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15 of the hundreds of games you can play? at the Louisville Arcade Expo
Video games and nostalgia collide at the Louisville Arcade Expo, as hundreds of vintage arcade cabinets, home consoles and pinball machines will all be set to free play. This year’s event — which takes place March 1-3 at Triple Crown Pavilion — will lean heavily into childhood memories: Previous Louisville Arcade Expos incorporated rare home consoles into…
10 Things To Do Under $5 This Week In Louisville (3/04)
MONDAY, March 4 Movie Monday: ‘Robin Hood: Men in Tights’ and ‘The Princess Bride’ Old Louisville Brewery No cover | 5-10 p.m. Start off Monday with pizza and a movie. Eh, why not stay for the second feature, too? This week, Old Louisville Brewery is showing medieval favorites “Robin Hood: Men in Tights” and “The…
Drones, Guns And Light Bills: How Kentucky Police Spend Seized Cash
This story is part of a collaborative reporting initiative supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. See all the stories at taken.pulitzercenter.org. The Jeffersontown Police say they probably wouldn’t be able to have a 12-officer Special Operations Group without the money they seize from suspected drug traffickers. They use asset forfeiture money to reimburse…
10 concerts you shouldn’t miss in March
Jill Sobule & Maia Sharp Sunday, March 3 Odeon Jill Sobule, a witty, smart, immersive, darkly funny troubadour, and Maia Sharp, a soulful, reflective folk artist, are touring together, bringing their clever and unique stories to Odeon. All Them Witches Tuesday, March 5 Zanzabar By mixing proto-metal roots and forward-thinking psych-rock, All Them Witches dips…
Our six favorite local songs from February
Comess — ‘Pit Dweller’ With “Pit Dweller,” Comess bludgeons the audience with absolutely brutal riffs. Tuned to some primal frequency, there is a heaviness that compliments overcast days spent fighting cabin fever. There is a tightness that enhances the music, a beguiling restraint in the melodies that display technical prowess and the ability to find…
5 Things To Do In Louisville This Weekend (3/01)
FRIDAY, March 1 Louisville Arcade Expo 2019 Triple Crown Pavilion Prices and times vary Video games and nostalgia collide at the Louisville Arcade Expo, as hundreds of vintage arcade cabinets, home consoles and pinball machines will all be set to free play Friday through Sunday. Expect to find classic games from your favorite consoles, including…
LEO Podcast #73: Southern Crossing Pottery Festival
Jason Bige Burnett and Steven G. Cheek spoke with contributing arts editor Jo Anne Triplett about the Southern Crossing Pottery Festival, which takes place March 1-2.
3 great pinball machines you can play? — and 3 more you may see — at the Louisville Arcade Expo
I’ve been collecting old arcade games and pinball machines for a long time. My brother and I opened Zanzabar, a music venue/restaurant/arcade more than 10 years ago, which we wanted to kind of be like our dream house from when we were kids in the ‘70s. Flash forward: I think we are creeping up on…
Why elect an opposing AG?? It Takes a Fox to Watch a Weasel
In the modern era, governors have faced tough attorneys general, and the state laws benefited. When the rivalry was muted, corruption crept in. A vigilant attorney general can defend the Kentucky Constitution against governors who ignore the law. In January, the book slammed shut for candidates seeking to run in the 2019 state primaries for…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best & Most Absurd (2/27)
Let’s all clap for cancer! | Thorn The state Senate Agriculture Committee killed a bill to raise the smoking age to 21. Because: tobacco farmers. The vote got a standing ovation from many in the room, according to The Associated Press. R is for rigged | Thorn State Rep. Jeff Hoover, R-Jamestown, insists his alleged…
Why more tribute bands? are booking shows in Louisville
If Adam Levine and his shirtless theatrics don’t interest middle-aged audiences of modern day, a band like Thunderstruck, pulsating AC/DC’s “Hells Bells” at an audience to teeth-jarring levels, can conjure feelings of youthful indulgence — mortgage and overtime be damned — if only just for an evening. And thus, tribute acts flock to Louisville venues,…
Record Review: Shark Sandwich — ‘Demos’
Messiness and chaos are used as tools on this three-song release from Shark Sandwich, recreating the adrenaline-pumping magic of a wild, small punk venue. The gritty, loud and unfiltered minute-and-a-half Riot Grrrl with burn-it-all-down guitar and compelling vocal melodies finds the right balance between catchy prowess and pedal-to-the-floor punch. Finding that crossroads — like bands…
