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Local music venues form coalition, LOVS, to reopen safely
The Riot Cafe held its soft opening last Saturday with a small, indoor, socially-distanced concert. Zanzabar and Headliners Music Hall are trying to figure out booking a few outdoor shows before winter. And Third Street Dive recently received a grant that will help save one of the city’s places for live music. During a pandemic…
Photo Set: The ‘Calling All Allies — March to Justice’ filled the streets loudly and peacefully
Protesters have been in Jefferson Square Park for more than 130 days to demand justice for Breonna Taylor. On Saturday, some 300 people gathered in Tyler Park in The Highlands as part of a call for allies to support the movement — the “Calling All Allies — March to Justice.” Organized by Marc Murphy, a…
How To Support Racial Justice, Diversity and Activism This Week In Louisville (10/12)
MONDAY, Oct. 12 Police Contract Pressure Anywhere Free | Any time Mayor Greg Fischer and the River City Fraternal Order of Police (the police union) have revealed their new short-term bargaining agreement, and it does almost nothing to reform the department. Instead, it gives new Louisville officers a pay raise and an option for free…
Local musicians talk about covering the Misfits on Louisville Babylon
Louisville Is For Lovers has released the third installment of Louisville Babylon, a once-every-13-years compilation of local artists covering songs by the Misfits. We asked a few of the musicians featured on the comp to break down their songs. Drift City — ‘She’ “I chose this song partly because it packs such a punch of…
How To Support Racial Justice And Diversity This Weekend (10/09)
FRIDAY, Oct. 9 Black Scene Millennium Launch Roots101: African American Museum Free | 5 p.m.-8 p.m. The launch party for Black Scene Millennium, a revived magazine for the Black community, was delayed after the city blocked off large portions of downtown in preparation for the Breonna Taylor case announcement. But, after no officers were charged…
Headliners announces three nights of outdoor concerts, including Jaye Jayle
Headliners Music Hall has been working for weeks on its plan to throw outdoor concerts, and today an entire weekend has been announced. From Friday, Oct. 23 to Sunday, Oct. 25, the venue will host its first ever parking lot concert series, with the Fleetwood Mac tribute band Back2Mac on Friday, Jaye Jayle’s album release…
Photo Set: #JusticeForAtticaScott — Supporters rally to protest charges brought against her
The crowd came out to chant and sing Tuesday in support of state Rep. Attica Scott and others and to protest charges that had been brought against them during protests recently. Scott has said she and her daughter Ashanti Scott and activist Shameka Parrish-Wright were arrested Sept. 24 by police because of who they are…
Comic Book Reviews: ‘Batman Three Jokers’ & ‘The Autumnal’
‘Batman Three Jokers’ No. 1 Writer Geoff Johns and artist Jason Fabok Review by Krystal Moore, The Great Escape Louisville “Batman Three Jokers” is on the DC Black Label imprint, which launched in 2018. The stories tend to be on the more mature side. True to form, this story opens with a flashback of Bruce…
We love Tacos and I Love Tacos does them right
I should have probably gotten out to I Love Tacos in Jeffersontown sooner. It certainly got my attention when its owners were brave enough to open up (takeout and curbside service only) on March 25, one week after Gov. Andy shut down dining in across the state. And then there’s that “I ?? Tacos” logo…
When can we say: ‘We’re good’?
“I’m good.” As I sat on the table at physical therapy, I recounted the numerous times I used this response in my life. If the coach or trainer asks if I’m hurt, I always responded with: “I’m good.” Sitting on the table, waiting for the PT to return, I strangely connected that moment to where…
COVID-19 evictions: Healthy at home for some…
“Healthy at Home” has been a catchphrase in Kentucky and across America for six months now. But, for the millions of Americans at risk of eviction during a global pandemic, a phrase that should simply be cheerful-and-dreadful pablum of our pandemic is instead a terrifying question that leads to more terrifying questions: Healthy… at Home?…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best and Most Absurd (10/7)
Thorn: Grand Jury case a crime scene The Breonna Taylor case Grand Jury recordings revealed confusion, inept investigation and frustrated grand jurors. Perhaps worse, Attorney General Daniel Cameron said what he recommended to the jurors is not on the tapes, so we do not know what he really told jurors. But we do know he…
Step off the curb, join the protests
I don’t know how long I had my hands over my head before realizing I was doing it. After Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s heartbreaking announcement, I heard the protesters were coming my direction. I went out to meet them and show some kind of support, taking a couple of pictures on my phone as the…
