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Dining Guide 2009: Corned beef’s finest hour
It’s just after noon, and the daily lunchtime crowd is bum-rushing the staff of Morris’ Deli & Catering. Employees in aprons slice fantastically sized hunks of smoked meat into thin sheets behind the cramped counter, stopping only to take the order of a new customer or to assemble, with the precision and care of a…
Plugged In
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Simple acts of great courage
Don’t switch on an incandescent light bulb for a year. Take every piece of non-compost trash and recyclable you accumulate over 365 days with you in your car; store that stuff in one shoebox. Spend 12 months on the road in a Ford Escape hybrid, stop in every state and film the whole thing for…
A tale of two tip-offs
When the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville held basketball tip-off luncheons on back-to-back days in downtown Louisville last week, it was like enemy armies nearly crossing paths. Both events drew more than 1,000 fans, but the two affairs could not have been more different, from the words of the rival coaches to the…
Hal Heiner: The full interview
As the mayoral campaign heats up, it should be noted that Louisville hasn’t had a Republican mayor in four decades, and since merger the Democrats have had solid control of both branches. Those facts, observers say, make any GOP candidate a long shot, but don’t tell Metro Councilman Hal Heiner, R-19, who has entered the…
The Great American Midrange
The Elms sound like Big & Rich attempting John Fogerty. Distortion and excessive soloing seem to be included as a failed attempt to make up for pedestrian lyricism. The first track, “Strut” encourages the listener to Come on and strut your stuff. I threw up a little in my mouth when I heard the first…
Head, Goat, Liar, Down, Pure (remasters)
I’m gonna go ahead and say it: I didn’t side-by-side these remasters with the original releases. I didn’t see the point. Mainly because these are Jesus Lizard records, man. We don’t need that. I don’t think these records are about the fidelity as much as the raw, animal power of the whole affair. You have these…
American Exhaust
With song titles like “Shut up and Ride,” you immediately know what you are in for with these Louisville speedsters. Dudes are all business, chugging away like a well-oiled heavy metal machine and growling with relish as they do it. Tracks like “Smut” get you pumping your fists before being drawn in by the mathematically…
Video TapeWorm
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKS: EASY RIDER 1969; $38.95, R First Blu-Ray release of an American cultural milestone. Dennis “hopped-up” Hopper and Peter Fonda wrote, directed and starred in this unforgettable biker odyssey. Unforgettable to you and me, that is; Dennis and Pete can’t remember 1969 at all. First they smoke some dope. Then a lawyer…
Dead
You’d be excused for wondering whether the Houston-based Rusted Shut were much of a band, considering over the course of what couldn’t even arguably be called a “career” beginning way back in 1986, they’ve only released a small handful of titles. That is, before this year’s release Dead on Load, Rusted Shut had only released…
Inbox — Oct. 14, 2009
Serve and Protect I read Phillip M. Bailey’s article (“The art of peddling,” LEO Weekly, Sept. 30) on the recent ordinance passed to protect the St. James Court Art Show, as a juried art and craft show, and other events in the city from renegade vendors who pop up a tent and start selling in…
Dining Guide 2009: The (un)usual
Rough economic times hit Louisville’s dining economy even before officials got around to telling us we were in a recession. Before the reality of shrinking 401(k) plans hit home, when gasoline prices spiked past $4 a gallon last year, restaurateurs in the city noticed a sharp drop in consumers joyriding their SUVs in from the…
Jerry’s kids
As the mayoral campaign heats up, it should be noted that Louisville hasn’t had a Republican mayor in four decades, and since merger the Democrats have had solid control of both branches. Those facts, observers say, make any GOP candidate a long shot, but don’t tell Metro Councilman Hal Heiner, R-19, who has entered the…
Film: Capitalism — Do you want Moore?
(Documentary directed by Michael Moore. Rated R; 2:07. LEO Report Card: B-) For the past two decades, Michael Moore has been a brilliant propagandist who has delivered poignant documentaries about war, health care, corporate greed and gun violence. His films have made him a liberal icon and wealthy to boot. “Capitalism: A Love Story,”…
Dining Guide 2009: Chef by night
While most high schoolers his age anxiously prepare for Friday night’s football game — what to wear, who to go with, how to extend curfew — Waggener senior Joel Poole stands in Volare’s frenzied kitchen, wearing a long-sleeved, button-down chef’s smock and black pants, wrestling with the cake part of a chocolate truffle tort. Joel…
Lou-au
To support his new solo album Goodnight Unknown, Dinosaur Jr. bassist Lou Barlow came up with a novel idea: open for his own band on their fall tour. Backed by Mike Watt’s band the Missingmen, Barlow opens for Dinosaur Jr. Oct. 16 at Headliners (1386 Lexington Road, 584-8088, $25, 8 p.m., doors 7 p.m.). Read…
Dining Guide 2009: The Local List
Price Range: $ = $10 or less; $$ = $20 or less; $$$ = $30 or less; $$$$ = more than $30. (Per person for a meal without tip or tax.) Louisville BUECHEL/NEWBURG BARBECUE Ole Hickory Pit Bar BBQ, 6106 Old Shepherdsville Rd., 968-0585, $, Beer. Casual Dining Four Kings Café, 4692…
Dining Guide 2009: Breaking bread
“‘Eating is an agricultural act,’ as Wendell Berry famously said. It is also an ecological act, and a political act, too. Though much has been done to obscure this simple fact, how and what we eat determines to a great extent the use we make of the world — and what is to become…
Revolution 9
I’ve been thinking about the Beatles lately. Honestly, I could probably write about the Beatles exclusively for a year or two, but the recent reissue of the band’s remastered catalogue and their appearance on the “Rock Band” video game have ignited my most recent meditations. I went to ear X-tacy on Sept. 9 to pick…
Bicycle commuter’s survival guide
Remember to bring your joy. Those poor drivers are stuck inside what Thomas Merton called “capsules of indignation,” listening to caustic radio opinions and wondering what to do about the Check Engine light. We are on our bikes! We’re using a leisure activity to accomplish an otherwise dreary chore, sorta like fishing home the groceries…
Dog days of Louisville
After 30 years remodeling homes, Orson Crisler lives a retiree’s life with his family in a modest house on M Street in central Louisville. On a hot day last July, one of Crisel’s family members — a rottweiler, one of six — ran into the street. Within moments a friend returned the wayward canine, but…
B-Sides: Music & Other Ephemera
Screamin’ Secrets, the new album from Second Story Man, arrives Saturday, Dec. 5, on LP and CD from Noise Pollution. They will celebrate with an all-ages show that night at Skull Alley (1017 E. Broadway, skullalley.net). Further details on the album and show info at www.louisvillenoise.com. Print M.D. Past Lebowski Fest performer Mike Doughty returns…
Dining Guide 2009: Speakeasy and carry a big whisk
The term “speakeasy” brings to mind visions of a Prohibition-era bartender, complete with black elastic armbands and a luxurious mustache, advising patrons of an establishment that was — illegally — peddling booze to be quiet, to “speak easy.” But what’s a “Supper Speakeasy”? A fledgling events company in Louisville, Bon Vivant Savant (bonvivantsavant.com), has caught…
Road trip for rights
At the intersection of 15th and H streets in Northwest Washington, D.C., rumbles of excitement aand anticipation fill the air. The massive crowd is dressed in an array of colorful garb, creating a fitting backdrop for today’s event. Louisville resident Chiquta Baker, 53, and her two children, Yana, 30, and Daniel, 22, stand with a…
