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With Trump’s win, will the U.S. turn into an angry, permanent campaign rally?
“A rat crept softly through the vegetation Dragging its slimy belly on the bank” —The Waste Land, T.S. Eliot Feb. 3, 2018. I write from jail. President Trump hasn’t signed a single bill into law. That’s not just because Vice President Pence would probably do the actual signing, anyway, if there was anything to be…
An early listen: two songs from Louisville Covers Christmas
Louisville Covers Christmas — a compilation of holiday songs from 11 local bands — will hit stores (and is currently available for preorder) in mid-November. But first, here’s an early listen of two songs from the record, “Winter Wonderland” by the Watson Twins and “Last Christmas” by The Pass. Here are the complete track listings…
A symphony for the ages: Seven LEO writers on their favorite Zelda soundtracks
“The Legend of Zelda,” the landmark Nintendo series that has never lost momentum in its three decades of existence, has aged and developed as well as anything in video game history. The old games are just as good today as they were on the day they were released, and the newer ones continue to innovate…
This week in Louisville history: Racial tension ends in violence at duPont Manual High School
On Nov. 10, 1976, violence broke out at duPont Manual High School, resulting in the suspension of more than 30 students, injuries to 16 students and the arrest of eight, according to a series of articles by Courier-Journal reporter Wanda Nichols. The Board of Education and faculty referred to the incident as a “race riot,”…
10 things to do under $5 this week in Louisville (11/07)
MONDAY Anime Super Feast Kaiju Free | 7 p.m. Don’t spend your Monday pacing around the house and anxious about the coming election. Spend your Monday at Kaiju, where there will be Japanese street food and anime shows about food. The feast begins at 7 p.m., followed by three episodes a piece of “Toriko” and “Bento.” Brew…
‘I haven’t gone out and bought fake boobs’: A Q&A with comedian Sarah Hyland before she returns to Louisville for a series of shows
Sarah Hyland is one of the best comics in Los Angeles, but is a true Louisville original. Her manic, high-energy show spins back and forth between straight forward stand-up and an exploration through a mental vault of off-beat characters including: La Sarah, Kentucky Lightning and her own parents. Hyland’s passionate devotion to such characters have…
LEO Podcast #41: Louisville Vegan Jerky
LEO Food writers Robin Garr and Michael Powell talk to Stan Chase, founder of Louisville Vegan Jerky, about trends in plant-based meat substitutes, Internet trolls and making veganism more inclusive and accessible. Suscribe to the LEO Podcast on iTunes, and follow us on Soundcloud and Twitter.
After Live Nation buyout, Forecastle will continue to book local bands: Not much will change, according to AC Entertainment
You can still expect Louisville acts to be a part the Forecastle Festival after Live Nation bought a controlling share of the festival’s parent company, AC Entertainment. “Forecastle will still be booked by the same team as it’s always been, so you can expect we’ll continue to have a nice sampling of local and regional…
5 Things To Do This Weekend in Louisville (11/04)
FRIDAY Day of Dead Louisville 500 S. Fourth St. Free | 5 p.m. Celebrate Día de los Muertos with a street party on Fourth Street this Friday. Dress up in a skeleton or sugar skull outfit, enjoy flamenco, folkloric and fire dancing, live music, Day of the Dead-inspired art and plenty of food and drink.…
Gov. Bevin said Trump criticizers are hypocrites because they listen to rap, play Grand Theft Auto: He should apologize to Kentuckians
Gov. Matt Bevin has crossed the line this time in his criticism of Kentuckians, saying their opinions do not count. He now owes us all an apology. In a radio interview Tuesday with Terry Meiners on 840 WHAS radio, Bevin finally responded to Donald Trump’s video about grabbing women. He did not defend Trump’s comments,…
Could we see Trump vs. Paul Ryan vs. Michelle Obama in 2020?
“Pollsters stunned: Donald Trump elected president.” It is Nov. 9. You’ve collected the newspaper off your actual or digital front porch to find this headline staring back at you. You rub your eyes and blink hard. Trump was right. The polls were rigged, a vain attempt by the liberal media to convince us that a…
Will the GOP take the Kentucky House of Representatives?
