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LEO Weekly’s ‘White People’ story: A look back at the list’s intent, controversy and impact
Below, read how LEO’s most controversial story, “White People … ,” still is widely popular 18 months later, how it affected author Chanelle Helm, what Snopes.com said about it and how a local group is working on reparations for African-Americans. 831,028. That is how many people read “White people, here are 10 requests from a Black…
10 Things To Do Under $5 This Week In Louisville (01/28)
MONDAY, JAN. 28 ‘Henry Clay’s Lessons for Americans Today’ UofL Elkstrom Library Free | 6-7:30 p.m. State Historian of Kentucky James Klotter will discuss his book “Henry Clay: The Man Who Would be President,” sign copes and participate in a Q&A discussion at this McConnell Center lecture. In the 1800s, Clay was an esteemed governmental…
LEO Podcast #71: Recently Released, ft. music from Natriums, Quality Cable and Tender Mercy
Scott Recker and Nik Vechery break down new music from Natriums, Quality Cable and Tender Mercy. A full version of each song is also featured in the podcast.
Castleman statue: 1, City: 0 — but now mayor says he will appeal to get it removed
Mayor Greg Fischer has not given up trying to remove the John B. Castleman statue from Cherokee Triangle. Fischer announced Friday that the city will appeal a tie vote from a neighborhood historic preservation committee that blocks removal of the statue, which depicts the one-time Confederate soldier. A press release from the Mayor’s Office said…
An early listen to the new Louisville Is For Lovers compilation
The new Louisville Is For Lovers compilation — which will be released on Friday, Feb. 1 — features Your Band, Sam Filiatreau & Maggie Halfman, Fiji Waters, Monkey Boy and many more local bands. As in the past, the annual compilation focuses on love, but consists of a wide variety of songs exploring all of…
LEO Presents: DUD, live in studio
The band DUD brings their fuzzy, punk-leaning sound to LEO Presents, our video series where we ask local musicians to stop by our studio to play three songs. Watch past episodes of LEO Presents here.
5 Things To Do This Weekend In Louisville (1/25)
FRIDAY, JAN. 25 A Screening of ‘Labyrinth’ Louisville Palace $19 | 8 p.m. For a two-in-one deal, catch the puppetry and weirdness of the Jim Henson film, “The Labyrinth” — screened in the lavish Louisville Palace — and get entry to the Battle of the Brits at Mercury Ballroom afterward, featuring regional musicians playing the…
Castleman statue remains — for now — after vote on monument’s significance
The John B. Castleman statue will stay in its prominent Cherokee Triangle location after a vote Wednesday from a historic preservation committee, but the city may appeal the decision. The Cherokee Triangle Architectural Review Committee, made up of city residents, voted 3-3 on the city’s request that the statue be removed. With the tie, the…
Castleman statue removal to be discussed at Cherokee Triangle committee meeting tonight
Tonight, the controversial John B. Castleman statue in Cherokee Triangle may finally be unseated from its mount. The Cherokee Triangle Architectural Review Committee is scheduled to consider approving the removal of the monument to the former Confederate soldier and civic leader. The meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. in the Old Jail Auditorium, 514 W.…
New Louisville group pushes reparations
[Ed. note: This is part of a package of stories on LEO’s most controversial, best-read story, “White People … “. To read more, click here. ] For those looking for a way to support people of color, maybe it’s time for something radical? Reparations Roundtable is a year-old Louisville group that wants to make a difference for…
The Race Before The Race for Governor: The Privilege Of Affording? Campaign Debts
Gov. Matt Bevin spent over $4 million of his own money to win his seat — money, it seems, he’s only recently started to miss. Last year, Bevin began paying himself back for his campaign loans: One $100,000 chunk from funds he raised in 2018, according to documents filed with the Kentucky Registry of Election…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best & Most Absurd
Yanny or Laurel? both… | Thorn Here is our take on The Great Covington Catholic High School Trouble: Many acted poorly, but those kids and chaperones need to apologize. And not just for wearing a MAGA hat and attending a pro-life rally. Fakebook | Absurd Finally… don’t immediately believe everything on Facebook and Twitter. ‘It’s…
