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Louisville Antifa: Inside Two Of The City’s Most Militant Activist Groups
The post on Facebook said that the Honorable Sacred Knights of the Ku Klux Klan would be meeting at Jaycee Park in Madison, Indiana on Aug. 31 for a “kookout” from 1 to 3 p.m., the group’s second gathering along the small town’s riverfront in two years. “Come support,” read the announcement, which included a…
A look inside KY Shakes’ new season, featuring ‘Shakespeare In Love’ and the rarely performed ‘Merry Wives’
On Saturday night during its annual Shakespeare in Love gala, Kentucky Shakespeare announced the lineup for the 60th summer season in Central Park that includes “Shakespeare In Love: The Play,” “Henry V” and several other exciting tidbits. (Read the full schedule here.) LEO caught up with Ky Shakes Producing Artistic Director Matt Wallace to dig…
Metallica has cancelled Louder Than Life Performances
Hard rock giants Metallica have pulled out of their two scheduled headlining performances at Louder Than Life as well as one other concert due to James Hetfield’s “critical recovery events on those weekends,” according to a statement released by the singer. Metallica was the only band that was announced so far for the three-day festival, which takes…
10 Things To Do Under $5 This Week In Louisville (2/24)
MONDAY, Feb. 24 Movie Monday: ‘The Princess and the Frog’ and ‘Girls Trip’ Old Louisville Brewery No cover | 5-10 p.m. Two movies about Black women finding their way and having some fun in New Orleans. One is a kid-friendly, Disney princess story… one is definitely not (but still worth watching). Sixth Annual African American…
5 Things To Do In Louisville This Weekend (2/21)
FRIDAY, Feb. 21 2020 CatVideoFest Speed Art Museum $9 nonmembers, $7 Speed members | Times vary Do you feel guilty for missing the important events occurring around the world because you were busy watching cat videos on YouTube… birthdays, anniversaries, Donald Trump being impeached? Shed that guilt and go watch cat videos for a good…
GRLwood depicts the horrors of gun violence in video for ‘Get Shot’
The punk duo GRLwood has released a heavy statement about gun violence through a new video for their song “Get Shot,” which depicts a mass shooting. The fictional video shows a man walking through a hallway with a rifle, shooting several victims. In a statement, the band broke down the meaning and statement behind the…
Three concerts to catch this week
Emily Wolfe Thursday, Feb. 20 Zanzabar Every few years, there are declarations that guitar music is dying, a thing of the past, something that no longer has the power it used to have, and maybe there’s something to that in terms of profitability, but it’s definitely not true in terms of talent. And that’s because…
Savage Love: Thrown Bones
Q: I’m 20, straight, male, fit, and active. I masturbated prone—flat on my stomach—for years. I’ve now changed to a more traditional position (on my back or sitting upright), and I’m using my hand rather than grinding against a mattress. I can easily orgasm when I masturbate. I’ve had sex four times in my life,…
The Jäger of the future
It’s practically impossible to drink Jägermeister in Louisville without having clinked one of those opaque, hunter green shot glasses with the likes of Ken Blackthorn. One can usually find Blackthorn at Taj on Market Street, but he’s not hard to spot out in the wild, as he’s typically adorned head to toe in Jäger swag,…
Fork And Barrel’s Brunch Soothes And Satisfies
There is something indulgent about brunch that we don’t often experience at even a lavish dinner. It’s not necessarily a matter of gluttony: I’d rather choose from a selection of chef-created morning and midday dishes rather than dive into a gigantic buffet spread under a plastic hood known as a sneeze guard. Ick. No, the…
Picasso, A Controversial Revolutionary: His Rarely Seen Art
Pablo Picasso has gotten so well-known and mainstream that people forget just how revolutionary his art was. The wall-to-wall works in “Picasso: From Antibes to Louisville” could change that, jarring the mind just enough to make viewers feel the controversy. And there’s plenty of it, both creatively and personally. The exhibition’s 52 ceramics and works…
Comic Book Reviews: ‘Star Wars: Darth Vader’ and ‘Aggretsuko’
