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Review/Photo Set: Dr. Dundiff & Friends bring it all back home
[photos by Nik Vechery] Syd: There is no denying what Dr. Dundiff is delivering. He had this smile on his face on during Friday night’s Dr. Dundiff & Friends show at the Mercury Ballroom from the minute he hit the stage until the last note came in. Given that the former Louisville music-scene staple now…
16 things to do under $5 this week in Louisville (7/11)
Monday DaiKaiju attack! Cure Lounge $5; 8 p.m. If you’re looking for an interesting and entertaining show on a Monday evening, definitely swing by the Cure Lounge to check out DaiKaiju. The group wears masks during its performance and incorporates many musical styles into its sound. Joining DaiKaiju and their “attack” is Twenty First Century Fox, Hot Prowlers, and Tsunami…
LEO Podcast #34: Poorcastle Preview, featuring music from Hot Prowlers, Typhoid Beach and Kaleidico
Two LEO contributors preview Poorcastle, featuring music from Hot Prowlers, Typhoid Beach and Kaleidico. Suscribe to the LEO Podcast on iTunes, and follow us on Soundcloud and Twitter.
A Q&A with artist Billy Hertz, co-owner and director of Galerie Hertz
[The above image is “Lake with Poppy & Wheat Fields” by Billy Hertz.] Billy Hertz (galeriehertz.com) is a beloved character around these parts. One of the grand ol’ masters of local art, he said he “can still paint, still vote, and still annoy people!” What type of artist are you? I’m a painter, and a…
5 things to do this weekend in Louisville (7/8)
FRIDAY Dr. Dundiff & Friends Mercury Ballroom $6; 8 p.m. Celebrate the end of the week with some live music. Dr. Dundiff & Friends is a local hip-hop group that is made up of some of the best local MCs (and also known for their legendary Forecastle set last year). The concert is the official…
Gov. Matt Bevin’s spoiled ‘fresh start’ for UofL
Gov. Matt Bevin promised a “fresh start” for higher education in the Commonwealth, but the policies coming out of Frankfort stink. Bevin’s savage cuts to higher education followed up with his unprecedented and potentially-illegal power grab of UofL’s Board of Trustees, smells not of just partisan politics, but of a radical ideological revolution to university…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst & Best (7/6)
Twit of a trustee (Thorn) We all know that Gov. Matt “Twitter-clown” Bevin has a problem filtering his tweets. So it is fitting that he would appoint as a UofL trustee Douglas Cobb, who also suffers from Twitter-rhea: He has tweeted, among other idiocies, his disagreement with scientists over global warming, and said being gay…
Looking back: ?A Q&A with Sick Velvet
Before their Sunday set at Poorcastle, we caught up with Sick Velvet, speaking to their drummer Cherry Boy about glam rock, and what’s on the horizon for the band. LEO: Would it be fair to say Sick Velvet is reaching into glam rock’s past for inspiration? Cherry Boy: We looked back at the relationship rock…
The Hot Prowlers on their new record, ‘Neon’
LEO caught up with Hot Prowlers guitarist Drü to talk about their new record, Neon, and the evolution of the band, prior to their set at Poorcastle on Sunday. LEO: Your first release, Killer, from November of 2015, you labeled as ‘rowdy new wave.’ It’s easy to hear 1980s references on tracks such as “On…
Talking with Shadowpact
Speaking with the members of Shadowpact, it’s easy to understand their appeal. Comprised of emcees Sleye Kooper and Modern Marvill, and producer Artemis the Archer, they are engaging and kind, which is reflected in their work. While it may not be an intentional aesthetic, there is almost no hint of that hip-hop braggadocio so part…
Starting a fire: Catching up with Fast Friends
Influenced by pop-punk and emo, Fast Friends reflects the sense of kinship and good times that they deliver sonically — a sweet and, at times, nostalgic punk. Sitting with three of the four members, you feel a sense of welcome and ease. This is a band that’s a family, one with deep roots in the…
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Many times I’ve written about the dangers of nostalgia, so it should be no surprise that I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole. It’s sort of like the cheating husband who feels so guilty that he constantly accuses his wife of being unfaithful. In the back of my head, I was always peeking in at the…
A Q&A with Chuck Palahniuk about Fight Club 2 and what Tyler Durden would think of the 2016 presidential campaign
Not long into Chuck Palahniuk’s newest work, two men are arguing over what to expect if each other were the primary mentor for a young boy. “He’ll piss in soup and make soap from human fat, and become King of the World?” “What can you offer him? Some tragic Liberal Arts degree? A mind-numbing corporate…
Rich Vos, ‘being an old piece of shit helps me write ’
Rich Vos has spent most of his career earning the reputation of being a brash, straight-talking curmudgeon with a healthy dose of Jersey grit. Vos has been seen on HBO, Showtime, Starz, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and Comedy Central. He came in third on the first season of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.” Vos also co-produced, with…
Go to Migo for creative, delicious tacos and more
Why, why, why did nobody tell me that I needed to go to Migo, until now? Look: This place, a partner in the triumvirate of Hammerheads, Game and, now, Migo, has been open since mid-October. In other words, I’ve been missing out on some of the best, most creative and delicious tacos and more in…
Questioning all the Doc’s Cantina hating
I can’t remember when a restaurant opened in Louisville to such vitriol, but for the first few weeks of its existence, I heard almost nothing but bad things about Doc’s Cantina. Even LEO’s own Robin Garr submitted a scathing review of the place, a review that clearly was inspired by the classic New York Times…
Just let Le Child play
My transition into motherhood was a boot-camp therapy session into my own psyche and shortcomings. I was not ready to be a mom at 39, but then no one is truly prepared to be a parent, despite the hokey all-encompassing love theory we’ve been fed by our culture. Motherhood is a mixed bag of pain…
Close the door on nationalism
Hey look everyone! Nationalism is once again trying to rise up from the primordial goop like a drunken blabbering Leviathan, belching out its tired, old, super nonsense on how radical, bodacious and totally not lame white people are. You’ve got the British Empire over there, which decided to go all John Bull, and is now…
Fewer zoos now
If I were an animal fortunate enough to obtain an invitation to Kentucky’s miraculous, new Ark park, presumably where I’d be saved from an apocalyptic flood, I might just take my chances with the flood. Human beings have demonstrated an unrivaled command over the food chain. We have also demonstrated that we are not sophisticated…
Your Voice
on attica scott: ‘fight the power’ Go get them, Attica! —David Cooper Thank you for this great interview! Attica will be such a vital voice in Frankfort, and Louisville should be proud to have her in our, and Kentucky’s, corner. It’s easy to get frustrated by politics and government these days, but Attica proves that…
