Ramone mania, rich Mahogany, ’Birds babe & more
You might say Tommy Erdelyi’s career has come full circle. He literally made a name for himself — Tommy Ramone — as a member of The Ramones. These days, though, he is back playing the sort of acoustic roots music that hooked him in the first place. What happened in between, of course, is legend.…
City Strobe
West Broadway will stay closed, judge says Standing in a federal courtroom in Louisville Monday afternoon, legendary comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory had mixed emotions. A ruling by Judge Jennifer Coffman upheld the city’s plan to close West Broadway between 9th and 34th streets on Derby weekend, a plan criticized for being racist…
Rumor & Innuendo
Givin’ it back. So we know the Brohm family is all Louisville all the time. Here’s a testament to their commitment to the good of the city as well as to its football fortunes. Last Tuesday night the clan was in full force at the annual fund-raiser for Wellspring, an organization serving those with severe…
The façade of accountability: The Metro Ethics Commission seems to be asleep at the switch. What’s that mean for the a
Maggie and Dennis Martin were piqued when Insight Communications said it wouldn’t drag cable lines to their neighborhood, a serene area of low population on the outer edge of the county, almost in Bullitt. It is, in a sense, the last frontier of Jefferson County, a hopelessly developable swath of the Old Life that landowners…
Film Review – Next
STARRING NICOLAS CAGE, JULIANNE MOORE, JESSICA BIEL, TONY KITTEN AND MICHAEL TRUCO. DIRECTED BY LEE TAMAHORI. RELEASED BY PARAMOUNT. RATED PG-13; 1:36 Can anyone answer the question, “Why is Nicolas Cage a big star?” Can anyone answer the question, “Why, if one dislikes Cage’s movies so much, does one continue to review them?” The first…
Film Review – The Condemned
STARRING STEVE AUSTIN, VINNIE JONES, TRENT SULLIVAN, RICK HOFFMAN AND MATTHEW JONES. DIRECTED BY SCOTT WIPER. RELEASED BY LIONSGATE. RATED R; 1:40 We all have our standards. One of mine is that a movie can’t have a gratuitous rape scene and still be considered successful entertainment. “The Condemned,” about death-row murderers dropped on an island…
WELP’S LOUISVILLE : God save the queen some burgoo
Dear Queen Elizabeth, Howdy-do! May I call Your Majesty Your Majesty? Welcome to Louisville. We are totally psyched to have Your Royal Highness here for Derby ’07. Woot! Derby! When I first saw the “Queen coming to Churchill Downs” headlines, I was a little disappointed. I could understand the Stones. And even The Police. But…
Staffpicks
Through May 30 Alice Baldwin’s ‘Still Life with Bagels’ ART Matisse or Picasso: I often wonder which of the two has influenced contemporary artists more. Matisse scores with painter Alice Baldwin, who says, in her artist statement, that she is “a true color junkie and like the freedom of fauvist and expressionistic work.” And Baldwin…
Video Tapeworm: New, encore and low-price releases through Tuesday, may 8
this week’s Twin peeks THE JOHN WAYNE COLLECTION, VOL. 1 2007; DVD $24.95, UR Five of The Duke’s best from Republic Pictures in a boxed set. Includes “The Quiet Man” — an ode to pacificism featuring the greatest donnybrook ever filmed! — “The Sands of Iwo Jima,” “Flying Tigers” and “The Wake of the Red…
The power of 10 : LEO Voter Guide 2007 second of three Clip and Save!
