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145th Kentucky Derby: picking a winner — 5 handicappers on the job
This is The Horse! Professional racing handicappers follow all the 3-year-olds, right up until Derby. Then, they make their picks. Often, they’re right. “Psst, buddy, I got the horse for you.” The racetrack tout. He’s a popular culture character, the guy who hangs out around the track and offers tips in the hopes of moving…
10 Things To Do Under $5 This Week In Louisville (4/29)
MONDAY, April 29 HappyTail Hour Waterfront Park, Great Lawn Pegasus Pin admission ($6-$7) | 5-9 p.m. Not only are dogs allowed at this drinking party, but they’re the main event (just don’t give them your gin and tonic). There will be cocktails aplenty to buy, as well as music from Electric Garden and Solar Flannel…
As the popularity of ASMR videos rises, this new art form is drawing the local art scene’s attention
Everyone thinks they know what ASMR is. If someone once saw a YouTube video of an ASMR artist eating fried chicken, that’s what they think it is. If they once saw a video of a woman suggestively licking a microphone tagged “ASMR,” that’s what it is. Some people think it’s repulsive. That it’s borderline pornography.…
5 Things To Do In Louisville This Weekend (4/26)
FRIDAY, April 26 Mystic Night Naïve No cover | 7-10 p.m. Get witchy at Naïve’s Mystic Night featuring tarot, astrology and crystals (aka everything your little, black heart desires). This veggie-focused restaurant recently turned full service and celebrated its first birthday. SATURDAY, April 27 Earth Day Festival Louisville Zoo $8.75 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Enjoy…
Jefferson County schools target vaping in new educational campaign, as teen use skyrockets
Recognizing that teenagers are vaping tobacco at increasing rates, Jefferson County schools have launched a program to outline the dangers, provide tips to avoid vaping and explain the lure. “Vaping Equals,” the name of the campaign, will be targeted at middle and high school students. “Vaping equals smoking 20 cigarettes worth of addictive nicotine in…
How To Get Into The Run For The Roses
The Point Is… How do horses get to the Kentucky Derby? Practice. And win enough prep races to have the points to qualify. Every year, 20 horses strut their stuff from the paddock to the gate and wait for the call – “and they’re off!” But how do they get there? Why these 20? Who’s…
With Budget, Public Safety Is No. 1 — What That Means Is Less Clear
[Ed. Note: Mayor Greg Fischer’s plan for the budget has been released, detailing $25 million in cuts instead of the expected $35 million. Public safety took a smaller percentage of cuts than most government functions, according to a news release. Fischer is calling for the closure of one firehouse on Grade Lane, one fewer ambulance…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best & Most Absurd (4/24)
‘World’s greatest no-goodnik’ | Thorn Unable to raise enough money through usual routes, developers of the Braidy Industries aluminum plant found help the old-fashioned Trump way — they asked a Russian oligarch. Oleg “Badenov” Deripaska’s United Co. Rusal says it will invest $200 million in the Eastern Kentucky project. Deripaska, according to New York Times…
Prayer Line on five new songs from ‘Drink The Blood’
The horror rock band Prayer Line draws a heavy amount of influence from movies and true crime, layering their songs with references to dark, gory aspects of fictional and real events. Before the band releases their debut album, Drink The Blood, during a show at Highlands Tap Room this weekend, we asked them to dissect…
Lucy Dacus and two more concerts ?to catch this week
Lucy Dacus, Darlingside, Mama Said String Band Wednesday, April 24 Waterfront Wednesday at Big Four Lawn Lucy Dacus’ Historian was one of the best records from last year. With clever phrasing, a piercing voice and creative song building, Dacus made a direct and hard-hitting rock-’n’-roll record that never steers away from the most challenging subjects.…
Record Review: So It Was — So It Was
