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Louisville Innovative Film Alliance: Craft and community unite a local filmmaking collective
On a warm night in June, a gigantic helmeted football player glared facelessly from a mural on the side of the UofL football stadium, looking down upon the OPEN Gallery on Floyd Street; inside, people gathered within walls lined with art graphically depicting anime women in bondage. It is an intense visual; D.M. Meyer, host…
LEO Playlist 8/10: Coliseum, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and more
1) “Drums & Amplifiers” by Coliseum, who will be at Zanzabar on Wednesday, August 12. 2) “1st Of Tha Month” by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony who will be at the Diamond Pub Concert Hall on Thursday, August 13. 3) “Sweet Ivy” by Mutoid Man, who will be at Haymarket on Monday, August 17. 4) “California” by The…
Visually Speaking: this week’s art news and events
[The above image is “Namibia” by Laura Lee Brown in “From Near and Far” at Swanson Contemporary.] Art news The city is seeking proposals from local arts and cultural organizations that wish to apply for the Our Town grants awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts. The purpose of the Our Town program is…
5 things to do in Louisville this weekend
FRIDAY Flea Off Market Fresh Start Growers Supply, 1007 E. Jefferson St. Free Aug. 7 — 4pm-10pm Aug. 8 — 10am-5pm Aug. 9 — 10am-5pm If by some cosmic malevolence you haven’t already heard about the Flea Off Market in NuLu, then I’ll fill you in: There are over a 100 vendors offering local, handmade…
A Q&A with artist Suzi Zimmerer
[The above image is an untitled book by Suzi Zimmerer.] Suzi Zimmerer may be the most creative person I know. Not necessarily the most productive or the most famous, but the most thoughtful and expressive. She lives this definition of creativity in its broadest form in a rarified and wonderful life. A true artist. LEO:…
Fancy Farm 2015: Just whose party is it, anyway?
There is no more visceral and honest a display of Kentucky politics in action than the political theater at Fancy Farm, the annual Western Kentucky picnic that features barbecued pork and mutton by the pound and a sheer tonnage of the political process in action. For those unfamiliar with the storied political picnic that has…
The devils in the lyrics: A conversation with Rae Amitay
This Saturday, 62 extreme heavy metal musicians will play at Louisville Deathfest; only one of them is a woman. Fortunately for local headbangers, that woman is Rae Amitay, vocalist and songwriter of Chicago’s Immortal Bird. She’s at the forefront of a pack of young women making extreme metal more gender-neutral, while bringing more emotional nuance…
b-sides: Failure
Every band is a story — in the case of Los Angeles’ Failure, this is the sequel. Formed in 1990, Failure released three albums — 1992’s “Comfort,” 1994’s “Magnified” and 1996’s “Fantastic Planet” — before breaking up in 1997. Fast forward to 2014: guitarist Ken Andrews, bassist Greg Edwards and drummer Kelli Scott are playing…
The sound of silence
The absence of sound is not something that I’ve had much experience with in my life. Most of my waking hours are soundtracked by some form of music, whether it be radio in the shower, music to get ready by, old tapes in my car, new music at the office, playing music on the air, scouring…
Plugged In (Aug 5 – Aug 11)
WED Aug 5th 8Up: DJ Matt Anthony; 7:30 p.m. Baxter 942: Full Contact Karaoke; 10 p.m. Bearno’s (Bardstown): Petar Mandic; 7 p.m. Brownies The Shed: Karaoke; 10 p.m. Commonwealth Tap: Frank Sinatra tribute by Dick Wood; 8 p.m. Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Chris Rall, BJ; 10 p.m. El Nopal (Crestwood): Nick Nichols; 7 p.m. Expo…
Fandomfest: Keeping Louisville nerdy
The next in a trio of comic-nerd-culture-oriented festivals, Fandomfest returns again this weekend with a host of big name celebrity guests and a slew of geek-culture events: film festivals, pop culture conventions, anime conventions, horror conventions and comic book shows. In recent years celebrity guests have included actors from Star Trek and the Walking Dead,…
Greg Warren’s ‘Everyman’ appeal
There’s always been an iconic spot on the comedic landscape for an “Everyman,” a comedian who is genuinely funny to everyone in the room all of the time. Greg Warren is that guy. Through a myriad of life experiences — from being an award-winning competitive wrestler, a band geek and a student at West Point…
Video Tapeworm
THIS WEEK’s TWIN PEEKS MAUDE: SEASON ONE 1973; $17.99-24.97; UR Big Bea Arthur continues her drive as the progressive, liberal anti-Archie Bunker in this “All In the Family” spinoff with Bill Macy as her proud — and sometimes frightened — fourth hubby. The highlight of this set is the season-opening two-parter where Bill gets drunk…
We mentor a budding food writer at Toonerville Deli
In this food-loving city full of food-fascinated folks, there must be a thousand food bloggers, freelancers and journalists. My friend Dana is one, and she does it well. So I was truly honored when Dana asked if I’d help mentor her 12-year-old cousin, Amber, visiting from Michigan, who wants to be a food writer, too.…
Sam’s Hot Dog Stand is more than just meat in a bun
The non-descript little space is a bit cluttered, and 1970s TV shows play on a small set in one corner. At the counter at Sam’s Hot Dog Stand is smiling manager Sandra, who welcomes all comers. To those she can’t identify as a regular, she offers up menu highlights, touts hot dog specials like the…
The anti-climactic Omni orgy
As difficult as it was to fathom how the Omni Hotel & Residences project planned for downtown could go more dreadfully awry, last week it became radioactive after a bizarre, nuclear public relations meltdown led by Chris Poynter, Mayor Compassion’s abrasive director of communications. On Monday, the mayor’s office notified the news media an hour…
A Butterfly flaps its wings…
Chaos Theory says that tiny events can cause monumental shifts in the order of everything whether nearby or far away. In a brief moment on July 19, the theory proved itself real when my friend, Kentucky Opera Director David Roth, passed away while driving home to Louisville. It was a split second that is only…
Pro-life beats Pro-choice, 50-50
To advocate for, promote, defend or in any way encourage people to have abortions is not why I joined the board of Planned Parenthood (PP) Kentucky (now of Kentucky and Indiana), nor have I met one other board member, employee or supporter affiliated with the organization who has. (This concludes my full disclosure.) I joined…
Your View
In response to “25 years of Tom Tomorrow” My favorite political satire … I hope it always has a place in LEO. —Al Gorman, July 30 On Gatewood’s Legacy at Fancy Farm Gatewood Galbraith and KY for Medical Marijuana reminding people this is The People’s picnic! #leoweekly —Mick Parsons @dirtysacred LEO’s horoscopes will blow your…
