Cover Story
It’s getting better
It was just another day in math class for Jairen Ritter, a Pleasure Ridge Park High School senior who was anticipating his graduation in the spring. He knew he’d probably face a few algebraic equations, he’d have to answer for his homework, and he’d have to encounter the daily deluge of homophobic remarks and insults…
B-sides
Utah rocks Instrumental progressive post-rockers Interstates release their new EP, On Its Axis, at a show Thursday at Uncle Slayton’s. Drummer Alex O’Nan explains. LEO: Your Facebook bio states, “Interstates has existed since 1995 and has been playing live shows since 2006.” Perhaps we should begin with an explanation of that. Alex O’Nan: I guess…
Same-gender marriage — Republicans know best?
Something decidedly queer is happening in the debate over same-gender marriage. For the first time in history, Republicans are joining it — as outspoken supporters. Republican senators were instrumental in New York’s recent ratification of marriage, and party stalwarts like former Vice President Dick Cheney and the families of Sen. John McCain and House Majority…
Inbox — June 13, 2012
Correction Two images featured in the May 30 art review had incorrect credit info. “Kindred Series Red No. 5” by Jonathan Capps and “San Jose Group 2004-6 #3” by Marvin Lipofsky were swapped. LEO regrets the error. Meat is Neat Attn: Heather Moore of PETA,? Veggie burgers are horrible. I would rather die 20 years…
Art: Photostream
This year, after 113 years in business, Kodak Eastman closed its doors and filed for bankruptcy. Sam Grobart, personal technology editor of The New York Times, summed up its demise by saying, “Kodak traditionally covered the low end of the market, and that’s precisely the place a smart phone could replace an inexpensive camera.” Photographer,…
Trans Talk
Sunlight floods a musty backroom at Marty’s Tavern in Old Louisville. Only cardboard mariachis near the window block the evening rays spotlighting every errant dust particle. It’s about 7 p.m. Tucked in a wood-paneled corner, underneath an aggressive, roaring air conditioner, Holly Knight sits at a card table manning two laptops, a microphone headset and…
Web Exclusive: Representing equality
Though the push for gay rights in this country is gaining momentum, there still is much work to be done to achieve full equality for the LGBT community. U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Louisville, talks with LEO Weekly about some of the remaining challenges and relays his belief that “full equality nationwide is unstoppable.” LEO: When…
Plugged In
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Gov’t Mule Scratches That Itch
If anybody else claimed to be “rock’s foremost MVP singer-guitarist” on their website, it would be dismissed as self-serving hype. Not so for Warren Haynes, whose résumé includes working with the Allman Brothers Band since they reformed in 1989, various configurations of post-Grateful Dead ensembles, and more. LEO spoke to Haynes regarding his upcoming tour.…
Soapbox energy
The Environmental Protection Agency rolled into town last week, and those living in the heart of Kentucky coal country greeted them with a large dose of anger and fear. The EPA conducted three public hearings at the request of the Beshear administration — one in Frankfort and two in Pikeville — regarding the federal agency’s…
Book: Memoir tackles life, Louisville and the pursuit of happiness
‘Amerikarma’ By Sarah Ivens. Mini Moff Musings; 232 pgs., $12. Former Louisville resident and LEO contributor Sarah Ivens has produced a shelf full of how-to books — but here is the memoir where she shares how she found her own way through life. Bottom line: This book is a pastiche, but from an expert in…
Los Campesinos! — From Cardiff to Cardinal Town
Los Campesinos! are the UK’s best-known indie rock band with an exclamation point at the end of their name. The literarily minded yet goofy bunch emerged in 2006 at Cardiff University in Wales, though none of the founding members are Welsh. Their fourth full-length album, Hello Sadness, was released last fall. Guitarist Neil Campesinos! (aka…
Staffpicks
Through June 23 Michael Ratterman & John King Zephyr Gallery 610 E. Market St. • 585-5646 zephyrgallery.org The best thing about Zephyr Gallery is its dual nature — perfect for artists John King and Mike Ratterman to be shown in environments that suit their work. King’s latest sculptures are wood and glass, which take advantage…
Bar Belle: Get outta town
Some days this city feels like you threw a birthday party and the only people who showed up are the ones you didn’t invite. You pinch yourself, poke yourself and pound your head into a wall to make sure you’re not dreaming. Unfortunately, you’re not. When this city feels about the size of El Mundo…
Me Vs. Music
Music again … finally! A few years ago, The Boy and I hosted a music festival. We spent so much time working that we had little time to enjoy the music. After it was over, the exhaustion was so great that it extended to my ears. I was uninterested in music for a year, at…
Survey says
Mark Twain’s declaration that Kentucky is 20 years behind the times remains true today, particularly when it comes to gay rights. From the commonwealth’s constitutional amendment banning same-sex unions to state lawmakers’ reluctance to protect LGBT youths from bullying, Kentucky lags far behind much of the nation on this front. LEO Weekly asked a few…
Elegance is made easy at St. Charles Exchange
What could be more elegant than the classy confines of a turn-of-the-century hotel bar? Turn of the last century, I mean — a scene more familiar through classic cinema than personal experience. I’m not that old! Take Louisville’s new St. Charles Exchange, for example. Pull open the tall, heavy doors, and it’s like stepping back…
Video TapeWorm
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKS: JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME 2012; $15.98-$40.98; R Jason Segel once again plays a slacker/nerd, this time a pot-smoking basement-dwelling man-child, just one of a series of not-entirely-likeable characters that somehow come together to make this a surprisingly fresh and uplifting comedy. With Ed Helms as his asshole brother, the phenomenal…
