Man (still) at Work: Colin Hay resurfaces. Not that he ever left
The last time you saw Colin Hay, he was probably gallivanting across a windswept desert in the video for “Down Under,” a ubiquitous, comedic, pro-Aussie anthem that MTV kept in rotation, back when it cared more about music than what some rich brat wants for her 16th birthday. Or, more recently, you saw him,…
Can you handle this Rusty cage?
Rusty Z, ‘the Hypno Hipster’Sept. 19-23Comedy Caravan1250 Bardstown Road459-0022www.comedycaravan.com Rusty Z, the Hypno-Hipster, will make you laugh, sure, but he might also help you stop doing things you want to stop (nicotine and reality TV) or start doing things you might find awkward (hamming it up on International Talk Like a Pirate Day, for instance).This…
Fionn Regan”s History, Richey”s tapestry of sound, back to Earth
Saturday, Sept. 22Ideas are like sparrows/they dart down the hall, the chimney, and out of the spout/down a wormhole and back out my mouth.Maybe that explains Fionn Regan’s artistic process. However he does it, Regan has come out of Ireland with some fantastic, fresh notions for modern folk. His first full-length CD The End of…
LEO”S BIG LIST: 48 ½ things we love about our town
BY THE LEO STAFF Illustration by Britany Baker Take it where you can get itOnce a year, by edict of the alt weekly gods, and pursuant to a clause buried deep within the glossary to the index of the old SayWhat Corp.’s policy manual (these days available only on eBay unless you know the location…
Trash-talking from the Establishment? Oh, my
Somewhere in America, a doltish woodenhead thinks downtown Louisville is an idyll of rolling hills, brown wooden fences and the occasional simpleton riding a horse.Grass? Try concrete jungle, bubba from Boston — or Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles or the state of Ohio! Your city (or state, really) is a heap of steamy stool compared to…
Got a song to go with that? One East Market gallery thinks the whole neighborhood should be named after it. Is that wrong?
Gill Holland: owner of NuLu Gallery, and his wife, Augusta Brown, are rehabbing this East Market Street building. Is this the beginning of a NuLu neighborhood? Branding is an effort to turn words into gold — or, more specifically, to communicate a concept that creates prestige (and profit) for the entity behind the product, be…
Rumor & Innuendo
Ten things I think I think about The Game (with apologies to Peter King): 1) Former Fern Creeker Mario Urrutia never plays with the Eye of the Tiger. 2) In a game that was obviously going down to the wire, U of L wasted a second half timeout before a first-and-10. Whatup with that? 3)…
Selling out the American Dream: The crisis of American housing ambles into the suburbs
A single mother of three teenage boys, Patti Gravelle nearly lost her Jeffersontown home to foreclosure this year. In 2003, Gravelle refinanced the home she purchased 12 years ago, and in the process changed mortgage companies. And the situation she found herself in shortly thereafter is one affecting millions of Americans right now. Foreclosure is…
Welp”s Louisville: Becoming an American? Go for the extended warranty
At the recent WorldFest in downtown Louisville, 601 people became U.S. citizens in the largest naturalization ceremony in Kentucky history. If you are one of those brave new Americans, welcome to the tribe! We’re glad you’re here. By now, you might be feeling some buyer’s remorse. It’s only natural to have second thoughts after making…
Connected Diss: CAUTION: Merging musings
It’s Time to Pave the Ohio: There are many things I am grateful for, none more than that I am not a Hoosier who has to commute over the Kennedy Bridge every day. Are we truly to believe that we are not taking our lives in our hands when we cross a bridge with cracked…
Erosia
LEO welcomes letters that are brief (250 words max) and thoughtful. Ad hominem attacks will be ignored, and we need your name and a daytime phone number. Send snail mail to EROSIA, 640 S. Fourth St., Louisville, Ky. 40202. Fax to 895-9779 or e-mail to leo@leoweekly.com. We may edit for length, grammar and clarity.’Nuff SaidI…
Guest Commentary : The world from a car-free perspective
Jackie Green Saturday, Sept. 22, is World Car-Free Day. It’s a day to consider the consequences of using cars, the various degrees of living car-free, the motivations, the benefits, the options, the design of car-free cities and the numerous techniques of going car-free. We and our cars have destroyed farms and wilderness with suburban sprawl,…
Video Tapeworm: Releases through Tuesday, Sept. 25
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKS:SPIDER BABY1964; DVD $19.95, URA Special (and cheap) Edition HD director’s cut of writer-director Jack Hill’s cult horror masterpiece. Sid Haig will haunt forever as the genetically malformed and demented cannibal-son of the Merrye family, one of several children doomed to descend into sub-human barbarism as they age. Guarded lovingly by chauffeur…
