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SPC. Tomas Young’s War on War
Iraq War veteran Tomas Young, gaunt and bed-bound in hospice care, was managing his pain and health with a menagerie of high-octane painkillers and antibiotics, including medical marijuana dispensed from a vaporizer. He spent his days in a darkened apartment, with his wife, in Portland, Oregon, knowing his time would be up soon. He had…
A quiet crowd and the search for a shooter: A few thoughts about the Cardinals opener
Approaching the Yum! Center, traffic is surprisingly light on a Friday night. It’s the opening game of the University of Louisville’s 2016-17 basketball season — but where’s the crowd? Cars zip along the streets, making all the green lights, sailing easily towards the Main Street arena. After years of construction on a new Ohio River…
This Week in Louisville History: Queen Marie of Romania visits the city
On Thursday, Nov. 18, 1926, Louisville was visited by Marie of Romania, the first queen to visit our city. Beginning in October 1926, Queen Marie took a well-publicized, diplomatic tour of the United States and Canada and was greeted by fanfare at all stops on her trip. According to “On Tour With Queen Marie’” by Constance…
10 things to do under $5 this week in Louisville (11/14)
MONDAY A Tribute to Leonard Cohen Seidenfaden’s Cafe Free | 9:30 p.m. To honor the passing of music legend Leonard Cohen, Seidenfaden’s Cafe is hosting a screening of “Leonard Cohen Live at The Isle of Wight 1970.” The film is part concert film and part documentary and will be buffered with a few other carefully-selected…
Louisville police tracked social-media postings of anti-Trump protesters last week, then met with Muslims to allay fears of profiling
Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad said officers used social-media monitoring software to keep tabs on last Thursday’s downtown protest against President-elect Donald Trump. “I needed that software to make sure the counter-protesters weren’t making violent threats to the people out there exercising their democratic rights as citizens of this country,” Conrad said during a…
Early listen: Stream Phourist and the Photons’ “Sound The Alarm”
Phourist and the Photons are dropping another song for the public’s ear from their yet-to-be-titled album, slated for release early next year. In “Sound The Alarm,” Nick Hill’s piano flourishes are still there, now with more heavy, low-end piano chords holding them down. Stuart Wicke’s bass moves through the piano chords with a confident grit…
Gov. Bevin calls a post-election, college town hall meeting “tax-funded silliness”: Tell Bevin on Twitter to stop shaming people and get back to governing Kentucky
Gov. Matt Bevin was midnight tweeting again Thursday night, and what he wrote is truly shameful. I implore you all to let him know how disgusting this is (probably via Twitter since that’s his preferred means of communicating). This time he is trying to shame a University of Washington administrator for reaching out to students and…
5 Things To Do This Weekend in Louisville (11/11)
FRIDAY Harpy “Wrong Songs” with Stook and Wet Kaiju Free | 9 p.m. As an avid LEO reader I am sure you have noticed that we are big fans of Yoko Molotov. Her “smutty” art is punk AF and we can’t get enough. But now Molotov is extending her artistic reach with the release of…
Louisville protestors send a message to Trump without violence or damage
“Just had a very open and successful presidential election. Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. Very unfair!” — @realDonaldTrump last night We did a deeply strange thing on Tuesday. Despite all sound logic, the United States of America decided to smash that like button on Donald J. Trump because, presumably, we’ve always…
How did this happen?: Five LEO writers on the election results and the future of the country
If you live in Louisville, chances are that you are still reeling from the election of Donald Trump, trying to sort out what it means for you, your family and friends and even the state of Kentucky. What we know for certain is that the pundits and pollsters were dead wrong — again. So now,…
No Agent Orange aid for Blue Water Navy
A deadly dichotomy exists for American veterans. On Friday, our nation will honor them as heroes with speeches and parades, with rightful respect and recognition. Yet these words, these sentiments, won’t translate into action the other 364 days of the year, especially on Capitol Hill, for roughly 90,000 sailors who served on the open waters…
Thorns & Roses: The Best & Worst
Pay for your sins, Kim Davis | Thorn Who should pay $233,000 in legal fees incurred because Rowan County Clerk Kim “Homophobe” Davis refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples? Four couples who sued Davis over marriage licenses now want a judge to allow them to recoup their money. Davis may be shielded as…
The Ambassador of Partying: A Q&A with Andrew W.K.