You may find it impossible to believe there’s anything of importance going on in these parts besides that big horse race on Saturday. We understand. But there is — it’s called the gubernatorial primary, and it’s a 10-horse race across two parties. Among the pundits, there has been widespread speculation that one or more candidate…
CD REVIEWS
We All BelongDr. Dog(PARK THE VAN)Like their cacophonous contemporaries and fellow Philadelphia natives Man Man, Dr. Dog combine all the best parts of a sonic rampage through the junkyard without the batshit crazy, shotgun-toting proprietor or post-romp tetanus shots. At the same time, however, Dr. Dog never let their raucous sound carry them away. Whether…
An Unstable Derby event aiming for permanence
Besides being a prime place to see partygoers dressed like celebrities or paparazzi — watch out for one too many Larry Birkheads this year, and remember, his weapon is loaded — the Unstable Barn Party is an engine of support for visual artists in Louisville. Driven by Laurie Blayney from Spot 5 Art Studio and…
Erosia
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Aftertastes
Gumbo A Go-Go, 2109 Frankfort Ave., 896-4046, www.gumboagogo.com. This home-style Cajun eatery in Clifton has become a neighborhood mainstay and is slowly building its hearty, good and affordable fare. The new Voodoo Chicken — an offshoot of the popular Drunken Chicken — significantly ramps up the fiery Cajun spice. (Reviewed: 1/31; Rating: 85) Schuler’s Family…
Slugger Field fare is no picnic
Not only is it Derby Week, but the Louisville Bats’ season is under way at Slugger Field, so even sports fans who have been sweating out the long months until the Cards and Cats are back in play have little to complain about. But food lovers who enjoy a good dinner to go with the…
Mug Shots: 5 spots to get your brew on
Visiting Louisville for Derby? Looking for locally brewed beer? My aim is to familiarize guests with Louisville’s assortment of five top-quality breweries. I’m listing them alphabetically, not in order of preference. Call each for pertinent details. Bluegrass Brewing Co. (BBC) 3929 Shelbyville Road, 899-7070Louisville’s longest-tenured brewpub (1993) remains an immensely popular St. Matthews hangout, with…
Killing tradition, one seat license at a time
Nine years ago, I wrote a column about my dad and his older brother that attempted to examine, and glorify, their annual Kentucky Derby ritual, which I learned, after asking questions for the piece, dated at least to the early 1950s. Specifically, I was out to document their streak of consecutive years attending the Derby…
Handicapping for karma: It takes money to own a Derby horse. Not all owners are created equal
Got your Derby on and ready to muddle through stacks of speed ratings, dosage numbers, databases and diatribes? Again with the mundane search for prescient visions of lucky numbers, memorable monikers or catchy-colored saddle clothes? What if you’re a bettor with a social conscience? Can you carry the weight of knowing where the cash came…
From the outside looking infield: Face it, folks: Derby means more to us than those Churchill Downers
Many moons have phased in and out since I last walked the streets of Louisville, but the Ville is where my thoughts turn when Derby is around the corner. I have always known the race as a celebration of national-holiday magnitude. As a child I was groomed to appreciate the various pleasures of Derbytime, the…
Drawing straws? Throw out the favorite, but not Street Sense, Nobiz Like Shobiz
There’s a phrase trainers will sometimes use after their horse wins the Kentucky Derby. They’ll thank their lucky stars and note the horse “didn’t find a straw in his path.” Which means the trainer pointed for months at the Derby, and found that everything fell perfectly into place. Everything went right and nothing went wrong…
The trauma season: How to make sure Derby doesn’t turn into the ‘Run for the Remedies’
To get there we had to pass through many gates, each one a step down in status, then through a tunnel under the track. Emerging from the tunnel was such a culture shock that it took us a while to adjust. “God almighty!” Steadman muttered. “This is a … Jesus!” He plunged ahead with his…
Community Listings
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Art Splatters: art news bits
The Creative Diversity Studio, which works with artists with disabilities, needs help keeping its doors open; the grants that have funded the endeavor so far won’t cover all expenses, and so additional support is needed. Visit www.creativediversity.org for more information. Three new galleries have opened in the area recently: The Gallery on Pearl in the…
What’s in the galleries this Derby season? A horse, of course
To paraphrase Gertrude Stein, if “a horse is a horse is a horse,” wouldn’t all those visual interpretations of the animal be repetitive? But after visiting the various Derby-related art exhibitions around Louisville, I quickly realized there is no definitive horse image — nor should there be. If you favor horses painted realistically, the show…
Arts & Entertainment Listings
Please send your information to 640 S. Fourth St., Louisville, Ky. 40202, fax to 895-9779 or e-mail to listings@leoweekly.com. Deadline is Wednesdays at 3 p.m. Include a daytime phone number. Events published on a space-available basis. Listings marked with the LEO “O” are worth a special look. Derby Louisville Visual Arts Association —two Derby week…
