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How the Moth sparked a storyteller culture in Louisville
[Editor’s Note: The following is an article about storytelling culture around Louisville. Read a story by Birds Of A Feather co-host Randi Skaggs here] On stage is David Serchuk. In person he can be a quiet guy, soft spoken with a sweet and kind-of-dorky laugh. But when he’s on stage, his personality gets amplified, and his…
A Q&A with artist Marie-Elena Ottman
Do you know anyone who has participated in the Nissan Ocean to Ocean Cayuco Race? Artist Marie-Elena Ottman (marie-elena.com) has. Her adventurous spirit also reveals itself in her art. LEO: What type of artist are you? Marie-Elena Ottman: I consider myself to be a multi-disciplinary artist and enjoy exploring and incorporating new materials in my work.…
10 things to do under $5 this week in Louisville (12/4)
MONDAY Love Birds, Tycoon$ of Teen, Dry Summers Kaiju $5 | 8-11 p.m. The people who brought you the Cropped Out music festival are throwing a show at Kaiju this Monday with punk rock bands including Love Birds, the fuzz power pop band Tycoon$ of Teen and post-punk/alternative band Dry Summers. Dad’s Angry Again by…
10 concerts you shouldn’t miss in December
Satellite Twin Kaiju Friday, Dec. 8 With experimental, menacing garage-rock that’s both fundamentally clever and visceral, Satellite Twin creates sweeping post-rock that hits heavy, with an earnest sort of aggression. The Mechanical Hearts EP by Satellite Twin Kamasi Washington Headliners Sunday, Dec. 10 A jazz savant that played on Kendrick Lamar’s latest record, Kamasi Washington…
LEO Presents: GRLwood, live in studio
For the latest LEO Presents, our video series where we ask local musicians to stop by our studio to play three songs, GRLwood brings their blistering guitar-and-drums punk attack, which veers from subtle croons to emphatic screams. Watch past episodes of LEO Presents here.
5 Things To Do This Weekend in Louisville (12/1)
FRIDAY Women Of Improv Four Pegs Free | 8-9:30 p.m. Support local comedy and improv at this show featuring what organizers promise are the “funniest female improvisers in Louisville.” Improv 502 is taking over the second floor of Four Pegs this Friday for a special Women of Improv show. Anchoring the show will be comedians…
Our six favorite local songs from November
Dom B X Peter Wesley — “Increasing Wealth” Add Peter Wesley to the ever-growing list of incredible emcees in the city, joined here by the incomparable Dom B, who continues to swing for the fences and connect. The production by Cave Dwlr is fun, bouncing and plodding along in a way that digs into trap,…
‘Wonders’
He leaned over to pick something up. It was a pan. My boyfriend picked up a frying pan from the sidewalk in Brooklyn. “I need a pan,” he said. Typical Dave. Jump in head first, never consider the risks. Who’d owned that pan? A serial killer who used it to fry human brains? How long…
Colonial Gardens redo
Once considered the Heart of South Louisville, Colonial Gardens has a long history that reflects the ebb and flow of South Louisville over the years — once it was a zoo and a place where Elvis performed, but then a vacant eyesore. Now, some say, the impending renovation of the building heralds a renaissance for…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best and Most Absurd
Jurich, let it go… no, just go | Thorn Arrogant, disgraced former UofL Athletic Director Tom Jurich needs a hobby. He told Courier Journal that “Papa John” Schnatter’s critical remarks about the athletic department in the spring were a “setup.” “He didn’t know what he was saying … It came out of his mouth, but…
Takei or not Takei — ?when our own offend
It’s raining men, America. Unfortunately, those men are sex offenders, and even Louisville is sustaining damage from this bad weather. As much as there are established stages of grief to guide the bereaved, there should be a handbook to take us through the stages for when we discover our heroes make bad choices, push boundaries…
Teddy Abrams answers ?Jecorey Arthur’s questions about the Orchestra’s new album
The Louisville Orchestra recently released its first album in almost 30 years, All In. We asked local musician Jecorey “1200” Arthur to interview LO Conductor Teddy Abrams, as the two have frequently collaborated in the past and share a love for classical music. Jecorey Arthur: As a percussionist I’ve recorded many times with small and…
