Concert Commuter
LOUISVILLE, KY 2/6 Andrew Bird -The Library 2/11 (New Listing) Tristan Prettyman, Ben Taylor -Phoenix Hill Tavern 2/13 (New Listing) Tinsley Ellis -Stevie Ray’s 2/15 Kathy Griffin -Palace 2/15 (New Listing) Hem -Headliners 2/16 O.A.R. -Palace 2/17 Sigur Rós -Palace 2/18 Art Garfunkel -Palace 2/18 (New Listing) Girls Gone Wild Backstage Pass Tour -Jillian’s 2/20…
Editor’s Note, The week that was: JY is in, Ed Manassah out
Well, the columnist is out of the bag. John Yarmuth is in the race. After weighing his decision for the better part of a month, after no small amount of waxing and waning, the LEO founder ultimately waxed and decided this week to run in the Democratic primary for Kentucky’s 3rd District House of Representatives…
Next year, will we call him Governor Conway?
Next year, will we call him Governor Conway? Last year, national Democrats pushed hard to convince former congressional candidate Jack Conway to consider a rematch of his razor-thin loss to Republican Rep. Anne Northup in 2002. Even President Clinton called Conway to voice encouragement. Ultimately, however, Conway demurred and disappointed Democrats. Naturally, some wondered if…
Wilson Pickett and Fayard Nicholas: What did you miss?
We’ve all got regrets, right? People to whom we should have introduced ourselves. Educational opportunities we failed to take full advantage of. Events we lament not attending. In the late ’60s, Little Richard eschewed rock ’n’ roll and that lifestyle, for a while anyway. He was on the lecture circuit, talkin’ ’bout Jesus. He gave…
Erosia
Kindred Spirits? For Bill Doolittle, Billy Reed c d Kaplan and the LEO staff in general: I’m in Seattle and I happened upon your Web site through a fit of link-clicking, compliments of Wikipedia. Lord knows how, but I was reading about the grand city of Louisville (which I have decided is like a Portland,…
What a Week
What a Week Mayor 4ever Mayor Jerry Abramson formally launched his campaign for reelection (campaign slogan: “What part of ‘Mayor For Life’ don’t you understand?â€). Although the mayor refused to discuss his plans beyond this year’s elections, rumors have been widely circulating that he plans to eventually run for Mayor For Afterlife as well. Self-fulfilling…
Rumblings From the World of Sports
Did I hear this correctly? A couple of weeks ago, The Rick was asked about missing out on Rajon Rondo and Chris Lofton. He again admitted his egregious recruiting mistake with Rondo. As for Lofton, he said something to the effect that there would be nowhere in the Cards lineup for him to play. Exsqueeze…
Warming up …
A campaign that began with an ironic bang climaxed with a day dominated by women in the Republican-controlled state Senate last week. Last Wednesday, Democrat James E. Keller, who beat Larry Forgy in a 2000 non-partisan Kentucky Supreme Court race, filed to unseat Forgy’s sister, State Sen. Alice Forgy Kerr (R-Lexington). With Keller’s entry fresh…
A big stink:Neighborhood groups, agencies want more info on proposed biodiesel plant
Allan Henry wants to put a biodiesel refinery in the West End. Specifically, he wants U.S. Farmers Bio-Industries, the Dry Ridge, Ky.-based company where he’s vice president of sales, to inhabit the old Anderson Packaging facility at 1400 Southwestern Parkway, between Chickasaw Park and the Metropolitan Sewer District’s Morris Forman wastewater treatment plant. On…
Plugged in Feb 1 – Feb 7
WED FEB 1 Air Devil’s Inn: Serpent Wisdom Bluegrass Brewing Co.: Bluegrass Anonymous jam w/ Mike Bucayu Brickyard Sports Bar: Open mic/DJ Terry Bulldog Café: Open Jam — Country Cactus Jack’s: Mike Owens Café Lou Lou: Larry Abrams jazz trio Clifton’s Pizza: Walker & Kays Coyote’s: Jefferson Tarc Bus Diamond Pub & Billiards: Big Rock…
Five Important Questions With The Ever Constant Sea
Weird things tend to happen when prog rock meets art rock. Thus is the case with The Ever Constant Sea, a nautically themed Louisville quartet that counters its penchant for off-time signatures and high-neck guitar work with a ham hand of shoegazing and the delicate-like-icicles stamp of the “art” side of rock music. It’s a…
High energy: Son Volt swaggers into town packing a great protest album
Enough ink has been spilled about Uncle Tupelo to fill an alt-country encyclopedia. OK, OK, OK. The band has broken up. The fat broad has sung. The albums have all been released. Even the anthology. Go and buy them. Fawn, fawn away. Live in the past. The music was, undoubtedly, a sound to behold, and…
Building the city with art, a proposal
