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Louisville’s Long Love Affair with BEER
The only thing better than getting to write a book about beer is getting to write a book about beer while actually drinking beer. So, that’s how I spent my spring this year. “Louisville Beer: Derby City History on Draft” was released Sept. 2 by the History Press, and it represents a heck of a…
LEON: Area man forgets brilliant idea he had in the shower
Old Louisville — Early this morning, Ray Chapman, 37, became the latest victim of a mysterious condition that has become way too prevalent in society, forgetting a brilliant idea he just had before getting out of the shower. What is most commonly known as “shower forgetfulness” or “damn it, what was that idea,” the mysterious…
LEON: Cat attempts to break record
Highlands — Yesterday had all of the makings of a historic day for the Turner family. Their 4-year-old cat, Socks, attempted to break the world record for number of times being let out in one day. Socks’ owner, Terry Turner, indicated that a number of variables played a factor in the landmark effort — perfect…
LEON: Man hospitalized after attempting hot water bucket challenge
Crescent Hill — Forty-four-year-old Steve O’Neill was taken to University of Louisville Hospital yesterday at 3:20 p.m. after attempting to start the hot water bucket challenge. A representative at the hospital indicates that he was trying to raise awareness for an affliction called “congenital analgesia,” a condition for which a person cannot feel pain or…
A fried chicken bargain for the ages at the Wrench
I kept hearing about the fried chicken at The Monkey Wrench. I heard how good it was. I had a couple of dishes there after it made its transformation last year, both in menu and décor, and I was quite impressed. Somehow, the fried chicken had eluded me. These days, you can get the fried…
Louder Than Life Festival: An interview with celebrity chef Vic Vegas
Louder Than Life Festival descends upon Louisville Oct. 4 and 5, bringing with it music that is, well, really loud, along with craft beer, bourbon, “gourmet man food” and plenty more. Seriously, we’re talking everything from Judas Priest to Kid Rock to Korn to Limp Bizkit. Louisville’s collective hearing (and perhaps liver) will take weeks…
It’s worth fighting the bridges to get to TanThai
The news that Thai-Siam had closed after 25 years of dishing up Thai cuisine to Louisville-area diners came with more of a sense of nostalgia than loss, I’d say. When it opened in 1989, I was beside myself with joy. Having discovered Thai cuisine in California way back in the day, I loved it so…
Video Tapeworm
New, encore and low-price releases on Tuesday, Sept. 23 This Week’s Twin Peeks KEY & PEELE: SEASON THREE 2013; $22.98; UR Not since the heyday of “In Living Color” has a show entertained us as much as this one. Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are electric: riffing and playing off each other with…
BOOK: Study in Perfect
Sarah Gorham’s newly released collection of creative nonfiction, “Study in Perfect,” probes domestic life — her family’s move from their old Victorian home to a newly built modernist constuction; her relationship with her younger sister, Becky, born microcephalic, with “traces of cerebral palsy”; grief over her mother’s death; her daughter’s brush with death; and her…
COMEDY: Derby City Comedy Festival brings comedians to venues across the city
In January, a mere eight months ago, The Comedy Caravan was a hallowed temple of comedy history on the brink of imploding. It was a fledgling business that was struggling to keep its head above water. The local comedians had all but left and the level of talent that was being propped up onstage from…
Plugged In (Sept. 17 – Sept. 23)
Readers are strongly encouraged to call ahead to verify these listings. To get your musical act listed, send email to sbishiop@leoweekly.com with PLUGGED IN in the subject line, or submit using our online submission form at www.leoweekly.com/submissions. The deadline is FRIDAY at NOON the week before the show happens. We do not accept listings via social networking sites. WED Sep 17th…
Way Out Weather
Assuming the vernacular here, vis-a-vis “way out” as a righteous analog, then there is definitely truth in advertising: This is definitely sunny, breezy weather music. There is an airiness at play throughout the whole record that lends a kind of whimsy throughout, one tempered by the introspective content and Robert Fripp-like guitar qualities that Gunn…
