaign, cock-fight-campaign-stumper Matt Bevin is the governor-elect. He will inherit one of the most powerful governor’s chairs in the country, along with a cornucopia of impending budget and and…
Altars placed on 4th Street for Dia de los Muertos
For the third year, the South Fourth retail district will celebrate the Mexican holiday “Dia de los Muertos.” Day of the Dead art has grown in popularity in the U.S. in recent years. Karen Welch, co-owner of CRAFT(s) Gallery and one of the driving forces behind the South Fourth celebration, loves the art and imagery…
No mystery to this Western writer’s success
Craig Johnson is about to leave his little Wyoming town (population 25) for another reading/signing tour. It could also be considered a victory lap: Last week Netflix announced there’ll be another season of episodes for “Longmire” — the adaptation of Johnson’s series of modern Western mysteries. It’s not a new series novel that brings the…
Visiting musicians, choreographers collaborate with ballet
Every fall the Louisville Ballet presents their in-studio performance, Choreographers’ Showcase. It’s a chance for company members to grow their talents and for audiences to see the dancers in a more intimate space. This year each choreographer is paired with a local musician, including Daniel Gilliam, Kyle James Hauser, Tim Barnes and Ben Sollee. In…
Brooks Wheelan
With the words “Fired from New York, it’s Saturday Night,” Brooks Wheelan announced his all too short tenure on Saturday Night Live. Brought on as a writer, Wheelan was abruptly made a cast member just a few weeks before the season 39 premiere. Despite leaving, Wheelan remains appreciative of the opportunity that SNL gave him,…
Video Tapeworm
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKS AUTOMAN: THE COMPLETE SERIES 1983; $19.98; UR We may be the only people alive today who fondly remember this corny TV “Tron”-inspired piece of crap starring Desi Arnaz Jr. as a cop/computer-geek who creates an AI hologram so awesome that it starts walking around — and driving a Lamborghini Countach! —…
Which came first? The chicken or the egg?
“Which came first? The chicken or the egg?” Have you ever wondered about the ultimate answer to this existential question? Who hasn’t? We found a tasty answer at Con Huevos in Clifton: It’s both! Order up a ration of Tamal de Mole con Huevos, and you can have your egg and your chicken too, all…
Mix Master Mike, apple whiskey and a party under the bridge
“’Tis the night — the night of the grave’s delight, and the warlocks are at their play; ye think that without the wild winds shout, but no, it is they — it is they,” said 19th century poet A. Cleveland Coxe on the topic of All Hallow’s Eve. Over 170 years later, Halloween was celebrated…
The failure party
I am not sure who won the races for governor, secretary of state, attorney general or auditor yet, but by the time this prints the losing candidates’ staff may want to bookmark it to plan their candidate’s failure parties. Part of a national trend that began with startups, failure parties have gone mainstream to mitigate…
Condom condemnation
Dear editor: A couple of weeks ago LEO Weekly had the gall to put the image of a condom-wrapped thumb on the cover. The publication’s incessant lust for filth and inappropriate messages is tarnishing our otherwise morally-impeccable, abstinent-only community. Do the editors over there even know what putting a thumbs-up on the cover can do to…
Your voice
Aclu response to ‘SEx Education’ Cover Story LEO’s Oct. 21 cover story “Sex Education: Why all JCPS students need comprehensive sexual education while only some of them are getting it” highlighted the fractured nature of sexual education within Jefferson County Public Schools. That is why The Center for Women and Families, Planned Parenthood of Indiana…
