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Inside a white nationalist’s long-shot recruitment plan
[Editor’s Note: This story is part of a package on local hate groups, which also includes articles about the prevalence of hate groups in Kentucky and a resister’s warning. Also, we at LEO expected that publishing a package of stories on hate groups might generate controversy, so we talked with an ethicist from the Poynter…
10 concerts you shouldn’t miss in October
Modest Mouse Louisville Palace Tuesday, Oct. 3 A truly unique and consistent indie band that landed commercial success by tearing and splicing rock, new-wave and post-punk, forming something that hits the right balance of catchy and strange. Phantogram Mercury Ballroom Friday, Oct. 6 An electronic duo that mixes underground hip-hop beats with sugary pop vocals…
Photos from both days of Louder Than Life
Saturday Sunday
Louder Than Life’s Student Experience introduces kids to the world of rock ’n’ roll
A crowd gathers under a tree at the entrance of the Louder than Life music festival. It’s a cool Saturday morning, and I’m standing amidst a sea of black clothing and a rainbow of hair colors. Tattoos, rock T-shirts, and even a juggalo or two, wait patiently for the doors to officially open. I’m sleepy,…
10 things to do under $5 this week in Louisville (10/2)
MONDAY Community Yoga Tim Faulkner Gallery $5 suggested donation | 6-7 p.m. The Kentucky Yoga Initiative, which strives to create “possibility and empowerment in each person’s life,” is bringing a community class to Tim Faulkner Gallery so everyone can have the opportunity to “stretch, build strength, have fun and empower your life!” This power yoga…
Our favorite local songs from September
Blackbirds of Paradise — “Fish Don’t Sleep” There is a relaxed indie lounge vibe to “Fish Don’t Sleep,” the newest single by Blackbirds of Paradise. The track leans heavily on the mellow feel of the vibraphones that open the track, a shimmering, soft swing. The vocals are dreamy, hanging in the air just above the…
‘The great work’ continues: Talking about ‘Angels in America’ 25 years later
This month, Actors Theatre of Louisville is producing “Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes.” It’s an epic, incredible, Pulitzer Prize-winning work of art. It comes in two parts — “Millennium Approaches” and “Perestroika.” It’s about seven hours long total, and it’s maybe the greatest thing I’ve ever seen onstage. Set in mostly…
LEO Podcast #54: Recently Released, featuring music by Cereal Glyphs and Jaxon Lee Swain
Nik and Scott talk about — and listen to — some of their favorite new local songs including music from Cereal Glyphs and Jaxon Lee Swain. Listen below, and to receive every future LEO Podcast, subscribe through iTunes.
Judge strikes down Bevin’s anti-choice ultrasound bill as wrong and cruel
U.S. District Court Judge David Hale struck down one of Gov. Matt Bevin’s signature anti-choice, anti-women’s rights, anti-physicians bills: H.B. 2 — the ultrasound sound bill requiring women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion performed — was ruled unconstitutional on physician’s First Amendment rights. This is a win for the system. The rule…
It is a good day for UofL — and Louisville
A corrupt culture has been allowed to permeate UofL, sacrificing the school’s core purpose — education — in exchange for wins. This has harmed not just students, but the entire community. UofL fans have been held hostage by their benevolent, winning captors. Today is the day UofL hits rock bottom. With the removal of Rick…
‘Pests and vermin usually scatter in the light’
Why would LEO Weekly shine a light on Matthew Heimbach, the white nationalist whose claim to celebrity is getting caught on tape attacking a protester at a Donald Trump rally? Certainly, we know some of you will say that this scoundrel will consider any publicity to be good publicity for him and his cause. Indeed,…
A resister’s warning: Racists thrive on publicity
[Editor’s Note: This story is part of a package on local hate groups, which also includes articles about one white nationalist’s strategy and the prevalence of hate groups in Kentucky. Also, we at LEO expected that publishing a package of stories on hate groups might generate controversy, so we talked with an ethicist from the Poynter Institute…
The state of hate: Kentucky’s map of hate groups
[Editor’s Note: This story is part of a package on local hate groups, which also includes articles about one white nationalist’s strategy and a resister’s warning. Also, we at LEO expected that publishing a package of stories on hate groups might generate controversy, so we talked with an ethicist from the Poynter Institute for his take.…
South End project, deja vu all over again?