Side A / Side B
Released as two separate EPs, Nemo Achida’s run of consistently good, if not great, hip-hop continues. Side A is produced by Jet Taylor, B by Pinky Liberachi, with one self-produced cut. Former Bad Boy singer Cheri Dennis, lately going by “Cheri Coke,” features on “Sweat,” a forgettable sex cut that’s preceded by a skit/phone call…
The Cowboys Prayer
Touring in support of the rerelease of the eminently listenable “The Cowboy’s Prayer” EP, Boston indie outfit Mutual Benefit are playing in Louisville October 28 at Zanzabar. Described as orchestral folk, the EP is an ephemeral glimpse into an otherworldly realm. Far from what you’d expect, “The Cowboy’s Prayer” represents life on a frontier that…
Into the Sixes
There is something about Ohio that serves consistently strong lo-fi indie rock. Perhaps it is the willing retreat into the life of the Midwest. Friendships develop over many years, work is hands-on, change is slower and pathologies are less in your face. All of these things seem to leap from Connections’ LP release, “Into Sixes.”…
Completely Obsessed
Back in high school, you were pretty cool. Your friends came to you when they wanted to hear something new. You made the best mixes, took the time to even out both sides of the cassette, and later on made sure that the CD you were passing off was expertly laid out so that each…
Screaming for Vengance
Marking their fortieth year as a band, Judas Priest is hitting the road this fall to support their new album, “Redeemer of Souls,” including a stop in Louisville on the Louder than Life festival. I got the privilege of speaking to singer Rob Halford, arguably one of the top metal vocalists of all time. …
b-sides: Tender Mercy
To say that Mark Kramer takes it slow is an understatement. Performing under the name Tender Mercy, Kramer makes some of the most graceful music you will ever hear, capturing an elegance to that escapes gentility to become something so fragile that it seems on the verge of breaking. As such, there aren’t a lot…
DJ Shadow/Cut Chemist;
There are few hip-hop producers more sought after than either DJ Shadow or Cut Chemist. Individually, their respective resumes are impressive. Since his debut and highly recommended full-length album “Endtroducing…,” DJ Shadow has been creating some of the freshest instrumental hip-hop that has seen the artist work with everyone from Depeche Mode to Blackalicious. In…
Staffpicks
1. Thursday, Sept. 18 Halfway to St. Patty’s Day O’Shea’s Irish Pub 956 Baxter Avenue 6 p.m. Do you have a little Irish in ye? Doesn’t matter. This Thursday, Sept. 18, O’Shea’s Irish Pub is starting the celebration and preparation for St. Patty’s Day 2015. The Bluegrass Brewing Company will be serving a “once-a-year” offering…
The media on race, sexual orientation and gender-based violence
A recent study by the Public Religion Research Institute reveals that the old punchline about white folks having only one black friend might very well be true. (Who else was happy when Aisha Tyler’s character briefly appeared on the NBC sitcom “Friends”?) The Washington Post breaks down the results of the study this way: “In…
Objektiv Part II
In doing research for this part of the discussion about a sustainable art event, I came across the Arts and Cultural Attractions group, a GLI business network, and the now 10-year-old Cultural Blueprint. Many of the items outlined in the Blueprint have had some follow through. A few could use some attention, considering the…
Chronicling Mconnell’s devolution
Hello Mitch: Don’t look now, but your second biography is out this week. Unlike the first, “Republican Leader” by John David Dyche, this one scores a direct hit, showing how while America and Kentucky lose, you keep winning. Your campaign predictably dismissed it. “We clearly have not been provided an advanced copy of the book…
Local Gems
I remember a time when the hot spot to eat in Louisville was T.G.I. Friday’s. That is like saying the popular beer in town was Miller Lite. But as we celebrate this week’s Craft Beer Week, I believe it is our duty not to simply consume as much local craft beer as possible, but to…
Inbox – September 17, 2014
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