Three concerts to catch this week
Pokey LaFarge Wednesday, Nov. 29 Headliners With an old-timey swing and an eclectic mix of generations of Americana roots, Pokey LaFarge creates a mash-up of genres that sounds like someone shipped today’s technology back to the days before rock ’n’ roll was invented. LaFarge is more than a time-capsule novelty act — he’s someone that…
Sonic Breakdown: Cereal Glyphs — ‘Belly Of The Snake’
[LEO’s biweekly Sonic Breakdown column deconstructs a single song from a Louisville musician or band.] Andy Meyers, lead songwriter, singer and guitar player for Cereal Glyphs, wrestles with a question that most likely plagues many of us in “Belly Of The Snake.” “The song, like a group of songs I wrote through the same time…
Grawemeyer winner, on music and beauty
UofL has awarded the 2018 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition — among the most significant honors in the world of contemporary music — to Danish composer Bent Sørensen. The award, which includes a prize of $100,000, is granted for a work that has premiered within the last five years. Sørensen was awarded the prize for…
Comic Book Reviews: ‘Doomsday Clock’ and ‘Sherlock Frankenstein’
‘Doomsday Clock’ No. 1 Writer Geoff Johns, artist Gary Frank Review by Meredith Harris, Great Escape Louisville In what might be my most anticipated comic of the year, writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank bring us “Doomsday Clock.” It serves as the next piece in the DC’s mystery surrounding Rebirth, which they started in…
Comedian Shane Torres: ‘Why exactly does everyone hate Guy Fieri?’
While growing up, Comedian Shane Torres and his father would watch stand-up comedy on cable, while his mother worked nights. Those HBO binge sessions with dad have paid off. Today, Torres is blowing up, having landed on “Conan” twice, IFC’s “Comedy Bang Bang” and “Comedy Central Presents.” This year, he released his debut album “Established…
Recipe, schme-cipe
My long-suffering fiancé works in an office of seven people, including three vegetarians. The other night I was recreating a Crockpot vegetarian, green bean dish that I had made for last year’s office Thanksgiving. It was a big hit, even with the meat eaters. I had to work really hard to make it rich in…
Making bars safe again
Although this year has been utterly devastating in more ways than one (politics, natural disasters, etc.), I think it’s safe to say that 2017 is the year that trash men are going to get called the fuck out. There is a liberation surging through our nation and communities, and while the responsibility of outing predators…
Repeal Day is upon us… Mile Wide turns one
More than a century ago, when beer was at a then-height of popularity in America, factions of people began to feel it should not be legal. The fear came from conservative Christians, women and others whose fears were that alcohol altered the minds of drinkers, if only temporarily, causing them to commit unlawful, sometimes violent…
Savage Love: Devastation
Q: I’m a straight man in a live-in relationship with a beautiful woman. There are no sparks in bed, and it’s been more than a year since we’ve had sex. She says, “I’m sorry, but I’m just not interested.” Sometimes she asks me if I’m disappointed, and I say something like “I miss sex.” And…
Shell Game
2017 is winding down, but a newly-energized gender revolution is just getting started. As is the case with most things, if you want something done, ask a woman. Artists, actors, CEOs, producers, tech gurus, lawyers, writers, comedians, lawmakers and more are mad as hell and well, we’re not gonna take it anymore. Revolution, thy name…
New Albany’s plan gets personal
New Albany, let’s talk. I’m a Louisvillian by birth, and my heart still lives in the River City, but I sleep in New Albany because I married a Hoosier. I love much about this hamlet; and I am excited to see it growing and changing. What doesn’t excite me is a questionable plan coming out…
Mayor Fischer’s next challenge
Mayor Greg Fischer recently found two new challengers for his third and final mayoral bid — one from the Republican right, Councilwoman Angela Leet, one from the progressive left, Ryan Fenwick, and independent Jackie Green. The saying goes that: If everyone’s mad at you, you must be doing something right. In Fischer’s case, I expect…
