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Saving nine lives: Louisville’s feral cat heroes
Without warning, Stephanie Gillis whips out a can of Fancy Feast and walks down a narrow road lined by trailer homes. She snaps it open and pushes down on the metal top. Liquid slowly spills out, leaving a trail back to where we are stationed in the bright white Alley Cat Advocates van. While the…
What we learned at the Writer’s Block Festival
“I go and I consume other people’s art, because you can’t become too saturated in your own thoughts — it just all starts sounding the same,” poet Chelsea Tadeyeske said at last Saturday’s seventh Writer’s Block Festival. “If you’re starting to doubt what you’re doing, and everything you’re thinking is coming off boring as fuck,…
Exclusive: Greater Louisville’s Amazon proposal, a great pitch, or a foul ball?
We knew it would not be long before the local application for Amazon’s second headquarters was leaked, and it so happens that LEO got a peek at it — first. The bid detailed on a six-part website, a collaboration of government and business leaders in Louisville, Kentucky and Southern Indiana, touts the region’s obvious, best…
10 things to do under $5 this week in Louisville (10/23)
MONDAY Dead Bars, noncompliant, GRLwood Mag Bar Free | 8 p.m. Join Mag Bar for a night of live music with Seattle “introspective party punk” band Dead Bars, “riot grunge” band Noncompliant and Louisville’s own “scream pop + reverb” band GRLwood. Dream Gig by Dead Bars Taco and Movie Monday: ‘Cabin in the Woods’ Old…
Our favorite fall beers from local breweries this season
3rd Turn Brewing County Line Marzen By far the most traditional fall beer on this list, if only by virtue of the Märzen-style base, the Count Line Märzen is an ideal accompaniment to relaxing on your porch and enjoying the calm fall air. Clocking in at 6.4 percent ABV, the CLM has a deep and…
LEO Presents: Twenty First Century Fox
Twenty First Century Fox kicks off the second season of LEO Presents, where we ask Louisville musicians to come into our office and play three songs. Twenty First Century Fox is an angular post-rock band with a sharp, distinct three guitar attack. Look for a new episode of LEO Presents every Friday.
5 Things To Do This Weekend in Louisville (10/20)
FRIDAY Va Va Vamp (Oct. 20, 21, 27, 28) Art Sanctuary $35 VIP; $25 general admission | 8 p.m. The “Twilight” series almost killed the “sexy vampire.” But the Va Va Vixens, with its “tantalizing mix of classic striptease, circus, uproarious comedy, variety acts and stunning group dance sequences,” brings it back to life. The…
LEO Podcast #55: PYRO Gallery
LEO’s contributing arts editor Jo Anne Triplett spoke with artists Bette Levy and Claudia Hammer, who are members of PYRO Gallery. They discussed the gallery’s recent move from NuLu to Butchertown.
Jon Fleischaker: fighting for the public’s right to know
You may not know Jon Fleischaker, but if you live in Kentucky, you probably know more about your government than citizens in many states. You can thank Jon Fleischaker. You can demand to sit in on local and state government meetings when the public’s business is conducted. You can demand to see their records, and…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best & Most Absurd
Avalanche of poop | Thorn tRump wants Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback to be the U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. (Read: using religion to discriminate.) It would be a soft landing for Brownback, after he screwed his state by slashing taxes on the voodoo theory it would boost the economy. No, it crippled Kansas, so…
Watter’s new record moves into ?new territories
Watter is a Louisville-based instrumental project made up of versatile, core members Zak Riles (Grails) and Tyler Trotter (owner of Gralehaus), plus a revolving cast of renowned players including Britt Walford (Slint), Rachel Grimes and Nathan Salsburg. In 2014 they released their first LP, This World, and in 2015 the duo collaborated with Will Oldham…
Twenty First Century Fox celebrates five years
First, they were Mock Lobster, a B-52’s cover band, but five years ago they made the switch to writing original music, becoming Twenty First Century Fox, a metamorphosis that took the hook-heavy proto-indie pop of the B-52’s and merged it with the angular noise-rock of the post-punk scene. “I’d be lying if I said that…
Sonic Breakdown: Dr. Dundiff/Otis Junior — ‘Let It Go’
Editor’s Note: Sonic Breakdown is a LEO column that deconstructs a single song from a Louisville band.] “Musically, the approach I took when creating [‘Let It Go’] was the same approach I took to writing all of Hemispheres,” the venerable local producer Dr. Dundiff said of his recent collaborative album with the silky-voiced singer Otis…
Two plays surprise, delight with wisdom and fun
Every music lover understands the power of an individual performance to reshape our understanding of a piece of music, whether it’s Jeff Buckley’s interpretation of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” or two great violinists approaching the Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major. The same is true in theater, of course — and Bunbury Theatre’s current production of…
Comic Book Reviews: ‘Astonishing X-Men’ and ‘Grayson – Superspy Omnibus’’
‘Astonishing X-Men’ No. 3 Writer Charles Soule | Various artists Review by Kyle Thompson, The Great Escape The past few years, or decade, or maybe even longer, have not been the best time to be a X-Men fan. Countless reboots, time-travel stories and characters from other dimensions have made the team hard to follow, even…
Comedian Aaron Kleiber: His kids need 45 pairs of shoes?!
Comedian Aaron Kleiber, a father of three, tells some funny stories about his family, like how he knows he’s outnumbered in his own home. “I try to remind everybody that daddy pays for everything, so be nice to me. But that never works,” he said. And, then, there was the time he threw up on…
Redecorated Volare brings its top game to Italian
I hate to be a whiner, so before I get to my one complaint, let me tell you all the things that I love about freshly renovated Volare: • It looks classier than ever, thanks to a light but effective makeover. • Chef Joshua Moore’s menu is better than ever. • Its impressive selection of…
Fall’s best boozy bets
The Autumnal equinox has descended upon us here in the Northern Hemisphere, and it is starting to feel cool and crisp outside, as the leaves crunch under our boots. Full-on sweater weather and Hallow’s Eve are just around the corner. October in Derby City seems replete with more fall festivals and pumpkin-spiced parties than a…
Savage Love: Parental Controls
Q: My only child is 16 years old. He was curious about sex from a very young age and very open with me, so his interest in sexual matters gave me ample opportunity to talk with him about safety and consent. He went through a cross-dressing phase when he was small — mostly wanting to…
Access Hellywood
F.O.H., Friend of Harvey, is how one of Harvey Weinstein’s employees claimed he instructed her to “keep track of” his would-be prey in her phone, a practice that began before she worked for him. According to another female employee and his accusers, Weinstein would set up meetings with potential victims in conference rooms, or hotel…
When it comes to legalizing pot… WWBD?
Kentucky, your governor is a fool. The pension crisis — among the nation’s worst — is a defining issue in Kentucky. So… WWBD? What will Gov. Matt Bevin do? What has he done? Not much. One thing is certain: He will keep repeating the phrase “a sucker’s bet,” and do little else besides cut programs…
Louisville Craft Beer Week lives
As September turned to October, I heard rumblings from people that Louisville Craft Beer Week was no more. That’s understandable, given the farewell of LIBA’s formerly annual BrewFest, but the truth is, LCBW simply got moved. This year, it’s Oct. 19-29 (which is way longer than a “week,” but whatever), and there’s plenty going on.…