This election is about as settled as a naked butt on a hot stove. Sure, Kentucky Republicans are confident, and why shouldn’t they be? Barack Obama is in the White House situation room, directing what U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell luxuriates in calling the War on Coal. Hillary Clinton, who famously promised to “put a lot…
Trump’s spawn: ?monsters within come out
Monsters hide deep within our darkest core, awful beasts constructed of lies, shame and secrets born from a single disgusting act. At times, the wrong words can summon them out of their concealment. Donald Trump’s 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape did just this. “It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait,” he bragged in…
Vote buying is still alive in Kentucky
Three weeks before primary election day in 1987, the fixer crammed cases of beer into the back of his car and threw a party behind his house in Eastern Kentucky. His purpose: to lock up the votes of the 30 or so men and women who attended. Another day, the fixer went looking for a…
Thorns & Roses: The Best & Worst
Heavy is the head | Thorn Zoning activists wanted Wal-Mart to play by city rules and build its proposed store up to the curb on Broadway. Wal-Mart wanted parking in the front. West End residents just wanted the jobs and access to groceries that the store would have brought. Mayor Greg Fischer blamed the resulting…
Sophisticated jams: a Q&A with Funqquestra
From Brasilia, Funqquestra — an eight-piece ensemble (including two drummers) — unpacks sophisticated jams, intersecting funk, jazz and Brazilian pop rhythms. Their lively performances spread the message of instrumental music across borders, genre, and, on Friday, Nov. 4, to the Clifton Center for a performance hosted by the International Jazz Series. LEO spoke with the…
‘The Abduction’: ?Mozart coming of age
It’s the first opera from the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Newly-arrived in Vienna in 1782, Mozart is determined to make his mark in the musical capital of Europe. He’s 26, with years of prolific composition behind him — but the best is yet to come. Mozart is excited about his prospects, and in love with…
A Q&A with the organizer of the Django Reinhardt Gypsy Jazz Fest
The sixth annual Django Jamboree Gypsy Jazz Fest will be held in Louisville on Nov. 4-5, celebrating the life and music of French Romani guitarist Django Reinhardt. On Friday, there will be a concert featuring the Gonzalo Bergara Quartet, and, on Saturday, there will be classes and a jam session. We spoke with Ben Andrews,…
Three shows to see this week
Natural Child Natural Child, a laid back Southern stoner rock group, formed in 2009 when drummer Zack Martin and bassist Wes Taylor, both of the famed Nashville garage rock group Turbo Fruits, left the band seeking to start their own group. They teamed up with the singer and guitarist Seth Murray, previously of The Horribly…
Outside the Wall
Let’s play a game called Life in Real Time. This isn’t about a fleeting thought, lyrical debate or who’s hot/who’s not. This is about the wall in front of me at this very second. A wall that any person who works, or dabbles, in creativity faces from time to time that can be as frustrating…
‘Legacy of Light,’ smart, courtly, laced ?with irreverent ironies
As the first half of “Legacy of Light” comes to a close, playwright Karen Zacarias gives the play’s central character, the 18th-century physicist, mathematician and writer Emilie du Chatelet an opportunity to stand alone on the stage and address the audience directly. She recounts with perfect clarity an experiment she invented and described in 1737…
Open studio weekend, behind the curtain of art-making
For artist Richard Sullivan, painting is necessarily a solitary endeavor. “Ninety percent of the time, I like to be alone in the studio,” he said. He is about to fill the other 10 percent, as we the public are invited to see what’s behind the curtain during the fourth-annual Open Studio Weekend, or OSW. It’s…
Writer’s block festival brings in novelist Lauren Groff
A jam-packed day awaits writers and readers Saturday at Tim Faulkner Gallery: It’s the sixth Writer’s Block Festival, which runs from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. The entire day can be enjoyed without dropping a dime, what with panel discussions from noted authors (Kirby Gann) and poets (B. Shatter) and publishing professionals. There will also…
We nosh until we can nosh no more at Noosh Nosh
Think about this, Louisville: We’ve been enjoying Anoosh Shariat’s delicious cooking and attentive service through four decades now. Count ‘em — In the 1980s, fresh in Louisville from his native Iran, by way of Germany, Anoosh brought us Remington’s, a stunning, clubby venue fitted with Frederick Remington statues, offering the city an early glimpse of…
Hemp-infused ceviche!
While I know I’m the barkeep, and both my job and social life often revolve around spirits and imbibing, I’m not too proud to admit that the epicenter of my milieu is not exactly a superfood. Occasionally, it’s time for me to indulge in a product that isn’t born from corn or agave, but, say,…
Dating older men? maybe…
Send your questions to: AskMindaHoney@leoweekly.com Minda, What is your take on dating/sleeping with older men? When I was 21, I was dating a 35-year-old man. Today, I am 23 and I have started to see a 40-year-old man. The funny thing is that we have not revealed our ages to each other. It hasn’t come up…
The silver linings of an orange victory
Time to contemplate the uncontemplatable. If that’s a word. It isn’t, but that wouldn’t be the first time you’ve displayed your ignorance by strangling our mother tongue. Think he can win? ‘Course he can. I’m no gambler, but in a two-horse race, there’s no such thing as a rank outsider. Will he? Very unlikely. Polls…
I will miss Donald Trump bigly
Donald Trump really has made America great again. He has made television news great again, like an addictive reality TV show that shocks you more every day. He has made newspapers great again, prompting award-winning investigative journalism and creating news so outrageous that even The New York Times had to put his raunchy exploits on…
Fire on the Mountain
Let’s talk about Nero. He was a Roman emperor who fiddled. While Rome burned. Or he may have played the cithara, or the lute, which both preceded the violoncello, named from the Latin vitula, a stringed instrument. Watching Yo-Yo-Ma play Sir Edward Elgar’s “Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85” at the Kentucky Center on…
Protest vote at our peril
The main narrative of the 2016 election is how distasteful America finds the two major candidates for president. It takes only a quick stroll around social media, or the grocery store, to hear how some people plan to vote for a third-party candidate — or not vote at all — to preserve their conscience. Just…
Your Voice
on erica rucker: women being handled … There is no indication that Donald Trump grabbed any women by their females genitals. He was doing lewd talking. You, Erica Rucker, are a presumptuous a-hole for stating “when Trump loses.” I pray Trump wins so that your face can be rubbed in the (bull)shit that you spew…
