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The power of art, wielded against Trump, inequality
This article is part of our First Year of Tump package, which features stories about local protest art and music. Make sure to also read “Bevin’s Election Trumped Other Protest In Local Music” and “Four Local Musicians Break Down Their 2017 Protest Songs.” ‘We all need to be activists now’ Wayne Ferguson, the ceramicist, is not a…
A Q&A with pop-culture-inspired artist Charles Hall
Like “Games of Thrones”? Of course you do. What about “Star Trek,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” or “Star Wars?” Then, go see the art of Charles Hall (charleshallart on Instagram). A fanboy skilled with a paint brush, Hall specializes in small cards featuring popular science fiction films and television shows. LEO: What type of artist…
Photos of Margo Price and Little Bandit at Headliners (1/20/18)
Margo Price’s classic-leaning tunes have rich stories within them, but, live, her band bends toward a rogue sect of psychedelic country from the ’60s and ’70s. That kept her show at Headliners fresh on Saturday night with well-placed instrumental jams, one of which even led Price to put down her guitar and jump onto a…
10 things to do under $5 this week in Louisville (1/22)
MONDAY The Devils Cut, Evelyn Drive, TBA Mag Bar Free | 10 p.m. Kick off your workweek with a kickass rock ‘n’ roll show! Acts include rock band The Devil’s Cut, pop-punk band Evelyn Drive and another badass band to be determined. People Let You Down by The Devil’s Cut Community Yoga Tim Faulkner Gallery…
A Q&A with playwright Anne Washburn
This week, Actors Theatre of Louisville premiered playwright Anne Wasburn’s children’s musical “Little Bunny Foo Foo,” based on the adventures of the eponymous rabbit of the popular children’s song. LEO sat down with Washburn a day before the show opened to talk about this departure from her more serious, adult-focused work. Note: This interview was…
LEO podcast #59: Forecastle Lineup
Scott Recker, Michael Powell and Nik Vechery talk about the initial wave of the Forecastle lineup, which features headliners Chris Stapleton, Arcade Fire and Modest Mouse.
Danny Wimmer Presents announces a new festival for Louisville, expansion of Louder Than Life and Bourbon & Beyond
Danny Wimmer Presents, the creators of Louder Than Life and Bourbon & Beyond, announced Friday a new country music festival for Louisville in 2019, and a plan to extend Louder Than Life and Bourbon & Beyond to three days each. All three festivals take over Champions Park. “We think this is a perfect market for…
5 things to do this weekend in Louisville (1/19)
FRIDAY After Hours at the Speed Speed Art Museum $12; free for members | 5-10 p.m. Celebrate the arrival of the weekend with the Speed Art Museum at this monthly extravaganza. The museum will be open until 10 p.m. and, in addition to its catalog of art, will feature live music by Swing ’39, Carly…
Bevin’s election trumped other protest in local music
This article is part of our First Year of Tump package, which features stories about local protest art and music. Make sure to also read “The Power of Art, Wielded Against Trump, Inequity” and “Four Local Musicians Break Down Their 2017 Protest Songs.” Governor a more direct threat to us than Trump? “When the end of the…
Four local musicians break down their 2017 protest songs
This article is part of our First Year of Tump package, which features stories about local protest art and music. Make sure to also read “Bevin’s Election Trumped Other Protest In Local Music” and “The Power of Art, Wielded Against Trump, Inequity.” ‘Until we have a conversation about this culture, we cannot change the narrative’…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best and Most Absurd
Why not chastity belts? | Thorn The state Senate Education Committee moved forward SB 71, which would require students be taught abstinence and monogamy in sex-education classes. Sen. Julie Raque Adams, a Louisville Republican and the only woman at the hearing, voted no, while the measure passed on male votes. The bill says abstinence outside…
Paducah passes LGBTQ? Fairness ordinance
Paducahns were jubilant, in tears, cheering the city’s historic passage of a LGBTQ Fairness Ordinance earlier this month. It made the “Quilt City” of about 25,000 residents the ninth Kentucky community — and only Western Kentucky city — to update its civil rights law to include LGBTQ people. Many thought they’d never see the day.…
Bully gets personal on Losing, their latest record
As the story goes, Bully’s second LP, Losing, was written in a quick, three-month spurt. Those three months just happen to be around late 2016 when it seemed all the world was tuned in to the movements and politics happening within the United States. Alicia Bognanno found herself filtering those events into her new songs,…
