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LEO’s Sobriety Issue: Seven stories of sobriety for the new year
Done with holiday drinking? Then read LEO’s package of stories on sobriety: You know you have asked yourself: do I drink or smoke too much? Five stories of why and how people have sought sobriety God and flossing — an alcoholic’s dilemma Minda Honey of Ask MInda Honey finds “it’s a whole lot easier to…
Photos from the 2018 Girls Rock Louisville album release party
Girls Rock Louisville — a summer camp that “empowers girls and gender non-conforming youth from all backgrounds by exploring music creation in a supportive, inclusive environment” — released its second compilation album at Guestroom Records on Sunday. The album features bands formed at the 2017 rock camp, and was recorded at La La Land Studios…
10 things to do under $5 this week in Louisville (1/15)
MONDAY Game Knights Kaiju Free | 7 p.m. Test your board-gaming skills (under the influence of beer or bourbon) at Game Knights. This weekly event, hosted by Nerd Louisville and “Squire,” of Book & Music Exchange (The Highlands), provides a choice selection of board games for you to play with friends. Come early to ensure…
A look at every band formed at the Louisville Rock Lottery 2
At 10 a.m. on Saturday, 25 Louisville musicians came together for the second-annual Rock Lottery. Divided randomly into five bands, musicians in each group had been tasked with writing three to four songs in just a few hours for a one-time performance at a crowded Headliners Music Hall on Saturday night. The results highlighted not…
5 things to do this weekend in Louisville (1/12)
FRIDAY Catch a show! Mag Bar and Kaiju Both $5 | Times vary Mag Bar is hosting a night of punk and pop music with performances (starting at 10 p.m.) by the post-punk band On The Bang, Milwaukee’s own power-pop fuzz band Faux Fiction and a punk band with a dash of new wave pop…
Lawmakers fiddling around while Kentucky burns
…And they are off! The 2018 legislative session has opened, and in the next two months or so lawmakers will focus mostly on how to find the millions of dollars needed to fix our state pension mess. Expect deep budget cuts, because the Republican-controlled legislature will resist raising taxes. Or legalizing gambling. Or legalizing pot……
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best & Most Absurd
Hoover sucks… | Thorn Jeff Hoover finally quit as state House speaker after reports of a sex harassment settlement. In a petulant speech, he said his inappropriate texting with a female staffer was not sexual harassment. He claimed he is a victim of a conspiracy. Bullshit. We are conflicted: His resignation may quell chaos in…
Come for the socialism, stay for inclusivity
Facts, common decency and intelligent discourse were all casualties of the 2016 election. We also said goodbye to the idea that credentialed experts should shape policy. Anything perceived by the right as a threat to freedom had to go — societal safety nets, protections for the environment and the much-maligned concept of identity politics. I…
Louisville Rock Lottery, a second year of scene building
Taking 25 musicians and randomly dividing them into five bands at the beginning of the day, and asking them to come back with three original songs 12 hours later, seems like an insane concept, but last year’s inaugural Louisville Rock Lottery resulted in an enormous creative outburst. There was a three-part politically-themed rock opera, and…
Girls Rock Louisville is set to release second camper compilation
Girls Rock Louisville is a collective of musicians, instructors and volunteers dedicated to teaching girls and trans and gender-nonconforming youth how to rock through a week-long summer camp. In a broader sense, the word “rock” implies freedom of self-expression, energy and confidence — where music is the means of empowerment. That is the mission of…
Sonic Breakdown: Aaron West — ‘Next Year Maybe, When I See You Again’
LEO’s biweekly Sonic Breakdown column deconstructs a single song from a Louisville musician or band. Chances are, you’ve already heard Aaron West’s music in some capacity. For nearly a decade, the man has contributed to several Louisville bands and projects, most recently, and perhaps most notably, as Quiet Hollers’ resident fiddle player. But West’s true…
Jamahl Keyes’ comedy is magic
Don’t expect to simply laugh at Jamahl Keyes, prepare to be astonished. Keyes is one of the rare talents who is not only a stand-up comic but also a magician. And he manages to weave both art forms into a single show. His mother, a teacher, gave him a book on magic when he was…
Tchaikovsky, Sibelius — two classical treats
Waves of nationalist fervor and nation building swept across Europe in the last half of the 19th century. Ancient empires splintered and spawned new countries. Loose confederations of city-states banded together to form nations. Composers of the time played a pivotal role by creating music that fostered and validated the new patriotism. That same impulse…
Cozy lunches at Old Louisville Tavern and bar Vetti warm our icy bones
Well, 2018 sure came in with a Brrrr! When hunger and cabin fever set in, though, and the urge to get out in the world becomes irresistible, I can hardly think of a better cold-weather destination than the friendly confines of a cozy bar and grill that takes its commitment to good food as seriously…
Beer trend predictions for 2018: steak stouts, crytobeer, beercoins and more!
It’s not always easy to prognosticate when it comes to the ever-expanding craft beer market. For example, who could have foretold the rise of hazy, juicy Northeast IPAs? Sometimes these things just catch people by the taste buds and take on lives of their own. Moreover, who’d have thought, even five years ago, that soon…
Ask Minda Honey: Controlling Partner Won’t Dominate Me in the Bedroom
In a relationship or life jam? Lemme unstuck your life by sending your questions to AskMindaHoney@leoweekly.com. Hey Minda, For over a year and a half now, I have been dating an amazing woman. She is 26. She is amazing at planning and organizing events, as well as our lives. Because of this she is often…
Savage Love: Worms Turn
Q: I’m a 67-year-old gay man. After a breakup 15 years ago, I believed the possibility of emotional and sexual intimacy with a partner was over for me. Then a couple of months ago, my desire for sexual contact increased dramatically. For the first time, I began using apps, and I felt like the proverbial…
George W. Kush and a wash
I’ve heard there’s a sign outside of the Rothko Chapel in Houston that reads: “This Is A Sacred Place Where All Are Welcome.” What a concept! That even a grimy heathen such as myself is allowed to enter a sacred place, pull up a pew and contemplate the complexities of the flesh-covered contraptions known as…
The vanity of sobriety, Bevin is drunk and a small detail for WFPL
I gather you were in Paris over the festive season. How was it? Refreshing to be in a place where intelligence, quality of life and erudition are highly valued. A bit like Kentucky, only the exact opposite. You must have stood out like a sore thumb then. Un imbécile importune, as the locals no doubt…
Bevin’s media meltdown
It was good to see Gov. Matt Bevin made time during the busy holidays to castigate the media. In a five-minute video, posted to Facebook the day after Christmas, titled, “Courier-Journal: A Nonsensical Tabloid,” Bevin unleashed a sarcastic, at-times ironic, assault on Courier Journal editors and reporters. “Apparently they just discovered that I’m now the…
