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Coop to Table
With backyard gardens and clucking hens, the urban farmer’s homegrown dining lifestyle is less about plate presentation than it is about rich flavors, simplicity, and the satisfaction of a bright orange egg yolk on a Saturday morning. It’s the rebellious among us who demand integrity in our food. Achieving it is to raise our own…
We savor the umami at BarCode1758
I slurped a mouthful of fat white udon noodles. Slurping noodles is entirely appropriate in Japanese culture, you know. I savored the aromatic brown broth, took a deep breath and sighed, full of happy. “Mmm. Umami.” Mary gave me a funny look. “I don’t think rap is your thing.” “No! ‘Oo-mommy,’ not ‘Yo momma.’ It’s…
Video Tapeworm
(Dear Readers: Bill is back on the job again after spending last week in the pokie — and learning all too well what that term implies — for abusing a popular men’s magazine. He was released after the Commonwealth was found guilty of not minding its own business.) This Week’s Twin Peeks THE…
ART: Dia de los Muertos on display
If you’re a person who thinks Halloween should be a federal holiday, don’t despair now that it’s over, especially if you have a skeleton or Frida Kahlo costume. Louisville is celebrating the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) during the Nov. 7 First Friday Trolley Hop, with the galleries along Fourth Street hosting…
CULTURE: Dia de los Muertos altars to be placed along South Fourth Street
The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) celebration and the colorful folk art surrounding the ancient Mexican holiday have become increasingly popular in the States and throughout the world. Mexicans honor and remember their deceased family members and ancestors with beautiful altars (ofrendas) bursting with colorful sugar skulls, flowers, food, alcohol, photographs, papier-mache…
BOOK: Local author looks underground in “Back Country”
Local author R. Barker Price is back with a small-scale thriller set in motion by a coal seam that may not be what it seems. His prior novel “Turf Wars” was a significantly breezier work, and it benefitted from a novel subject matter and a good match of tone and protagonist. Now comes a story…
Completely Obsessed
Maybe you’ve heard: the ‘90s are back. Just look around. The clothes are straight out of a Screaming Trees video, new bands are throwing power chords around like it’s their first orgasm, and the way the kids are talking about Kurt Cobain — most of them born after he died — is way more passionately…
Plugged In (Nov. 5 – Nov. 11)
WED Nov 5th Bearno’s: Petar Mandic; 8 p.m. Decca: Subterranean Phrases; 7:30 p.m. Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Devereaux; 10 p.m. Gary’s on Spring: Walker & Kays; 6 p.m. Gerstle’s: Kimmet & Doug; 9 p.m. Headliners Music Hall: Particle, Freekbass; 9 p.m., $15 Jim Porter’s: Mixed Bag Wednesday From DJ’s to Country, Rock to Jazz, Comedy…
Yen AM Dollar Sign
There seems to be a correlation between Louisville hip-hop and indie in that both produce melancholic, low-key melodies and narrative structures. Maybe it’s the weather, or maybe it’s something a bit less tangible, but those characteristics seem ingrained in our city’s DNA, evidenced wonderfully again here on “Yen AM Dollar Sign,” the newest from Kogan…
With a Little Help from my Fwends
While some of it sounds like Pink Floyd jamming in a garage while getting blacked-out drunk after a peyote binge, The Flaming Lips-led “Sgt. Pepper’s” cover album, “With a Little Help From My Fwends,” has its moments. Some people say this is a Beatles masterpiece and shouldn’t be covered, but I disagree: Really, “Sgt. Pepper’s”…
Stoned to Death
A kind of T-Rex-style classic glam rock seems to be the trademark of Seattle quartet Fox and the Law. Their newest album, “Stoned to Death,” balances a whimsy that sees the band exploring heavy pop tropes and anthemic rock riffs, which makes for an easy-to-listen-to experience. Upon hearing the opener, “Cheap Talk,” my wife thought…
Jet Black orchid
What Jet Black Orchid seems so apt to channel is that kind of easy rock vibe found in The Black Crowes’ music. There’s kind of a hippy-era thing going on with the local band’s first full-length. That’s not to say that the music is trippy or anything, but just that it relies on pretty straightforward…
The calm and the storm: a pre- and post-breakup conversation with Foxy Shazam
For the past decade, Foxy Shazam has been the little band that could. Theirs was a special kind of energy, a classic kind of arena-rock vibe that bristles with energy and big moments — the sort where you might expect someone in the band to jump kick at any moment, like a rowdy David Lee…