Andrew W.K., the man who was almost the party ambassador of the United States of America, is genuine and honest to the point of earnestness. You can catch him this Friday night at Zanzabar as part of his Power of Partying speaking tour, during which he hopes to help uncover the truth of the world…
Nick Dittmeier talks about his record, ‘Midwest Heart/Southern Blues’
Before the glitz and glamour of modern Nashville, country music was all about every-day, relatable experiences, be that heartbreak or poverty. That brand of country is still alive and kicking, and Nick Dittmeier and the Sawdusters are putting in the work. A touring band, Dittmeier and crew have a spent the majority of this year…
Twin Limb: Haplo
Twin Limb made the initial version of this album in the fall of 2014, when Lacey Guthrie and Maryliz Bender went to La La Land to record with producer Kevin Ratterman. Ratterman ended up turning into a full-time member, making Twin Limb a trio, adding a new dimension to their sound, which made them decide…
Joan Shelley: ?Cost of the Cold b/w Here and Whole
It’s easy to focus on her voice — which again is sublimely dulcet and entirely delightful — but what tends to get overlooked with folk or Americana is the acumen that goes into the song crafting. There is such a limited scope of music — a three-piece featuring two acoustic guitars; a multi-instrumentalist who offers…
Dr. Dundiff: In Love Every Day
As a producer, Dundiff has a distinct style defined by a bouncing, almost-maximalist approach. There are multiple layers to his orchestrations, making for a tiered listening experience. His most recent effort, In Love Every Day, expands on this with an album that recalls the Blue Note or Motown record catalog, with more than a little…
Axel Roley: ?Project Blacc: tha fall campaign
From the jump, producer Axel Roley puts you right in it. With Project Blacc: tha fall campaign, Roley leads with a sample that sounds cut as if he’s walking down the street. It’s not exactly a new conceit, but no less refreshing to hear sampling being employed in this way, as if you are there…
TV Killed The Rock-‘n’-Roll Star
We were all disappointed in HBO’s “Vinyl.” I think I made it through a handful of episodes before I finally gave up. I hadn’t gotten around to “Roadies,” but hearing viewers’ reactions, critics’ write-ups, and it being canceled quickly after the final episode of the first season, doesn’t add any urgency to my picking it…
Return of the Turquoise Tower
The new renovation of the 800 Building, a familiar form on the SoBro skyline, is an important development for our downtown. Despite only limited site and exterior modifications, the potential for it to be refilled with tenants after decades of limbo is an urban-design win in a neighborhood that needs one. The 800 was designed…
Post-election dystopian laughs: A Q&A with Mike Nilsson
Mike Nilsson has been one of the loudest champions of the Louisville comedy scene for over three decades. He has spent a great deal of his life driving around the United States, playing comedy clubs from coast to coast, as well as in Canada and the Caribbean. Once Nilsson gets in front of an audience…
Jeffersonville author Nicole Cushing on horror
You say Halloween’s over, but you haven’t had your fill of horror? Nicole Cushing will come to your rescue. Though rescue is presented here with a cautionary wink. The Jeffersonville author is coming to Louisville Free Public Library’s Main Branch for a reading that can’t help but be celebratory. Her daring, outrageous way of boundary…
Garage Bar summons our meditative mindfulness
Garage Bar — It’s noisy, it’s fun, and it’s all about artisanal pizza and fine country ham, not to mention a companionable bar scene in a cheekily-renovated old auto service station. What’s so Zen about that? Bear with me, Grasshopper, and I shall explain. This is a connection worth knowing, as it does not merely…
Bacon of the sea
I’ve always liked smoked salmon, but did you ever notice that when you buy it as a fillet, the flakiness can be annoying when trying to eat it as a snack? I know I’m picking nit here, but I like to eat smoked salmon with crackers, sometimes with cheese and sometimes solo. And a smoked…
Why we ride: Tales of bike theft, tips for prevention
That feeling in your gut. You forgot your lock while out on your bike, and you’re taking a chance that you can leave it, just for a minute. Looking around the corner to see if it’s there … gone. Did I lock the shed? I better go check. Locked but broken into. Three bikes, gone.…
Everybody Gonna Be Ok?
Teeth feeling tight with a broke little toe, to y’all who read this mess, it’s Nov. 9, the Colosseum is caked in a plethora of dried blood all puce-like, a new commander has been selected, and I’m currently in my room, where I will be for the foreseeable future, pleasantly-pajamaed, this device switched off and…
Dear Assholes
One of the risks of exposing yourself and telling a story about a personal attack is this: assholes. There are always assholes who know your life better than do you. There are assholes who think their garbage opinions amount to facts. They think that their ability to ascertain your truth, while simultaneously unable to refrain…
Clinton or Trump, Mitch wins
As this paper is being printed, America is finding out who our next president will be. Win, lose or … lose, the future of the Grand Ol’ Party is unclear. But not for Sen. Mitch McConnell or the Kentucky Republican Party. Ever since Donald Trump won the Republican nomination, Mitch has been in a win-win-fine…
Your Voice
on TRUMP’S SPAWN: MONSTERS WITHIN COME OUT There’s an article in @leoweekly about sex abuse that ignores the fact there are more women perverts than men. Only mentions female victims! — Hoppy Rogers @HoppyRog @HoppyRog @leoweekly do a wider research … you have been misinformed. —…