A new direction for the experimental-leaning jazz ?from Noisebody
Detroit Techno DJ Derrick May once said, “Wherever the music comes from, if there’s no focus behind it, then it’s just noise.” Noah Barker’s music comes from all over, but he’s focused in on smooth synth sounds as Noisebody. With influences from his professional jazz drummer father, the arty streets of Brooklyn, a rigorous master’s…
The Louisville Rock Lottery, Inclusivity and the Future
After the third annual Louisville Rock Lottery on Jan. 12, conversations began to focus on the lack of diversity of the musicians selected to participate. Jecorey Arthur, who performs as 1200, wrote in LEO that he was the only African-American performer in the Lottery’s three years, and Natalie Felker, singer/keyboardist for The Fervor, pointed out…
Mercy Bell
Since her debut album in 2011, Mercy Bell has experienced love and heartbreak, gone from being a solo singer/songwriter to working with a band, come out of the closet, lost her mother and — like the rest of us — witnessed the 2016 election. Since her 2011 debut album All Good Cowboys, her music —…
Sweatermeat — ‘Hairy Arms’ From Bad Boobs (2014)
[LEO’s biweekly Sonic Breakdown column deconstructs a single song from a Louisville musician or band.] For the Sweatermeat song “Hairy Arms,” lead singer and bassist Yoko Molotov found inspiration in a familiar — although unlikely — place. “It’s about baristas with hairy arms,” she told me. “I’m not much of a genius poet, but that’s…
‘Almost, Maine’ kicks off Valentine’s Day, ‘Beruit’ strong entry for tilted crown
In the fictional town of Almost, Maine, nine couples fall in — or out — of love within the same 10 minutes. Old friends finally admit their feelings for one another. A married couple realizes they’ve fallen out of love. One woman returns to answer a question several years too late. The John Cariani play,…
‘Art + Music,’ ‘adventurous’ combo for Abrams + LO
Five years ago, when the Louisville Orchestra unveiled its new logo (designed by Louisville firm Bandy Carroll Hellige), press reports noted the energetic style, the way the rising LO symbolized a conductor raising a baton and the way it highlighted the name of Music Director Teddy Abrams. Unmentioned was the lowly plus sign: +. But…
Ostra wins with surprising combos of flavors
Let me tell you three important things about Ostra, the stylish restaurant that opened last summer in Clifton: — It is very loud, so loud that a sudden shout can — and often does — spike its noise level into the potentially hazardous zone above 90 dB. — It is very dark, so dark that…
Kentucky brewers gain momentum
Apparently, last year’s House Bill 136 worked. With that new state law allowing breweries to produce and sell more beer, news that Kentucky beer production growth leads the nation shouldn’t be a huge surprise, right? A study by C+R Research (culled from numbers compiled by the Brewers Association, the national organization of craft brewers) shows…
Savage Love: Furry Road
Q: I’m an early-30s hetero woman in a monogamous relationship with my mid-30s hetero guy. We’ve been together 10 years, married seven, no kids. We have a lot of fun—traveling, shared hobbies, mutual friends, etc. We have sex fairly regularly, and it’s not bad. However, his primary sexual fetish and main turn-on is furry porn—namely,…
Sexual harrassment, a GOP brand
I’m thinking about becoming a survivalist. Again? Make your bloody mind up. As you know, I’d strongly advise against it in your circumstances. Because Louisville would be a much poorer place without this column and my wisdom, you mean? No, because a private school wazzock like you would last about 30 seconds in the wild.…
Louisville Airport renamed After Muhammad Ali,? and Some People Are Big Mad
In a move that makes me proud to be a Kentuckian, (let’s ignore Matt Bevin and #WheresMitch McConnell for a moment), the Louisville Regional Airport Authority Board voted to rename the city’s airport after one of the greatest athletes and humanitarians of all time, Cassius Clay, better known to the world as Muhammad Ali. The…
‘West Wing’ lessons
For those too young to remember when television wasn’t streamed through an app, “The West Wing” was a political drama that aired on NBC, primarily during the George W. Bush years. It may sound silly, but the show was an invaluable source of encouragement and reassurance during what was, at the time, the worst presidential…