Film Review – The Brave One
The Brave One 3 stars Starring Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Naveen Andrews, Mary Steenburgen and Jane Adams. Directed by Neil Jordan. Released by Warner Bros. Rated R; 2:02. Jodie Foster’s sublime performance in “The Brave One” roots the movie’s exploitative urges in deeply felt emotion. As New York City talk-radio host Erica Bain, Foster is…
By any name, Varanese is a winner
Varanese: Photo by Nicole Pullen Varanese — named for chef John Varanese, who’s been chef at the Cardinal Club and the late, great Azalea — opened last month in the old Red Lounge on Frankfort Avenue. The space has been completely renovated, and the food recalls A I was really excited when I heard about…
Tweedy”s team: Newest — and best — incarnation of Wilco headlines Slugger Field
From the backseat of a 1965 Galaxie convertible, an unexpected passenger is demanding that we start the CD over and turn it up, way up. Even though it is common knowledge that the rider is no longer a drinking man, he’s offered a lukewarm can of Stroh’s (which he politely declines) before his request is…
Film Review – The 11th Hour
The 11th Hour 2 starsStarring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mikhail Gorbachev, Paul Hawken, Stephen Hawking and William McDonough. Directed by Leila Conners Petersen and Nadia Conners. Released by Warner Independent Pictures. Rated PG; 1:35. Nadia Conners and her sister Leila Conners Petersen have collaborated on a scolding, finger-wagging polemic that warns us yet again about the…
Germany”s Oktoberfest — once bitten, twice shy
People often ask me if Munich’s fabled two-week-long Oktoberfest, which begins this year on Sept. 22, is worth attending. Yes. Every beer lover should experience Oktoberfest once, but there is less reason to do it a second time. Instead, take the food, beer and room Euros necessary for one day at Munich’s Oktoberfest and…
Aftertastes
CAFÉ LOU LOU, 106 Sears Ave., 893-7776, www.cafeloulou.com. After leaving Clifton for St. Matthews, it’s nice to know that nothing got lost in the move. The popular eatery still serves up lavish Mediterranean-Italian-New Orleans portions, a festive atmosphere and striking art pieces. (Reviewed 8/8; Rating: 86) CAFFÉ CLASSICO, 2144 Frankfort Ave., 894-9689, www.caffe-classico.com. Caffé Classico…
Booksmart – Events for the book-smart set
All events are free unless noted otherwise. Send information about upcoming literary events to listings@leoweekly.com and include “book smart event” in the subject line. Deadlines are the second Wednesday of the month. Sept. 15, 2 and 4 p.m.: Fall Books Preview — Proprietors Randy Smith and Ann Baumgartle discuss titles being released before the holiday…
Booksmart – BOOK REPORTS
“Auto Mechanics Daughter” by Karen Harryman. Black Goat; 86 pgs., .95. Auto Mechanic’s DaughterBy Karen Harryman. Black Goat; 86 pgs., $14.95. Karen Harryman’s “The Auto Mechanic’s Daughter” feels like a travelogue of poems; it is partly musings about the narrator’s own life and her observation of people. The settings are Harryman’s native Kentucky, her current…
Booksmart – Sound opportunities: Sarabande Reading Series taps a vein with poetry and music
Snapshots from the Sarabande Reading Series at The Pink Door.: Photo courtesy of The Pink Door Nickole Brown’s friends were grumbling. And she agreed with their complaints.“There weren’t enough reading opportunities Snapshots from the Sarabande Reading Series at The Pink Door.: Photo courtesy of The Pink Door for writers except for the InKY Reading Series,”…
Schoolhouse rock: “Hedwig” starts ATL season with a bang
David Hanbury as Hedwig.: Photo by Harlan Taylor Hedwig and the Angry InchStarring Scott Anthony, David Hanbury, Jessica Lauren Howell, Angela Motter, Jeff McAllister, Bing Putney and Jon Spurney. Directed by Sean Daniels with music direction by Jon Spurney. Continues through Sept. 30 at Actors Theatre of Louisville. For tickets or more info, call 584-1205…
Staffpicks
Thursday, Sept. 20 Graphic artist Gary Baseman It’s not often we get a three-time Emmy winner in town. Thanks to the Louisville Graphic Design Association and the 21c Museum Foundation, illustrator and cartoonist Gary Baseman will be here to make a presentation on his own work. Baseman won his Best Daytime Animated Series Emmy as…
CD Reviews 9-19
DesirePharoahe Monch(UMVD) One of the most impressive hip-hop releases this year, Pharoahe Monch returns after an eight-year absence. Labels like Shady and Aftermath were calling, and check-writers like Diddy were paying for his phantom compositions. Fear of a Neutered Rapper? I’m glad to say, not here … Fully one-third self-produced, don’t be surprised to see…
