Concert Review: Dan Deacon, Prince Rama (Zanzabar 5/17/15)
[photos by Nik Vechery] Early into his late Sunday evening set, Dan Deacon remarked on his peculiar touring history with Louisville. An excellently curated but unsuccessfully executed street party in 2012 (the Monday of Labor Day weekend is a really tough sell) marked his first trip. His second didn’t even come to fruition after Avey…
Visually Speaking: this week’s art news and events (5/18/15)
[The above image is from “PROJECT 7: Louis Zoellar Bickett” at Zephyr Gallery.] Art news —The “Flock of Finns” have returned to Waterfront Park. The 28 metal birds, based on sculpture by Louisville folk artist Marvin Finn, have been away for a year for renovation (louisvilleky.gov). —The FAF (Fine Art Firm) Gallery at 602 S. Third St.…
LEO Playlist 5/18
1) “The Way We Move” by Langhorne Slim, who will be at the Boomtown Ball (Bicentennial Park in New Albany) on Sunday, May 24. 2) “Katie Queen of Tennessee” by The Apache Relay , who will also be at the Boomtown Ball. 3) “This Disorder” by The Features, who will also be at the Boomtown…
Barkeep Confessions: How to make your bartender hate you (in 5 easy steps)
On either side of the bar, how I observe someone treating their barkeep tells me a lot about who they are, to the core, as a human being. If I’m out with friends and I see an acquaintance treating my service industry brethren like second-class citizens, you best believe I’ll be tipping 100 percent, apologizing,…
Opening gates: gay rights, same-sex marriage and the church
When Steven Renner was ordained April 25 at Third Lutheran Church in Clifton, it was largely procedural – he had already been in his position as pastor at the church for six-plus years. But Renner’s ordination means much more in the bigger picture in a time when Kentucky is caught in a maelstrom over the…
McConnell is the MVP ?of coal (Surprise!)
As people milled about the Louisville Slugger Museum on May 7, buying baseball bats and cards, outside on the sidewalk, members of the Sierra Club handed out a few baseball cards of their own, cards for the MVPs of pollution. And you’ll never guess who’s at the top of the list — our very own…
Zig’s baaaaaack!: ?A Q&A with John Ziegler
www.JohnAndLeahShow.com John Ziegler has a long, checkered relationship with the city of Louisville, particularly for a man who only spent just over one year in town, as a daytime talk show host on the powerful 840 WHAS am radio station. He was fired for a candid on-air comment, only to land in a bigger market,…
The only option: catching up with The Pixies
Before “the year that punk broke,” grunge, Nirvana or Radiohead, there was The Pixies. Formed in Boston in the late-’80s, The Pixies were unique in their approach and an enormous influence on so many bands that developed in their wake. From their music to their image, the band has always been no frills, and it’s…
b-sides: Emily Kinney
Based on the ratings and the buzz, odds are you’re one of the millions of people out there who are addicted to AMC’s “The Walking Dead.” And you’re probably still not over the mid-season finale when they so violently and unceremoniously killed off Beth Greene. It’s OK, you’re not alone, we’re all there with you…
Mind on fire: ?a Q&A with Dan Deacon
Electro-acoustic composer and singer-songwriter Dan Deacon has been a staple of the indie music scene for years now. Before he returns to Louisville on Sunday in support of his new album, “Gliss Riffer,” LEO caught up with him to talk about his arts collective, the first computer he made music on and what’s next. LEO:…
Plugged In (May 13 – May 19)
WED May 13th El Nopal (Crestwood): Nick Nichols; 7 p.m. Expo Five: Pop Kiss Chainsaw, Audible Point, Sound Like A Lawsuit, Six 2 Six, Decanted, Left In Despair; 7:30 p.m., $10 Gerstle’s Place: Kimmet & Doug Hideaway Saloon: Kris Bell; 10 p.m., $3 Jim Porter’s: Line Dancing with Bob Watters & DJ TLC; 7:30 p.m.…
THEATER: Literary canon comedy at The Alley
It’s a student’s worst nightmare. Graduation is 90 minutes away, and you have one last chance to fulfill all the requirements required to earn the diploma. And it turns out that your last chance is a remedial course in literature, taught in the gymnasium by a team of teachers that includes an irascible coach (Scott…
COMEDY: Wyatt Cenac brings his nerdy political sensibility to Headliners
Wyatt Cenac is one of the coolest voices in modern comedy. The Brooklyn-based comic developed a voice for politics while spending four years working on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” He is a thoughtful commentator on society and politics and also an unapologetic comic book nerd. Cenac took time to call in and chat…
Video Tapeworm
TWIN PEEKs HARLEY DAVIDSON AND THE MARLBORO MAN 1991; $15.88-24.99; R All but forgotten today, this is one of the most entertaining and noteworthy movies of the last quarter-century. Mickey Rourke and Don “Miami Vice” Johnson play the titular barflies who commit a robbery to help out their bar-owner friend, only to wind up in…
Buy me some peanuts, Cracker Jack ?and pork belly on a stick
We live in the era of gourmet-style ballpark food. New York Mets fans can dine on sushi or summon a $17 lobster roll while they take in a game at Citi Field. San Francisco Giants fans also have sushi options and a wondrous array of other good things at AT&T Park. (Unlimited anytime minutes are…
BARcode 1758 ?for the win
During the impressive run of Maido Essential Japanese Cuisine on Frankfort Avenue, I found myself relaxing on the patio all too often, enjoying happy hour sushi and a beer from the always interesting tap list. I used to joke that I may as well have signed over my paycheck every week to the Maido owners.…
‘Your silence will not protect you’: encouraging the female voice
I have just wrapped another semester. My brain has gone completely flat. I’m firing on zero cylinders and still have to grade, write, parent, wife and run a business. I had several topics floating around my head this weekend and by the time I sat down to write, I just needed to not think that…
How to humanize a life
“Nobody lives the fairy tale we envision as children,” I told a close friend from high school who was struggling with a sense of unfulfilled potential despite the rarified air of Louisville at Derbytime. “I’ve seen life do a lot of things to a lot of people, but I like what we’ve done with our…
Republican’s gubernatorial ?race to the bottom
The race for the Republican gubernatorial candidate is wide open between three candidates with just a week to go until primary election day, Tuesday, May 19. While Attorney General Jack Conway is holding the Democrat’s torch, waiting for his opposition, there is a real race for Kentucky Republicans. According to a Survey USA Poll in…
Inbox – May 13, 2015
Mourning loss of Jim Welp LEO and Louisville likely will never see a more eccentric, gifted and entertaining observer than Jim Welp. One day soon a giant sinkhole the size of St. Matthews will open up in the space that was filled by his column. The man was (and I’m sure still is) brilliant, hilarious…
