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UofL’s Major League Baseball double threat Brendan McKay
UofL baseball star Brendan McKay is such a talented athlete and pleasant person that it’s really kind of annoying. Everything seems to come easy for him. He has been an All-American every year in college. He may be the top college hitter and pitcher this year. And you’d have a hard time getting even a…
What’s in tomorrow’s issue?
Just in time for the premiere of Shakespeare in the Park, LEO’s latest issue uncovers the secrets that make Louisville theater so freaking great! Also, read about the news media-Gov. Bevin brouhaha from a few angles, Old Crow Medicine Show on Dylan, shows you should not miss, the newest place to get pho, two hot…
Our Six Favorite Local Songs From May
White Knight — “Running Slow” There is a fragility that runs just underneath the otherwise muscular riffs of “Running Slow,” the newest single by psych-rockers White Knight, that lends a vulnerability to the track. The main riff is morose and bit dour, melodic but in a minor key — Peter Gabriel-era Genesis meets Pink Floyd…
Ozzy Osbourne, Prophets of Rage headline Louder Than Life 2017
Louder Than Life — a two-day rock and metal festival in Champions Park — has released its 2017 lineup, which features Ozzy Osbourne, who once again has Zakk Wylde in his band; Prophets of Rage, which is a combination of members of Rage Against The Machine, Public Enemy and Cypress Hill; and many others, including…
10 things to do under $5 this week in Louisville (5/29)
MONDAY Subway Fresh Fit Hike, Bike and Paddle Waterfront Park (Great Lawn) Free | 8 a.m.-2 p.m. This twice-annual event — held every Memorial and Labor Day — is a free, family-friendly fun way to spend your holiday morning. Oh… and a fit way, too. Enjoy a number of fitness demonstrations, from yoga and tai…
Sculptor Dave Caudill talks about making a labyrinth
Have you seen sculpture work around town that looks like tentacles dancing in the wind? More than likely that’s a work by Dave Caudill (caudillart.com). He is such a fan of the swaying line that it has become his signature. LEO: What type of artist are you? Dave Caudill: For the last 25-plus years, I…
5 Things To Do This Weekend in Louisville (5/26)
FRIDAY Kentucky Reggae Festival (May 26-28) Louisville Water Tower Park $17 | Friday 5-11 p.m., weekend 2-11 p.m. Reggae Fest is not just for high school stoners to honor that guy from the poster (Bob Marley). Rather, this is a music and cultural event bringing the goods, flavors and beats of the Caribbean to the…
Photo Set: Rainbows & Roses
The first formal fundraiser of the LGBTQ+ Community Coalition, Rainbows & Roses was held May 4 in Butchertown across two venues. The VIP portion of the evening at Lola above Butchertown Grocery with performances by Acting Against Cancer and LouisVogue. Later in the night, the party moved to PLAY Louisville with drinks and snacks provided…
Baseball postseason: Atlantic Coast Conference baseball championship
At Louisville Slugger Field Pool play games — through Friday Saturday — Semifinals 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday — Championship, noon ESPN2 Single-session tickets: $12 and $15 through Friday; $15 and $18 Saturday and Sunday. NCAA baseball selection show — noon Monday, ESPNU Regionals — June 2-5 at 16 campus sites Super Regionals — June…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best & Most Absurd
Fool the city once, twice, whatevs — shame on no one | Thorns The Omni Hotel developers had agreed with the city demand to include “a high quality, full-service urban grocery store selling prepared and unprepared food, other consumables, and grocery items.” Why? Because urban food desert. But the Omni’s version of a grocery will…
Figuring it out: Diet Cig talks about their new record, ‘Swear I’m Good At This’
With quirky, freewheeling sensibilities that run alongside a current of heavier lyrics about isolation and identity, Diet Cig reminds me of a coming-of-age indie comedy film. There’s an upfront awkwardness and the sick-of-the-world blues, but it’s repurposed and wrapped into an adventurous energy that swings between highs and lows. It’s a weird line to be…
Ben Traughber of Dream Eye Color Wheel talks about the band’s latest record
