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The new ARTxFM: ?outsider radio vs. insider rules
At exactly 3:33 p.m. on Feb. 14, ARTxFM began transmitting on the FM dial as 97.1, WXOX, in Louisville. It was a moment that was several years, applications and meetings in the making: ARTxFM was finally the legitimate owner of the last two letters in its name. With a 24/7-program schedule and over 130 volunteer…
8 free things to do in Louisville this week (4/11)
Monday YMCA Fit on Fourth 4th Street Live! 6 p.m. Finding the right fitness class for yourself can be an expensive endeavor. Thankfully, the YMCA offers a complimentary one-hour fitness class. These free Fourth Street Live! classes are held every second Monday of the month while the weather allows it. Tuesday UofL vs. Western Kentucky…
Visually Speaking: This week’s art news and events (4/11)
[The above image is an example of local art promoted by the Master Plan for the Arts.] Art news Louisville’s inaugural Awards in the Arts has named its winners: Ed Hamilton, Jecorey “1200” Arthur, The Kentucky Center, StageOne Family Theatre and Teddy Abrams. Their National Award in the Arts will be announced at the award…
LEO Podcast #29: Louisville Pipe Band
We went to O’Shea’s Irish Pub to interview the Louisville Pipe Band for our first on-location podcast. We talked with Pipe Major Ted Palmer and President Marleen Bailie about the organization’s history and how people can get involved. Plus listen to two live songs from their performance.
5 things to do in Louisville this weekend (4/8)
FRIDAY Gear Off Market Fresh Start Growers Supply Free; 4 p.m. Everyone in the city knows about the Flea Off Market, but do you know about the Gear Off Market? This inaugural flea market is devoted solely to music, audio and visual equipment. You can buy, sell or trade your new or used gear with…
Should Bellarmine University be renamed?
In the 1600s, St. Robert Bellarmine, for whom Bellarmine University is named, signed off on the condemnation of Giordano Bruno as a heretic. Because of this, Bruno would later be burned at the stake. The saint’s legacy has opened a discussion about whether Bellarmine University should change its name, perhaps to Thomas Merton University. But…
Iron road: Talking with Rhett Miller of the Old 97’s
When Old 97’s formed in 1993, Nirvana ruled the airwaves and grunge permeated pop-culture — it was in the music, the movies, the fashion and even the literature of the era. A time which hardly sounds like the ideal backdrop for a band that’s a little jangly garage rock, a little Southern blues and a…
b-sides: SFJAZZ Collective
Joe Henderson, Stevie Wonder and now Michael Jackson. Since its launch in 2004, the SFJAZZ Collective has used the music of modern masters to yield new arrangements and compositions within the jazz realm. Chick Corea and Wayne Shorter, among other greats, had a turn. But, in recent seasons, the collective has switched focus to artists…
Melody and power: ?A conversation with Torche
Before Torche, a doom metal band with a sea of catchy riffs, returns to Haymarket Whiskey Bar on Saturday, April 9, we caught up with drummer Rick Smith to talk about their last record, new material and blending melody with power. On how the last record “Restarter” turned out differently than he expected. “The actual…
Sleepless nights of Austin
Sean Cannon, host of The Guestlist on WFPK 91.9 and my roommate for South By Southwest this year, made it a habit of making his way back to our hotel just after I fell asleep. Every single night, an open and close of the loudest door ever. Without fail, my eyes barely open except for…
The Speed, now a rich dialogue between old and new
The new Speed Art Museum is now an artifact in the city: a great gift to the Louisville community with which we will live for the coming century. I’m just a local architect, but — maybe — as a resident and cheerleader for good design in this city I love, I can offer a perspective…
Forty years of ‘madness’ in Louisville theater
In October 1976, Courier-Journal columnist Jean Dietrich previewed a new undertaking at Actors Theatre of Louisville, The New American Writers Festival. Of the new venture — which seemed a risky stretch for a company with a reputation for cautious, quality programming — she wrote, “Some might consider it madness.” The four plays in Jon Jory’s…
Heywood Banks mixes music, comedy for bizarre show
Comic Heywood Banks throws one of the most bizarre comedy shows of anyone in the business, and he’s been doing it for the better part of 40 years. His show mixes more traditional stand-up with characters and music, giving the audience perhaps the most unique comedy experience they’ve ever seen in person. Banks has lived…
A trio of Balanchine masterpieces for Louisville
Madonna. Einstein. Michelangelo. All are known by just one name. The extent of your knowledge may be that they are a singer, scientist or artist, but you have at least heard of them. As a result, they’re pop culture icons. Balanchine is now in that group, one of the few ballet people that non-balletomanes know.…
How hot? That hot. They’ll tell you no lies at ?A Taste of Thai
“How hot do you want your pad Thai?” This can be a leading question in any Asian eatery where some dishes have the capability to scorch your palate. I raised an eyebrow, seeking more information. “Scale of one to four,” our friendly server added, neglecting to mention the “zero” possibility. More about that later. Mmm.…
Don’t tell me to smile
One recent night, I arrived at my normal bar-closing shift to find a moderately-packed bar. My friend and volume bartender (the barkeep who stays just until the rush is over) was working on several server tickets, and I noticed a couple that hadn’t been greeted yet. Having had a fine day, I tossed my purse…
Commodity: a useful thing, an article of trade, a product
Several years ago, around the same time the vaccine for human papillomavirus, or HPV, became available for girls, I recall a conversation with friends about girls being diagnosed with genital warts in their throats. While penetration was on the decline, fellatio was on the incline, and some girls got something to show for practicing the…
Historic preservation or hysteric?
Clifton resident Mark Frazar has been fined $100 for violating city historic preservation rules by installing solar panels on his roof over a year ago. He has appealed the fine and is scheduled to go before an architectural review board next Wednesday, April 13, to see if the panels need to be removed, according to…
Your Voice
on “Trustee Robert Hughes defends UofL President James Ramsey, dissenters hurt university” What color is the sky in Dr. Hughes’ world? In his commentary he states that he regrets “the embarrassment that the actions of a handful of trustees have brought upon the University and to the community at large.” What?!?! Doesn’t he mean the…