With rootsy folk that’s equal parts serene and melancholy on So It Was’ debut record, singer-songwriter and guitarist Daniel Lobb effectively manipulates the quiet moments to create a subtle, hushed intensity, although flourishes of violin, cello, piano and woodwinds also periodically sweep in, masterfully expanding the boundaries of the songs. There’s an almost cinematic parallel,…
Record Review: Jay Atoms and House Ghost — Yikes
There are elements of Washed Out or The Dismemberment Plan, as filtered through the Beastie Boys on Yikes. The song “Suburbia” is experimental pop packed with social commentary and sugary hooks. “Exposition Monster” is a contemporary, digital-age twist on surf rock. “Follow Me” is thoughtful underground hip-hop that mirrors the anxieties of social media. A…
Record Review: Fat Lava — EP-I
Through versatile psych-rock, Fat Lava builds layered, soul-infused, groove-fueled songs, some of which are soaked in a Saturday night dive bar band swagger, while others lean into a sound that’s more ominous and biting. “Yonder Shore” has the feel of a slow-moving, winding Lynchian nightmare, while “Wolfman” plays like a modern reimagining of an early,…
Record Review: Dom B — Dark Heart
Dom B takes a narrative approach to his lyricism with a staccato flow that adds a sublime melancholy to his music — a tonal quality that is both bittersweet and urgent. This is sincerity communicated, strengthened by his skills as a storyteller. Dark Heart sees Dom addressing the injustices and pressures of the world, whether…
‘Grace and Glorie,’ intimate and powerful
“Grace and Glorie” is one of the Bunbury Theatre Company’s more intimate productions this season. Just two actresses — Rena Cherry Brown as Grace and Katie Graviss Bechtler as Gloria (whom Grace insists on calling “Glorie” due to a hymn her mother used to sing). It all takes place in one room over a period…
Run for the Derby art!
Horses: ‘Tis the reason for the season. And if there’s any doubt, look around at the amount of equine art that is in our town right now. If you can make it to only one location to see Derby art this year, make it CRAFT(s) Gallery & Mercantile (craftslouisville.com). Its exhibition “Horsepower” is one-stop-viewing of…
Cry havoc and let slip ?the hot browns of war
For hospitality workers, Derby means war. It’s not a contest against the sea of festive diners. It’s a battle against time and against mistakes, against anything that tries to keep us from the summit of a perfect service. After weeks of preparation, it’s a brief war, lasting at most two days, but a crucial one…
Don’t miss these three sour beer events…?and Goodwood owner speaks about the Gov. Bevin fundraiser
Fans of sour beer won’t want to miss three events over two nights this month that Louisville Beer Store, Holy Grale and Gralehaus have lined up. Lauren Limbach — New Belgium Brewing Co.’s Master Blender and Wood Cellar Director and Imbibe Magazine’s 2016 Beer Person of the Year — is visiting these three establishments to…
Savage Love: The Liked Boys
Q: My best friend’s father is an avid user of social media. He’s retired and spends most of his day posting memes on Facebook and Instagram. Recently, I realized he might not know how Instagram works. I noticed over the past week or so that he has been following, liking, and commenting on a lot…
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We’re all Russians now, mate. ??? ?????????? ???? ??? ????????? Because taxpayers here, by default, including me and you, are investors in what’s now a joint venture between the state of Kentucky and Rusal, a company controlled by a Russian oligarch who happens to be a mate of both Vladimir Putin and noted lag Paul…
No More Business ?As Usual
[Ed. note: This op-ed was written by The Jefferson County Chapter of Kentuckians For The Commonwealth Economic Justice Workteam. On April 25, Mayor Greg Fischer released his budget, detailing $25 million in cuts instead of the expected $35 million. He adopted a softer tone than used previously, saying “it’s no secret that I strongly disagree…
Burning down the city
The grand Notre Dame Cathedral was falling apart long before the fire, but France had trouble raising enough for the restoration: only a third of what was needed. Yet, within two days of the fire, over 1 billion euro was donated to rebuild Notre Dame, including 600 million euro from just four companies and families.…