Discussions of Louisville Metro’s high quality of life often include the parks system, historic architecture and the arts. The visual arts may soon get a boost, if proponents of establishing a Percent-for-Art Program are successful. Trish Salerno, executive director of Arts Kentucky, a statewide service and advocacy organization, led the call for action last week…
Comedy/Karaoke
COMEDY and KARAOKE WED FEB 1 316 Ormsby Open Mic — Comedy Akiko’s Karaoke Angelo’s Karaoke Brewskees Karaoke w/ Tricia Brickyard Sports Bar Open Mic/DJ Terry Comedy Caravan James Johann Creeker’s Bar & Grill Karaoke w/ Dirty Dan Diamond Karaoke Contest Gaslite Tavern Karaoke w/ Larinso Good Times Pub Karaoke Jim Porter’s Karaoke J.T.’s Variety…
Arts & Entertainment
Special Events UofL Public Debate Series discusses value of rap music as a source of political power, Feb. 1, 2-4pm, Belknap Campus Strickler Aud., free, 852-0967. Fresh-Brewed Ballet, a choreographers showcase featuring classical and modern music and dance, Feb. 3, 7:30 & 10pm, Feb. 4, 7:30pm, 315 E. Main St., $10, 583-3150 x238. ••The Caper…
Community Listings
Special Events Flea Market New Year’s Spectacular held in East & West wings of Fair & Expo Center, Feb. 3-5, Fri. 12-7pm, Sat. 10am-7pm, Sun. 11am-5pm. Boat, RV & Sportshow annual event showcases boats, outdoor equipment and recreation ideas, thru Feb. 5, Mon-Thu 5-10pm, Fri 1-10pm, Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 11am-6pm, KY Fair and Expo Center,…
Staff Picks
Staffpicks Feb. 1-5 U of L production of ‘In the Blood’ “In the Blood†is a classically dark, vulgar and modernized reproduction of the struggles within an impoverished family’s life. It derives from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “A Scarlet Letter.†Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for drama, reclaims Hester Prynne…
Super Bowl strategies from a Hoosier transplant in Motown
Super Bowl strategies from a Hoosier transplant in Motown Chris Wasson is a friend of LEO (details unnecessary) who’s lived in suburban Detroit for a few years now. Except for the brutal weather, he says it’s a pretty lively place to be. He’s also a huge sports fan (Cowboys) who seems driven by the challenge…
In the trenches of Steelers territory: Confessions from a game-day bartender
Photos by rosemary cannon R Place Pub is a small neighborhood tavern situated at the corner of Whipps Mill and New Lagrange roads in Lyndon. On most nights a steady clientele of regulars ascends to assume positions on bar stools, at a pool table or around tables scattered about the two-room bar. Live music and…
Seattle’s middle may make a Bus stop
So here I am, stuck with Seattle.You can picture how it happened: The editor comes up with a brainstorm that Seedy K takes one team in the Super Bowl, and I take the other, facing off in a gigantic Battle of Typing Touts. And, of course, faster than you can you can say Troy Polamalu,…
It’ll be Steel over Starbucks in Detroit
So the other day my sweetie is dressed like she’s going to a game on the Frozen Tundra. She’s got on triple layer coverage more suffocating than Prime Time in his heyday. That it was 50 degrees outside didn’t seem to matter. “I’ve got a question,” she says. “Shoot.” “The Super Bowl’s like the biggest…
A Super predicament
A Super predicament Who’s it gonna be, Steelers or Seahawks? When it comes to the Pittsburgh-Louisville connection, a river runs through it. Then again, we do like our coffee. Your beverage preference: may say a lot about your rooting interests in the Super Bowl. Iron City beer is a Pittsburgh thing. Starbucks symbolizes Seattle. Only…
Aftertastes
211 Clover Lane Contemporary Rating: 5 $$$ HA 211 Clover Ln. 896-9570. From appetizers to salads and desserts, the meals at 211 are well thought out and beautifully presented. They clearly have one of the best kitchens in the city, with a focus on seasonal ingredients and perfect techniques. As for atmosphere, if you’re looking…
Nibbles
Champions will host Super Bowl bash There won’t be any wardrobe malfunctions, but Champions sports grill at the Marriott Downtown will host a Super Bowl indoor tailgating party that features food and drink specials, halftime entertainment and prizes. The all-day event features an all-you-can-eat buffet for $40, which includes a bucket of beer — five…
Over-indulging is easy at Queen of Sheba
Over-indulging is easy at Queen of Sheba Toward the end of a recent meal at the Ethiopian restaurant Queen of Sheba, a server noticed that although we had wrought havoc on an enormous amount of food, the bottom of our platter was still covered by sheets of the spongy injera bread that’s the foundation of…