‘Star Wars: Darth Vader’ No. 1 Writer Grek Pak and artist Raffaele Ienco Review by Krystal Moore, The Great Escape Louisville “Star Wars: Darth Vader” No. 1 starts at the end of “The Empire Strikes Back” movie. Marvel/Disney has been filling in a lot of stories from that time period, and it is considered canon…
Comedian Brad Lanning: ‘My Kids Are Calling Me A Hack’
How old is comedian Brad Lanning? Even at 43, he is so old that when his kids got him a mug that says “King of the Dad Jokes,” he had no idea he was being called out (until LEO told him). “Dammit! My kids are calling me a hack,” he said with a laugh. Find…
‘Mother Courage’ A Well Acted Epic
As far as I can tell, the last time Bertolt Brecht’s towering, dramatic masterpiece “Mother Courage and Her Children” was staged in Louisville was 2005, in a production by Walden Theatre (now the Commonwealth Theatre Center), unless there’s been an undocumented production in the years since. Now, it’s back, in a production by ShPIeL Performing…
Railroad Earth’s John Skehan On The Band’s Storied Past And Hopeful Future
Celebrated string band Railroad Earth continues its decades-long journey into trippy, yet traditional territory with a career-spanning performance at Mercury Ballroom next week. In preparation for that improvisational, genre-defying set, we recently caught up with mandolin/bouzouki/piano player John Skehan by phone to discuss his New Jersey-based group’s ties to the Beats and the hippies, the…
Sonic Breakdown: BOA — ‘Can’t Get Down’
[LEO’s biweekly Sonic Breakdown column deconstructs a single song from an area musician or band.] When writing “Can’t Get Down,” Boa’s lead singer Logan Hopkins had environmentalism on his mind, and he used a unique viewpoint to tell the story. “I wrote this song in the first person of a wild animal, or [an] animal…
Forecastle’s Headliners Might Be Weak, But First Do The Math
New year, same reactions. When the Forecastle lineup was released last week, anyone in Louisville with an internet connection probably ran through the usual gauntlet of happy emojis and irrational anger, the occasional thoughtful take scattered in for good measure. What you saw more or less of probably depends on the age and pessimism levels…
Thorns & Roses: The Best, Worst And Most Absurd (2/19)
Thorn: Pot Profit For State, Not Poor We are thrilled that the medical pot bill passed a state House committee and may get through the House where there are 51 cosponsors including the House speaker. But what an odd piece of legislation. It forbids card holders from smoking flower, but vaping it is just fine. …
Who Would Get To Sell Medical Weed?
[This story has been updated and clarified to reflect the House vote and amendments to the medical marijuana bill.] When marijuana legalization first failed in Ohio in 2015, the deciding factor was what kind of businesses would be allowed to grow weed. Now, Kentucky may legalize medical marijuana; the bill, HB 136, passed the House on…
Our Courts Won’t Solve Homelessness
In my last column, I discussed the legal victory for the homeless in a case out of Boise, Idaho in which the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said that cities couldn’t charge people criminally for living on the streets. Cities within the Ninth Circuit, such as San Francisco, Portland and even Boise, have courts and…
West Of Ninth: People, In Their Own Words…
“I was 19 when I had my son. Some days it’s a struggle. When you’re a single mother, it’s kind of hard, but you get through it. You just have to make the best of it. Every day, I have a plan in my head, so I try to motivate myself to do better every…
Schools Reform — Not Re-Harm
State lawmakers are just pushing papers around the desk, reshuffling them and calling it reform. Senate Bill 158 would “overhaul” Kentucky’s school accountability system — how performance and progress of schools and districts are measured. Kentucky schools would be measured in colors instead of stars under this bill. This would be the second legislative reform…
Jason Isbell and Maren Morris to Headline Railbird 2020
The second year of Lexington’s Americana music festival, Railbird, will feature Jason Isbell, Maren Morris, The Head and the Heart, Young the Giant, The Decemberists, Tanya Tucker, Trampled By Turtles, Colter Wall, Whiskey Myers and many more. The two-day festival will take place Aug. 22-23 at The Grounds at Keeneland. Tickets go on sale this…