Margo Price and two more concerts to catch this week
The Avett Brothers Louisville Palace | Thursday, Jan. 18-20 An Americana powerhouse formed by brothers Scott and Seth Avett, the band has been pumping out records since the early 2000s, first as a raw, bluegrass-leaning project, and later as a smooth, radio-friendly, meticulous folk project. They’re doing a three-night weekend stand at the Louisville Palace,…
Mambo Kings meet the Louisville Pops
Richard DeLaney was 10 years old when he heard the pulsing rhythms of a tune called “Moliendo Café” on a radio station in his hometown, Lima, Peru. It’s a Venezuelan song about the frustrated, romantic plight of a coffee grinder. But the version that became a hit in Peru had been recorded by a Cuban…
Dylan and Bowie, 1977-1982
1978. Bob Dylan was on a stage in San Diego, playing the songs that changed a nation and made him famous, but feeling directionless on this night, a feeling that had been creeping in for the past few weeks. Dylan hadn’t been able to pinpoint what it was, or what he needed to fix it.…
Escape into world of ‘Little Bunny Foo Foo’
As much as I love live theater, once the curtain calls are over I’m usually in the first crush of people heading for the door. But what I wanted after seeing Actors Theatre of Louisville’s world premiere production of Anne Washburn’s “Little Bunny Foo” was to stay in my seat forever, wrapped in the sweet,…
Comic Book Reviews: ‘Atlas & Axis’ and ‘Star Wars’
‘Star Wars: Forces of Destiny’ Vol. 1 Writer and artist: N/A Review by Krystal Moore,?The Great Escape Louisville IDW is publishing a series of comics based on its animated TV shows from Disney’s YouTube Channel. “Star Wars: Forces of Destiny” are stories about strong female characters from the Star Wars Universe, with a theme of…
Eiderdown goes back to its roots, remains a delight
When I hear news that a restaurant has decided to make big changes, I worry. Over the years we’ve seen more than a few popular establishments decide to reinvent themselves in some significant way. Remember them? Nope, me either. That’s because changing courses in the middle of the stream too often begins a sad slide…
2018 goal: ?don’t drink hairspray
We’re now a couple of weeks into 2018, and resolutions are rampant as the “new year, new you!” propaganda permeates through every vessel of modern advertisements. From strict new diet regimens to that workout sensation we’ve finally committed to (for now), folks are working to start off their year (much like each new year) on…
The capsaicin epidemic
Several years ago, stories arose about middle schools around the U.S. banning Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Why? Because the administrations feared students were becoming addicted to the spicy snacks. It even led to teachers confiscating the fiery treats. Has the addiction spread? Or, perhaps, has it even worsened? I say this in part because recently a…
Savage Love: Bloody Business
Q: I’m a professional dominatrix, and I thought I’d seen everything in the last five years. But this situation completely baffled the entire dungeon. This middle-aged guy, seemingly in fine health, booked an appointment with me and my colleague for one hour of some very light play and a golden shower to finish off with.…
Trump pushes us to fight
Is Trump good for America? We idealists are a ridiculous group, to be sure. Faced with overwhelming evidence of the collapse of humanity and the impending apocalypse, we nonetheless gather, as objectors have done for millennia, to search for solutions to what ails us — poverty, the unequal distribution of power and wealth, the looming…
Religion creep
Kentucky’s so-called “Bible literacy” courses in public schools appear to have already wandered outside the boundaries of the Constitution. Or so says the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky, but that is not the most shocking revelation. What astounds is that lawmakers and the governor created a law that allows schools to teach the Bible…
Democratic reset
Thanks to our mentally-ill, racist, reckless comrade-in-chief, President Trump, record numbers of Democratic candidates are filing to run for offices across the country… Viva la Resistance! Trump’s also driving scores of Republicans, who realize their electoral fate is inevitably soon, to early retirement. Kentucky is no different. To date, nearly 40 new Democratic candidates have…
Forecastle 2018 features Chris Stapleton, Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse
Forecastle has released its initial lineup, featuring headliners Chris Stapleton, Arcade Fire and Modest Mouse, plus other notables such as Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, The War On Drugs, Father John Misty and Courtney Barnett. Taking place once again at Waterfront Park, Louisville’s biggest music festival has also booked two local acts, with the…
