Built like a Brix House Special …
Brix Wine Bar, on Lagrange Road, is an attractive, worthy addition to the suburbs. As soon as I saw the name of Brix Wine Bar, I knew I had to try it. Brix — pronounced “bricks,” not the Frenchified “bree” — is a serious techno-wine word, a vineyard term for the level of sugar in…
The Bar Belle: I kinda like Nashville
Sometimes you have to go away to truly appreciate what you have. I traveled down to Nashville last weekend to celebrate a friend’s birthday and take a break from all the recent March debauchery. The good news is the debauchery followed me to Music City; the bad news is it cost me an arm and…
City Strobe
The superintendent gapWhat if one of the best jobs in the nation opened up and nobody wanted it because it was so oppressively thankless? While that description might sound like Tubby Smith’s old job at UK, it’s also what the Jefferson County Board of Education seems to face in its search for a new superintendent.…
Parsing the Great Cherokee Triangle Condo Debate: The haves haggle with the haves over the Triangle’s mojo
Aquarius Apartments: The Aquarius Apartments’ bland aesthetic makes it stand out amid the historic homes in the 1000 block of Cherokee Road. The complex could be torn down soon and replaced with a high-end condo project, the design of which has been the subject of much debate The attorney stood before the Louisville Landmarks Commission,…
Rumor & Innuendo
“Lonely Blue Boy.” It was a 1960 hit for Conway Twitty, and now, the apt description of the University of Kentucky athletics director that Wildcat fans love to hate, Mitch Barnhart. But his moment has arrived. Corral Billy the Kid and Mitch is the new Tom Jurich.The latest name I heard. Talk about a rep…
Mohler’s conflicted dogma: Protestors keep focus on Seminary president’s message of intolerance
Twelve activists were arrested Monday during a sit-in outside the office of Dr. Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The group, part of a national, interfaith gay-rights group called Soulforce, was attempting to meet with Mohler to discuss an essay he posted on his Web site on March 2, in which he…
Cleaning up our front porch: Living Lands & Waters takes its show on the road, one river town at a time
Trash is ready for removal from a beach at the Falls of the Ohio. The Ohio River’s banks rival any ancient archaeological site for clues about human beings. The trash in the river is as varied as the people who live near it, and the things we buy and use every day. One wooded stretch…
Erosia
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Message to the People: I wish I knew Elizabeth Edwards
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” —Mohandas Gandhi I don’t know Elizabeth Edwards, but I wish I did. Death makes us reflect. Last week I traveled home to Atlanta for another funeral. It was cancer again. My family is becoming all too familiar…
It’s Bloody good: A smart balance makes Loveless critique worth checking out
(Editor’s Note: Periodically, LEO will run reviews of Continuum’s 33 1/3 series of books that dissect classic and influential albums.) Reading a “making of” story about one of your favorite albums can be a frightening prospect. What if all the magic is replaced with a bunch of dry-sounding facts, technical problems and reports of who…
For pickin’s sake: That’s why the bluegrassers will gather
Bluegrass players find the Galt House ideal for pickin’.: Photo by Michael Bucayu Michael Bucayu had neither the resources nor the money to organize another BOTO Fest, the downtown gathering that filled the void left when the International Bluegrass Music Festival moved its annual convention and FanFest to Nashville in 2005. But George Garrett wanted…
‘Batch’ is a spectacular head-scratcher
The cast of “Batch.â€: Photo by Harlan Taylor “Batch,” the last full-length production of this year’s Humana Festival, pushes the envelope just shy of the point of breaking through to brilliance. New Paradise Laboratories, known for its experimental theater, is to be commended for trying something new by using multimedia techniques, electronic music and extreme…
‘Open Road’ not as exhilarating as the real thing
Zachary Palamara, and Michael Judson Pace in “The Open Road Anthology.â€: Photo by Harlan Taylor “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing,…
‘Sailor’s Song’ waltzes through themes of fate, love, death
Leah Roberts, Andy Pyle and Kara Reeder in “Sailor’s Song.†New York playwright John Patrick Shanley, who wrote the Academy Award-winning script for “Moonstruck,” is no newcomer to local stages. In 1984 his hit play “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea” made its debut at the Humana Festival of New American Plays. When Shanley wrote…
Aftertastes
Liang’s Café, 3571 Springhurst Blvd., 425-0188. One of the city’s newest top Chinese spots, Liang’s is owned by Roland Wong, who for many years ran the front of the house at Emperor of China. A dozen regional North China dishes are integrated into the regular menu as “House Specialties,” which are listed on the menu…
Video Tapeworm: Releases through Tuesday, April 3
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKS THE MARIO BAVA COLLECTION, VOLUME 1 2007; DVD $49.95, UR A fabulous five-disc set of early works from Italy’s pre-eminent cinematographer, special effects wizard and thriller director. Contains the Hitchcockian “The Girl Who Knew Too Much” (1963), “Kill Baby Kill” (1966), which inspired Dario Argento’s “Suspiria,” the obscure “Knives of the…
Black magic, in the Wake, fresh Bloom, Cats’ meow
Zakk Wylde Zakk Wylde has been the trusted sideman of one of heavy metal’s godfathers for a long time.Ozzy Osbourne plucked Wylde out of relative obscurity (he was working at a gas station in New Jersey) to be the lead guitarist on No Rest for the Wicked, No More Tears and Ozzmosis.Over the years, Wylde…
Staffpicks
March 28-April 4Comedian Mike Armstrong This week, Comedy Caravan will be giving away free beer at all their shows. April Fools! (Damn.) Instead, Oldham County native Mike Armstrong will take the mic and most likely tell tall stories of his days as a police officer. Armstrong has appeared on Comedy Central, CMT and regularly is…
Community Listings
Special Events ••Just Creations — non-profit trade store having Oriental Rug Event, organization protects human rights for Pakistani rug artisans, March 28-31, 2722 Frankfort Ave., 897-7319.Hidden Hill — Nursery & Sculpture Garden hosting Grand Opening Kite Flying Extravaganza for kids, March 30-April 1, & Great Garden Ferns Seminar on March 30, 1pm, featuring hot dogs…
Arts & Entertainment Listings
Special Events ••Women Writing for (a) Change — students of spring semester to read original pieces of writing, free, March 29, 7-8pm, above Snelling Chiropractic off Hurstbourne Ln., 9700 Park Plaza Ave., 429-6099.Shawnee/Mackin Boys & Girls Club — hosting a photography display and contest, thru March 30, Shawnee Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library,…