Rumors of a possible retail center at the corner of Taylor Boulevard and Longfield Avenue began circulating in The South End earlier this summer, and neighbors were pleased with the prospect of the demolition of the Deja Vu strip club and adjoining bar. They were excited by the possibility of new family-friendly restaurants and retail.…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best and Most Absurd
The red mafia? | Thorn As we go to press, news breaks about federal indictments involving collegiate men’s basketball, and UofL is in the crosshairs. What is alleged, according to The Courier-Journal, is that an apparel company would pay a player’s family $100,000 to play at a specific university and pimp the company when he…
Prophets of Rage’s Tim Commerford talks politics, protesting and violence
Rage Against the Machine served for many as a gateway to the subversive, from politics to protest and the music that fuels that fire in between. Post Rage, bassist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilke backed the gone, but never forgotten, Chris Cornell in the since defunct super group Audioslave. Now, Commerford…
Louisville Deathfest puts together its best lineup yet
Louisville Deathfest has been an important fixture in our music scene for a long time. It’s our once-a-year local celebratory blowout of killer live metal. Founder AJ Lucas said the event started as a way for him to “give my band the platform I wanted. I then wanted to make it the best I could…
New York, New York
New York is a beast. A monster that chews you up even on a short stay. I leave every time feeling battered and dazed, yet I go back time and time again. That’s because of that magic you always hear about. I’ve had a lot of magical New York moments. Most of them came at…
Mastodon combats darkness with new material
For the last 17 years, Mastodon has been a juggernaut in the world of heavy metal, releasing albums to critical acclaim and touring the world. The band’s seventh album, this year’s Emperor of Sand, blends their epic scope and visceral riffs with the conceptual edge for which they’re increasingly recognized. Superficially a story of desert…
Sylvan Esso, on the pressure of a follow-up
Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, the duo that you know as Sylvan Esso, shot to fame in 2014 with their self-titled debut record and hit singles “Coffee” and “Hey Mami.” Dealing with that fame and the pressure that come along with making a great follow-up all factored into What Now, a sophomore disc full of…
‘Angels in America,’ timeless and prophetic
Theater critics spend most of their time building an intellectual framework around the works they appraise. They dissect, analyze, interpret and ferret out nuances. The more important the play, the more deeply they try to delve. In the realm of contemporary U.S. drama, there is no work more important than Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America:…
Sean Patton, rhythm method is key in comedy
Growing up in New Orleans, comedian Sean Patton could pick out the “bad tourists,” the ones who “go to Hard Rock Cafe and then get on Facebook.” For those, he said, he reserved a special amusement: “They’re the ones you can make fun of with the cool tourists.” Now living in New York City, Patton…
IdeaFestival speaker on the myths surrounding artificial intelligence
It is virtually impossible to read about the dawn of artificial intelligence, or AI, without seeing an allusion to some sort of Terminator-style, post-apocalyptic world. But for those who write about technology, the truth is far more nuanced. AI and machine learning have made great strides in recent years, beating humans at the ancient Chinese…
The high wire of ordering
A chef or kitchen manager has to juggle their many other daily tasks and also order fresh products and dry goods and front-of-the-house supplies. Sometimes deliveries don’t go as planned. Then, it’s up to that person who’s in charge of ordering to call their purveyors and ask for corrections that will (hopefully) arrive in time…
You had me at ‘bacon’
It was somewhere in southern Wisconsin, on our annual trip to Green Bay, where my girlfriend Cynthia and I stopped for a break. Pretty sure it was one of those Love’s truck stops, where you can empty your bladder, refill it with a giant soda, and buy a snow globe or a gaudy hat while…
A true Kentucky pairing: bourbon and country ham
Italian prosciutto, Spanish Serrano and German Westphalian are among the great cured hams of Western Civilization. Every bit as worthy of gourmet attention is American country ham. Cured with salt, brown sugar, and sometimes a bit of pepper or other custom seasonings, they are hung over smoldering hickory wood for several months, shrinking in the…
Ask Minda Honey: Over 50? Time to Talk Lube
In a relationship or life jam? Lemme unstuck your life: AskMindaHoney@leoweekly.com. Hi Minda Honey, I’m quite a few years older than my fiancé. I’m 54, and he’s 39. And, well, I was wondering if there’s a wealth of knowledge out there somewhere about sexual lubricants one can purchase to make things easier for us ladies…
Savage Love: At the Palace
I had a blast hosting Savage Lovecast Live at San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts. Audience members submitted questions before the show, and I consumed a large pot edible right after the curtain went up and then raced to give as much decent sex advice as I could before it took effect. Here are some…
The kids are right
“My life is dope and I don’t feel any need to share it with a bunch of thirsty, passive aggressive losers,” said a young gent I know when I asked him about having completely abandoned all forms of social media. He concluded: “It’s rubbish!” Over the last year, I’ve noticed that a great deal of…
Whither the CJ? and… arts degrees matter, Gov. Bevin, you dotard
It’s a sad time for anyone who cares about journalism and newspapers. People don’t really care, though, do they? I mean, Gannett doesn’t care about journalists and newspapers, so why would anyone else? Like all corporations, it cares about only the bottom line and fuck-all-else. Most people see journalists getting laid off and feel the…
No, Senator — the state has not done enough about the opioid crisis
In the state capital last week, the House and Senate Health and Wellness Committee met to talk about opioid addiction. One expert told lawmakers that: “When the clock strikes midnight tonight, four Kentuckians will have died of a drug overdose,” the Courier-Journal reported. And what are lawmakers doing? Hosting another meeting, and considering, while the…
Ambiguous leadership, unintended consequences
Mayor Greg Fischer and police Chief Steve Conrad announced a new policy providing a framework for when metro police will work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers — ICE. It’s not enough… not even close. And the absence of leadership on this issue will lead to only more problems, more misuse of Louisville police…
5 Things To Do This Weekend in Louisville (9/29)
FRIDAY Fri-Sci Summer Movie Series: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Kentucky Science Center $8-$10 | 7 p.m. The Fri-Sci Summer Movie Series is more than just spaceships and dystopian societies, although those fan favorites do make appearances. Every film in the series “asks more questions than it answers — ‘what if?’, ‘can you imagine?’ and ‘what…