Journey to the center of the sound
Miguel Zenon is a multifaceted artist: saxophonist, composer, bandleader, educator, philanthropist and more. He’s also a proud Nuyorican, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and living in New York with his wife and young daughter. He’s made the cover of DownBeat twice, in 2010 and for the new December 2014 issue. Additionally, he has received…
b-sides: Stepdad
To say that the Grand Rapids, Michigan, electro-pop band Stepdad makes colorful music is an understatement. Theirs is a dreamy, video-game-influenced romp that sees the band dealing with everything from personal aesthetics to ripping themes for popular comic-turned-late-night-cartoon “Axe Cop” for a sound that is part ‘80s arena anthem and part bubblegum emo. It makes…
She sure ain’t what she used to be
Justin Townes Earle is an award-winning and critically acclaimed singer/songwriter … who also happens to be the son of critically acclaimed and award-winning singer/songwriter Steve Earle. Growing up in Nashville, Justin’s parents split when he was very young. His father was on the road most of the time, which left Justin to be raised primarily…
Staffpicks
Nov. 6 & 8 Louisville Orchestra, Sibelius Guest soloist Elmar Oliveira Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall 501 W. Main St., 584-7777 louisvilleorchestra.org $15 – $75; Nov. 6, 10:30 a.m.; Nov. 8, 8 p.m. When you hear a piece by Jean Sibelius, it sounds like Sibelius — which audiences will happily discover when guest soloist Elmar Oliveira…
The daily Grind pays off for Liz and Jesse Huot
The simple black logo that adorns Louisville’s popular Grind Burger truck and its new sibling, Grind Burger Kitchen, speaks volumes about owners Liz and Jesse Huot’s brisk journey from corporate life to the uncertain joys of running a popular food trucks Well … actually, Grind is not exactly a food truck. It’s a concession trailer…
The Local List – Dining Guide 2014
Compiled by J. Cobb, Jo Anne Triplette & Robin Garr Price Range: $ = $10 or less; $$ = $20 or less; $$$ = $30 or less;? $$$$ = more than $30. (Per person for a meal without tip or tax.) LOUISVILLE BEECHMONT/WILDER PARK AFRICAN Al Nuur, 2933 S. Fourth St., 210-7623, $. CAFE/COFFEE Sunergos…
The recipe for success? Roux, RYE and El Mundo share their secrets
With culinary accolades and top 10 listings from the likes of Zagat, Southern Living and Saveur magazine, there’s no question that the capital of Bourbon Country is officially a destination city for food connoisseurs — and whiskey connoisseurs too. Bardstown Road (site of Louisville’s first “restaurant row”), Frankfort Avenue (the second) and now NuLu (the…
I could have made this at home
So, you’re dining out. Someone you’re with (or maybe even you!) says, “I could have made this at home for less.” Let’s be honest. One of you likely could have made some version of “this” at home, and possibly have spent less than the restaurant entree price to produce it for you and your family…
Beyond the political games, why felony expungement is a good idea
Led by Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky politicians are earnestly discussing easing the path to civil rights restoration for convicted felons. Democratic politicians seek to gain more voters because they assume that the majority of convicted felons would vote Democratic. Republicans, like Paul, view restoring voting rights as a move that would reach out to minority…
History’s Assholes: Heinrich Kramer
Welcome once again to History’s Assholes, the column that travels back in time to flush out the assholes who made the world what it is today. Previously in History’s Assholes, we’ve looked at monumental American assholes like Thomas Midgley, the father of leaded gasoline, and Fred Koch, chemical baron and progenitor of the Koch Brothers…
Food is Louisville, Louisville is delicious
Thank all that is good that the Senate race is over, and it is now time to discuss more entertaining issues. For instance, this week’s LEO Dining Guide. Food and beverages! It does not get any more fun than that. So as the ink dries on this week’s LEO, the final ballots are being counted.…
Inbox – November 5, 2014
LEO Weekly welcomes letters that are brief (350 words max) and thoughtful. Ad hominem attacks will be ignored, and we need your name and a daytime phone number. Send snail mail to Inbox, 301 E. Main St., Suite 201, Louisville, KY 40202. Fax to 895-9779 or email to leo@leoweekly.com. We may edit for length, grammar…