I met Ben Traughber of Dream Eye Color Wheel for a game of Skee-Ball and to talk about the band’s latest album, False Omega, an experimental ambient folk record. LEO: Where did the title False Omega come from? Ben Traughber: It wasn’t the original name of that album, actually. The original title was Zebulon Speaks…
Say Hello To Heaven
Leitchfield, Kentucky, 1994. If you wanted music on the radio, the two options were pop and country. I absorbed every bit of MC Hammer and Garth Brooks, like they were the last drops of water on Earth. I was still thirsty, but unaware that an ocean was just beyond earshot. Sitting on a school bus…
Etta May: ‘When my butt smiles, it’s as cute as ?Shirley Temple’
A character-driven stand-up act can be difficult for performers to maintain. As a comedian, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep the material fresh while staying true to your persona. And for an audience, the character can become tedious (as in Larry the Cable Guy). Yet Etta May remains Etta May. Over 25 years, she’s as…
Making the city a gallery by turning alley doors into art
What do you think of when you hear the phrase “art doors”? I admit I first thought of mixed-media art installations made with doors. OK, that’s one way. But I like the Louisville Downtown Partnership’s concept much better: an outdoor gallery comprised of art on metal doors in alleys. Hence the name Alley Gallery. The…
Imagine no vacation…
A friend and fellow food journalist posted a thread on Facebook this week about hard work paying off in the hospitality industry. Many testimonials followed, with a lot of local chefs back-patting each other, and lots of war stories about how many hours they all used to work at two or three jobs, some while…
Pairings: Fried Green Tomatoes and a hoppy IPA
If you did not grow up in the South, you may think that fried green tomatoes are fictitious food, a dish akin to Dr. Seuss’s whimsical green eggs and ham. After all, they appear in the title of Fannie Flagg’s 1987 novel, “Fried Green Tomatoes and the Whistle Stop Café,” later adapted into a movie.…
It’s raining habanero powder
A couple of months ago, I was at the office of a friend discussing a project, when he changed the subject, grabbed a nearby cylindrical container, and thrust it my way. “Ever tried this stuff?” he asked. I was staring down a container of Sonoran Spice Company habanero powder, a substance that for some reason…
Ask Minda Honey: Should I say bye to my bi-girl?
In a relationship or life jam? Lemme unstuck your life: AskMindaHoney@leoweekly.com. Q: So, about a week ago, I started dating this girl I’ve been liking for a while. She likes me back, and we are happily dating, but she’s been hiding it from her family. I understand the fear of coming out — I and…
Savage Love: Breathless
Q: I have two female sex partners who want to be breath-play dominated. I know the practice is dangerous, and I employ the rules of consent and communication a pro-Dom escort friend taught me. But is there a legal release document we could sign that protects consenting adults in the event of an accident or…
Ricky Jones is a fighter, not a loather
“You come for me, you’d better bring your damned hard hat and lunch pail because it’s going to be a long fucking day. You’re not getting out of here without a struggle,” Dr. Ricky L. Jones said when asked about critics who opposed his appointment to the city’s Citizens Commission on Police Accountability. What’s the…
The return of ‘Twin Peaks’
“Through the darkness of future past The magician longs to see One chants out between two worlds Fire walk with me” Having David Lynch, America’s utmost American, salacious, seductive and savage auteur return to a medium meant to reach a mass audience, a feat he hasn’t attempted since his Laura Dern vehicle “Inland Empire” crashed…
The Donald Trump playbook works for Matt Bevin
Gov. Matt Bevin is pulling the con that Donald Trump wishes he could. From passage of his take-no-prisoners, conservative legislative agenda to his stranglehold on the media and shady cronyism that goes virtually unchallenged, Bevin and the Kentucky GOP are pulling off the political coup that Trump envisioned. Drain the swamp? How about: Adorn the…
Your Voice
On: editor’s note, developers win again Heaven forbid that the Metro Council would vote to approve the assessment on real estate transactions that would fully fund the Louisville Affordable Housing Trust Fund! That’s how you help a city… not by big-business, welfare giveaways like this to Fluornoy or to Cordish Cos. —John Schwartzlose … Flimflam…