Record Review: Quite Literally — ‘Quite Literally’
It speaks to their comfort as performers that Quite Literally opens their self-titled EP with a live version of their song “Why Can’t You See,” which was recorded during a televised session at WHAS 11. Live television is a stressful environment, but Quite Literally pulled it off. There is something calming about their brand of…
Record Review: Charles Rivera — ‘Housatonic Reflections’
With Housatonic Reflections, composer Charles Rivera employs a multitude of techniques in his quest to build dense and well-constructed textures. Opening with a chorus of repeating sounds — a pastiche of overlapping, echoed vocal samples — Rivera pivots into the bubbling “One More for SH.” Here, Rivera’s work recalls modern-era Brian Eno, featuring notes without…
Record Review: Various Artists — ‘?Louisville is for Lovers Vol. 14’
The 2019 installment of this local love song compilation features a wide range of genres, with country, indie and hip-hop all represented. “They Say” is an austere track by Andrew Rinehart. “I’ll Be Free” by Carl Jacob and Sheri Lynn is a delightful country number that presents a breakup through humor and style, with an…
Louisville’s Own Kayla Pecchioni Returns in ‘Book of Mormon’ Broadway Tour
Kayla Pecchioni’s musical theater career has already taken her all over the world — from a cruise line touring the Caribbean and parts of Europe to a Broadway production in South Korea — but it was in Louisville where she first found her love for theater. In fact, it was in her senior year at…
‘Human Abstract,’ you will be more human for having experienced it
Only two productions remain in the Louisville Ballet’s “Season of Romance,” and one kicks off tomorrow: “Human Abstract,” which Choreographer and Director Lucas Jervies calls an “abstract tragedy.” It is an evolution or “re-examination” of the show he brought to Louisville in 2010 and 2017. The themes are the same: love, loneliness, isolation and connection…
A sharp needle pointed at our restaurant bubble
There has been news over the last month or so of a cluster of local restaurant closings. I’ve heard a lot of different reactions, including “Well, only the strong survive!” and “There are too many restaurants in Louisville as it is!” and “Competition is good!” and, of course, that old chestnut “Their prices were too…
The Mardi Gras Miracle
I kicked off my Mardi Gras celebrations this year in an unconventional way. I was gathered ‘round a long table in the side room of local ramen and fried chicken joint, Chik’n & Mi, with 12 other beautiful folks wearing gold and purple sequined fedoras. We were telling gut-wrenching, tear-jerking, hilarious and emotional stories over…
Warning: The word ‘moist’? appears 23 times in this column
I’m always amazed that people recoil from the word “moist.” I understand why certain words cause aversions, because some of them just have that sound. You know, like “bulbous.” I hate that word. But I never got that feeling about “moist.” That said, I have found in recent years that I avoid using it in…
Ask Minda Honey: Advice for a single woman angry with men
In a relationship or life jam? Lemme unstuck your life — send your questions to: AskMindaHoney@leoweekly.com or reach out to me on Facebook.com/AskMindaHoney While I wait for you readers to send me more questions —Yes, You. Email me your questions –— I asked my Facebook friends if there was anything weighing on them that I…
Savage Love: Outer Limits
Q: I’m a gay guy in my late 40s with a straight sister in her early 50s. She’s been married for a bit over two decades to guy who always registered as a “possible” on my average-to-good gaydar. But I put “BIL,” aka my brother-in-law, in the “improbable” bucket because he actively wooed my sister,…
West of Ninth: People, in their own words…(2/27)
Bub Sosa, with Juju in Portland Jan. 15, 2019 “We were born and raised down here. A similar pain brought us together, and we really got a hell of a friendship. Basically, being misunderstood, we understand each other. It’s not a relationship, but we’re starting with the foundation. Like iron sharpens irons, as too, a…
To beat NRA: disrupt us-versus-them narrative
I am like many other parents I know; I pack my kids up for school and wonder if they might get shot to pieces. In my career as a lawyer, I’ve looked at lots of photos of dead kids (and people of all ages) who have been shot to pieces. It isn’t nice, but I’m…
Sports Betting For Dummies
The theme for this week’s column is: How smart can dumb be? The Courier Journal and every other daily newspaper has been publishing the betting lines on every major game in the country, every day for decades. It’s about time Kentucky legislators picked up a newspaper and realize how dumb it is to pretend sports…
