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Books of the Bluegrass: 10 must-reads by Kentucky writers from 2015
Fans of Wendell Berry, Hunter S. Thompson, Bobbie Ann Mason and Barbara Kingsolver — to name just a few — know that Kentucky’s bluegrass is just as vital a source for language and stories as it is for thoroughbreds and cash crops. Our annual book review begins with some familiar Kentucky products. Katherine Black’s “Row…
UofL Basketball Roundup: Cardiac Cards (2016 edition)?
Ashley: I’m beginning to think that this Louisville team wants to be dubbed the Cardiac Cards … again. I was all ready to change my projection of 8 losses going into the ACC tournament to 5 losses or less … and then the Clemson game happened. I have to say that this particular road loss took me…
LEO Playlist 1/18: Listen to music from bands and solo artists playing Louisville this week
1. “Drive” by Those Darlins, who will be at Zanzabar on Tuesday, Jan. 19 2. “Exit Strategy” by Wax Fang, who will be at Headliners on Friday, Jan. 22. 3. “Stranger in a Strange Land” by Leon Russell, who will be at Headliners on Thursday, Jan. 21. 4. “Call It In The Air” by Zach…
Visually Speaking: This week’s art news and events (1/18)
[The above image is an untitled work by David Sharpe in “Bernheim: A Natural Muse” at the Carnegie Center.] Art news Deven 7 Studios Collective Gallery and Custom Picture Framing is moving to 307 E. Breckinridge St. on Feb. 1 (deven7studios.com). The Mellwood Arts and Entertainment Center is sponsoring the 2016 September Art Fair Poster…
5 things to do in Louisville this weekend (1/15)
FRIDAY Monster Jam Freedom Hall, Jan.15–16 $12.50-$25; 7:30 p.m. Remember that scene in “Office Space” where they take a sledgehammer to that copy machine? Remember how cathartic and badass that felt? Now imagine that sledgehammer is a giant five ton behemoth truck and instead of destroying a copy machine it’s crushing smaller trucks with backflips.…
Clouds of candy: We went to a vape party so you didn’t have to
I went to a vape party. Until last week, I had no idea such a thing existed. Now that the smell of the dankest pecan pie ever concocted has permeated and anchored itself onto every hair on my head, it’s not something I shall forget anytime soon, regardless of want or a visit from the…
Defining Five: Mark Kramer, Mark Evans, Bobby Schraffenberger and John King discuss songs that have had an impact on them
Defining Five is a series at Haymarket Whiskey Bar, where, each month, four people/groups from the Louisville music community pick five songs that have moved, inspired or impacted them and then play them during a DJ set. After each event, LEO Weekly will publish an interview with all four people/groups to get some context as…
Bills to watch in Kentucky’s 2016 legislative session
As Kentucky’s 2016 legislative session fires up, LEO has its eyes on a number of important bills to be considered, and we’ll be tracking them all to keep you up to date on what your representatives are doing when you’re not looking. Regulating drones Bill(s): HB22, HB67, SB62 Possible effects: People won’t be able to…
Listen: Stream the digitally remastered reissue of “TRAFOZSATSFM: A Louisville Is For Lovers Tribute To Ziggy Stardust” originally released in 2008
Today, Louisville is for Lovers reissued its 2008 tribute to David Bowie’s “The Rise And fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders from Mars,” featuring various local artists, covering the record from start to finish. Originally released December 1st, 2008, compiled by John King and mastered by Kevin Ratterman, stream the album in its entirety below.…
Possibly the last waltz: ?A conversation with Those Darlins
On December 8, Nashville’s Those Darlins announced an “indefinite hiatus” on their Facebook page, ending a decade-long run that included three albums and a sound that grew and changed and experimented, as they moved their country roots in new directions. But, before they put the project on the shelf, Those Darlins are set to play…
b-sides: The Americans
Although it’s harder to tell now, because of the sort of forward-thinking, bluesy update on rock and roots that they play, The Americans became a band due to their mutual obsession with music from a century ago and trying to replicate it. But their past did help them get involved with a high-profile forthcoming television…
Plugged In
Wed Jan 13 8Up: High Sounds with DJ Matt Anthony; 7:30 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. Brownie’s The Shed (Highlands): Karaoke with French Kiss Prod.; 8 p.m. Brownie’s The Shed (Hurstbourne): Karaoke with French Kiss Prod.; 10 p.m. Brownie’s…
I selfie, therefore I am: “THE MILLENNIAL MAN: Me, My Selfie and I” at Galerie Hertz
Nick Bilton writes about social media in his New York Times “Disruptions” column. He states that “numerous reports estimate that 18- to 34-year-olds spend as much as 3.8 hours a day on social media. These days 35- to 49-year-olds don’t fare much better, racking up 3 hours a day on social sites.” While Facebook, Twitter…
Herzog’s ‘4,000 Miles’: ?A not-so-gentle study in intergenerational love and conflict
It’s 3 a.m. when young Leo Joseph-Connell (Michael Goldsmith) rings the buzzer at his grandmother Vera’s apartment in Greenwich Village. He arrives on a bicycle heavily laden with gear and paneers after riding across the continent from Seattle. And his first conversational gambit is to point out that Vera hasn’t changed the name on her…
‘Completely Inappropriate Tour’ at The Bard’s Town
She’s a Southern belle with a mouth like a sailor — and some rather unladylike stories to boot. Nashville native Sarah Fye has a mind for comedy that few can match. She is known mostly for her personal material based on true anecdotes from her own life that run the gamut from risqué to flat-out…
Video Tapeworm
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKS THE GUARDIAN 1990; $21.98-29.98; R (Bill here, flying solo this week while my young apprentice Dave nerds his way through the CES. Hope to have him back on board next week.) William Friedkin’s horror followup to “The Exorcist” was this fondly-remembered if not overly successful tale of a nanny whose bark…
Could Artesano possibly be that good? ?Yup. Sure could.
Will the Martinez family ever stop opening new restaurants? It’s starting to look more and more as if their Olé Restaurant Group — the metaphorical Energizer Bunny of Louisville-area dining — may keep on keeping on until they have an individual eatery for every family in the Metro. What’s more, I wouldn’t bet against the…
Simplicity on the ?craft cocktail horizon
The worlds of food, drink, fashion, finance (and more) are always going through trends. A general direction in which something is developing or changing, trends have a tendency to both repeat themselves throughout history and vanish forever into the abyss. I.e., “Praise satan that the feather hair extensions trend died with the year 2015,” says…
Itech to monitor our beats, excretions and output
Mom called to tell me she read an article in USA Today about a hair band with lasers in Las Vegas that made your hair thicker. “Mom are you day drinking?” I asked. “People are out in Vegas at a tech convention with all kinds of devices and you put the hair thing on and…
Fake it ’til you make it, Jughead
The most popular guy in town — good looking and oblivious to what’s going on around him — won’t sacrifice his personal time for work, but his (Tea Party) friends know how to get him motivated. Despite not being known for having the same insatiable appetite, the Paul Ryan-Jughead resemblance is uncanny. Ryan is 45…
Your Voice
on “Cannabis Freedom for Kentucky” I have MS and really wish we could get medical marijuana in Kentucky! I had problems with painkillers in the past. I’ve been clean for five years. Now my MS is starting to cause me a lot of pain and I refuse to take pills. I smoke marijuana and really…
