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‘We’re talking about human lives here’ ?— New Rules May Hurt Homeless
It would be easy to demonize the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for its recent funding cuts to transitional housing programs for the homeless. Just consider the heartbreaking stories about who will be affected. Single mothers. Men with HIV. Kids who have witnessed domestic abuse. Drug addicts. All with no homes and little…
10 things to do under $5 this week in Louisville (8/22)
MONDAY Cactus Attack, Restless Leg String Ban, Aaron Kelly Mag Bar Free; 9 p.m. Enjoy live music at Mag Bar with swamp-blues rock band Cactus Attack, Lexington bluegrass band Restless Leg String Band and singer/songwriter Aaron Kelly. TUESDAY Industrial Tuesdays Louis’s “The Ton” Free; All night Working in the service industry is stressful as hell.…
LEO Podcast #36: Pinball Culture, with Antz Wettig, Russell Willoughby and Ed Lutz
Contributor Logan Nichols talks to Zanzabar owner Antz Wettig, pinball repairman Russell Willoughby and Arcade Odyssey owner Ed Lutz about how pinball culture in Louisville developed, the upcoming release of The Hobbit machine at Zanzabar, their favorite games and more.
Stream Twenty First Century Fox’s new album, Yr Welcome, a week early
Yr Welcome, the second full-length record from Twenty First Century Fox, still contains the core sensibilities of their brand of experimental pop-rock from the first record, but it opens up a few new creative avenues. “Shark Week” is a surf-rock freakout, “Sgt. Peppers” is a psychedelic trip and “Snakes Don’t Do This” is a stormy,…
5 Things to Do this Weekend in Louisville (8/19)
FRIDAY Kentucky State Fair (Aug. 18–28) Kentucky Exposition Center $10 | 7 a.m. It’s that time of the year again, time for a few days of fair-style fun. Which includes seeing all of the adorable farm animals, drooling all over the amazing baked goods, judging all of the contest winners like you know what you’re…
Tell us what should happen next on the failed FoodPort site in West Louisville
With the failure of West Louisville FoodPort to launch, we are left — again — with no plan for the 24-acre, vacant parcel at 30th Street and Muhammad Ali Boulevard. FoodPort sought to bring jobs to the neighborhood and spur development. It claimed it would “unite Louisville with a state-of-the-art landmark that spurs economic activity…
Defining Five: Aaron Craker, Shane O’Bryan, Charlotte Boyd and Chad Thomas discuss songs that have had an impact on them
Defining Five is a series at Haymarket Whiskey Bar, during which, each month, four people from the Louisville music community pick five songs that have moved, inspired or impacted them, and then they play them during a DJ set. After each event, LEO Weekly will publish an interview with all five to provide context as…
This is why I ride
Why do you ride? I’ve had people ask me that. I’ve also been asked: “Why are you in traffic?” “Why are you in my way?” “Why don’t you get a car?” “Why don’t you get a job?” Really. The job one kills me. The question: “Why do you ride a bicycle?” is a good one…
Drama finally over, answers to come on non-diverse juries
In the midst of many modern American battles, we are left with the justified feeling that there are no good guys. I believe the opposite is true at the conclusion of the disagreement between Circuit Court Judge Olu Stevens and Commonwealth’s Attorney Tom Wine. There are no bad guys here — just a bad situation.…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst & Best (8/17)
Exile them to heat island [Thorn] Greater Louisville Inc., our chamber of commodification … we mean, commerce, says that Metro Louisville’s plan to keep us from melting into the Ohio River is flawed. It says the scientist who wrote the book on climate change in cities is wrong. It says we should focus on staying…
The winding road: A Q&A with Joann + The Dakota
Joann Jene is the lead singer and songwriter for Joann + The Dakota, formed in 2013 with Lyle Edward from Discount Guns, Nick Stinnet from Frontiers, as well as Jason Sturgill and Megan Bridges. Their first album, Junk Drawer, was released last year. LEO: You are from the northern Indiana town of Hobart, just outside…
A Q&A with Carl Broemel on his new record, and how playing solo is different from being in My Morning Jacket
On most days, Carl Broemel’s music needs no introduction, as he’s a guitarist for My Morning Jacket. But, on Aug. 19, Bromel will be releasing his second solo album, 4th of July, and two days later, he will take the stage at Zanzabar with an all-star backing band featuring Russ Pollard (of Everest) and Tom…
The Delivery Man
Barker. Ring master. Punk jester. Poet with a cocked eyebrow. Roots revivalist. Jazz master. A classical-tinged American-gothic murder ballad snaking throughout his lyrics. All performed in those iconic horn-rimmed glasses. Declan MacManus. I once lost my son. I’m exaggerating, but go with me. It was only for a moment, and it never crossed my mind…
Comedian Spike Davis shows west-end love
Spike Davis is a Louisville original. Born and raised in The West End, he began doing stand-up at Comedy Caravan in the early ‘90s. Davis quickly became a stand-out comedic voice in the city’s thriving scene. Soon he found himself hosting BET’s “On the Beat,” making him one of the first African-American game show hosts…
Mercato brings fine Italian style to Norton Commons
Some of Louisville’s top chefs, such as Anoosh Shariat and Bim Deitrich, have built their reputations on a string of restaurants spread over decades, making every one a success. And then there’s Fernando Martinez, who does restaurant entrepreneurship a whole ‘nother way. With his wife, Cristina, and cousin Yaniel Martinez, Fernando keeps adding more and…
Delicious cheese boulders: ?No more than two
Last summer, I was with friends on a local bus tour to a few beer-centric stops around the area. One of our final stops was at Buckhead Mountain Grill in Jeffersonville, which has a fairly impressive tap list. We’d already had a few beers along the way, so someone ordered appetizers for the group. One…
I shouldn’t be dreaming of such things
Summer 2016 is major suckin’, and I’m looking forward to its funeral… My brain has been baked into a stank-ass casserole of pollution, pollen and petulance, a skull-cauldron of turbulent toxicity sending white squalls of waste crashing down and capsizing my soul; my inner groove has been sunk deep, only to be washed up on…
Don’t blame poor white voters
It’s that time in the election season when the media — and all of Facebook — begin pointing fingers of blame about the outcome before it happens. Oh, we’ve all heard it. “If Hillary wins, kiss freedom goodbye,” or, “If Trump wins, I’m moving to Canada.” The Hyperbole Games are here. One of the prize…
No post-gender society
Watching the Olympics, you cannot help but be mesmerized by the world-class female athletes who are killing it in their events and showing the world how to take absolutely no shit. Like 19-year-old Lilly King, who matched her outrage over Russian doping with an outrageously-fast, winning swim. Or Simone Biles, who may be the best…
Your Voice
on portraits of artists in transition: I needed this article. I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis earlier this year, after having complications from symptoms over the past year … My photography really helped to pull me out of that funk and strengthened my resolve to deal with my condition. ? — Kevin Spalding These folks…
