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The Next Louisville: When Bus Routes Determine Job Prospects
Andre Perry wakes up at 5 a.m. on workdays in his one bedroom apartment in the Shawnee neighborhood. His bus leaves 20 minutes later from a nearby stop. The 21 carries him downtown, where he waits about half an hour for a transfer to the 71. That bus takes him across the river to the…
10 under $5 – What To Do This Week In Louisville (5/14)
MONDAY GameKnights Kaiju Free | 7 p.m. Test your board-gaming skills (under the influence of beer or bourbon) at Game Knights. This weekly event, hosted by Nerd Louisville and “Squire,” of Book & Music Exchange (The Highlands), provides a choice selection of board games for you to play with friends. Come early to ensure a…
Listen to two new songs from the forthcoming album from The Hot Wires
Before The Hot Wires release their third full-length album, Dark Energy, next week listen below to two new songs from it — “Little Disaster” and “Electric Rider.” Both tracks are straightforward, burning rock and roll with enormous riffs and a garage rock heart. Consisting of Brian Gray (guitar, lead vocals), Brad White (drums, vocals), Robby…
5 Things To Do This Weekend In Louisville (5/11)
FRIDAY The May Flea Off Market (May 11-13) Fresh Start Grower’s Market Free | Friday 4:30-8 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. In addition to more than 200 vendors and food trucks — and craft beer — this May edition of the Flea Off Market features free yoga classes for adults and…
LEO’s guide to community gardens in Louisville
It’s a rule-of-thumb for many Kentuckians to wait until after Derby to plant their gardens. But what if you don’t have a yard? That’s where community gardens come in. Grab your gardening gear, decide what you want to plant, and check out this list of community gardens in Louisville. If you know about other gardens…
Killing us softly: blacks do not get the same portrayal in media as whites
[Editor’s note: Here is LEO’s third installment from The State of Black Louisville 2018 report, which the Louisville Urban League produced and released in February. This collection of over 40 essays on jobs, justice, education, health, housing and more was written by experts from within the city, outlining the issues and disparities for African-Americans in…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best & Most Absurd
Mitch’s karma ran over his dogma | Thorn, Thorn, Absurd Don Blankenship, who ran for U.S. Senate in West Virginia’s May 8 primary, gets a thorn for his TV ad attacking U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell for his “China family,” and other bullshit and lies. Blankenship is the coal baron who went to prison after 29…
Ryan Patterson on Fotocrime’s new album
For decades, Ryan Patterson has been at the forefront of the local hardcore punk and indie movement, primarily at the head of Coliseum, but also through his contributions to Black Cross, Black God, Whips/Chains and other bands. With Principle of Pain, the debut, full-length from his latest project Fotocrime, Patterson has taken a different approach…
Three concerts you should catch this week
Ben Sollee Zanzabar | Thursday, May 10 A Kentucky-born cellist who mixes classical styles with early-’00s indie, Ben Sollee’s style is both rustic and evolved, and his music is powerful and infectious. Sollee is nothing short of brilliant and unique in his approach. Kentucky Native Live Sampler by Ben Sollee and Kentucky Native Harpy…
Record Review: Young Widows – ‘Decayed: Ten Years of Cities, Wounds, Lightness and Pain’
Like any collection of B-sides, Decayed serves as a retrospective for Young Widows, dating back to some of the band’s earliest work. Sequenced chronologically backwards, you start to hear the history of the band unfold as you descend into the album, from the taut compositions that make up their latest material, to the unhinged wildness…
Record Review: Rob Lee – ‘Art of Flight’
With smooth R&B, Rob Lee’s debut record is packed with lean, catchy hooks and direct, contemplative lyrics. Confessional club music that’s smart and danceable, Art of Flight shimmers with inviting production, while an affable swagger drives the vocals from Rob and his friends, with guest spots from venerable local rappers like Jordan Jetson, Kori Black…
Record Review: Jane. – ‘Amen Dudes’
Whether it’s the gritty guitar or the throaty vocals from frontwoman Christy O’Connell, there is something incredibly immense about the music of Jane. Amen Dudes, who play throw-back post-punk with a mid-‘90s groove, evokes the most righteous moments of PJ Harvey or Nirvana. This isn’t some mid-tempo, middling meditation on riffs, but a poignant and…
Record Review: Fotocrime – ‘Principles of Pain’
Fronted by the imposing Ryan Patterson, there is a freshness present on Principles of Pain, part and parcel to an artist reinventing themselves. Where his previous work in Coliseum and Black God featured a visceral approach to guitar — a particularly growling and vicious groove — Fotocrime seethes with a simmering rage. There is a…
Shakespeare Behind Bars, a sharp, lucid ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’
I imagine that Shakespeare’s troupe of actors was full of men like Nick Bottom, the comically charismatic weaver in a local production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Bottom is an ambitious actor. He yearns to play every role in the play-within-a-play that serves as the comic core of this delightful story. If he had is…
Rabbit is ready to chug maple syrup
It has taken nearly two decades for sketch comedy group Broken Lizard to once again don the mustaches they made famous in the movie “Super Troopers.” Well, the Vermont state troopers prove they’re still up to their old antics with last month’s aptly titled sequel “Super Troopers 2.” To celebrate, Erik Stolhanske, aka Rabbit, has…
Head East to explore Con Huevos and Joella’s
Three years ago, two interesting, new, locally owned fast-casual eateries came to town, and I loved them both: Con Huevos set a new standard with its delicious, chef-driven Mexican breakfast and lunch. Joella’s first introduced us to the feisty genre of Nashville-style hot chicken. Both eateries have recently opened branches in the metro’s eastern suburbs.…
Bulleit fair, a Derby oasis
Louisville during Derby week offers a plethora of options when it comes to filling our social schedules, and sometimes it can feel a bit overwhelming. From brunches to galas to late night parties, it seems as though there’s something happening every hour of the day. That’s why it felt a bit ambitious to curate a…
Beggin’ Strip burps are disgusting
My friends and family have to come to think of me most anytime they see a bacon meme, recipe or fun product. This is because I harp often on just how delicious bacon is — it’s a savory masterpiece, and I will forever be grateful to pigs for the salty and smoky sacrifice they make.…
Savage Love: Pedestrian AF
Q: First let me say that I think you give excellent advice, even if it is a bit pedestrian at times. I have a small problem: Last fall, my penis bent up and to the left at an almost 90 degree angle. I know from Google that this is not an unusual problem. And at…
West of Ninth: People, in their own words… (5/9/2018)
Sonda, owner of Beauty Habits and a Parkland resident May 3, 2018 “The house that I live in is my great grandmother’s house. It’s off 34th and Greenwood. She was a hairstylist. Between her and Mr. Lee, we don’t know who did the most curls back in the day. I grew up with that because…
Incels, proof we must stop breeding
I hear a term like “involuntary celibate,” and I immediately think to myself, “Oh, there’s no fuckin’ way in hell that nonsense was not born, raised and made to be awful on the fuckin internet,” because the internet is the cauldron from which all modern-day horror comes crawling from; attempting to make contact and spread…
Leet’s campaign is over
Republican mayoral candidate Angela Leet’s avenue to wrest the mayor’s office away from two-term incumbent Greg Fischer was already claustrophobically narrow. After taking a non-position on the possible state takeover of Jefferson County Public Schools, she may have closed that lane entirely. When interim state Education Commissioner Wayne Lewis proposed a state takeover of JCPS,…
