Louisville (Kentucky)

KFC Rolls Out KFC Eleven: The Hipster-fication of Fast Food

In Louisville, K.Y., KFC is rolling out a prototype restaurant called KFC eleven. The restaurant is significantly more upscale than regular KFC locations, and speaks to what could be a trend of fast food restaurants looking to tap into a young, upwardly mobile, urban clientele. Let's call it the hip ... More >>

Behind the Masks of Hollywood Boulevard's Famous Characters

There are lots of characters in Los Angeles, but not many of them struggle into hot costumes, hover near the Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard in 90-degree heat and charge tourists to take their pictures. You see them hamming it up as you gamely review the Walk of Fame with your latest out-of-t ... More >>

The Worst Restaurant Meal in America Is ...

What is the absolute worst-for-you restaurant meal? Gosh, there are so many possibilities. A giant plate of nachos? Fried chicken and waffles? A bacon avocado cheeseburger and fries? Nope. According to the nonprofit nutrition-advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest, the honor goes ... More >>

3 Kentucky Products That Should be Smuggled Instead of KFC

As recently reported in The Washington Post, al-Yamama, a Palestinian delivery company, has been sneaking Kentucky Fried Chicken into the Gaza Strip from Egypt: a three-hour journey and an extra $20-30 for cold chicken, which admittedly can be good. Of course, if Colonel Sanders knew that the red-a ... More >>

Marco Ramirez's The Royale and Theatre Movement Bazaar's Hot Cat Make Old Stories New

SF Weekend: Dodgers, Giants to Play a Particular Brand of Baseball

While neither the Dodgers nor the Giants are playing particularly well at the moment, one team is playing particularly less well than the other. And as much as it pains me to admit -- we don't hide our loyalties here, so if you're looking for unadulterated objectivity, you may want to look elsewhere ... More >>

Top Five Most Exciting Lebowski Fest Moments

L.A. Weekly is celebrating The Big Lebowski's 15th anniversary with a massive cover story tribute! Check out our other Lebowski-themed stories. Not doing so would be very un-Dude. I saw The Big Lebowski when it came out in early 1998 and left feeling fairly indifferent. I didn't dislike it, but I d ... More >>

Samuel Little: 3 Cold Case Murder Charges For Suspect Who Could Be Serial Killer -- LAPD

The LAPD announced that Samuel Little, a 72-year-old from Louisville, Kentucky, has been charged with three cold-case murders from the 1980s. Cops said in a statement that they're investigating the possibility that he could be connected to "other Los Angeles area cases." The three homicides Littl ... More >>

Fall Drinks, Part 2: The Old Fashioned

When did the Old Fashioned become old fashioned? It's not an easy question to answer: the first mention of the cocktail as 'old' occurs around 1880 in a bar called the Pendennis Club in Louisville, Kentucky, suggesting that the basic formula -- bourbon, some sugar, a dash or three of bitters, a twis ... More >>

The Ten Most Unreadable Metal Band Logos

By Alee Karim Once upon a time, extreme metal bands opted to contort their logos into the most stylized mutations possible as a way to visually represent their music, and as a proud testament to the obscurity of their appeal. But by now it's all become a bad joke, and you're likelier to find the s ... More >>

Fanatics! Henry Rollins' KCRW Show Tomorrow Night: For the Cramps Fanatics

KCRW Broadcast #183 for Saturday, October 6, 2012 See also: Henry Rollins: The Column! Our America Fanatics! Hello from Ohio! Columbus, Ohio, to be exact. I thought it would be a great idea to celebrate some great Ohio bands, Ohio-themed songs and Lenny Bruce talking about Ohio! Hour one is a mix ... More >>

My Morning Jacket - The Wiltern - 9/12/12

My Morning Jacket The Wiltern 9/12/12 The number of bands building a name and reputation off their live performances has begun dwindling at a startling rate. With Bruce Springsteen and U2 inching closer to performing in wheelchairs, My Morning Jacket seems to be one of the last remaining holdouts w ... More >>

Q & A with David R. Chan: 6,165 Chinese Restaurants, Googling Himself Flying Out To Springfield

Among the Chinese food community, David R. Chan is considered an expert. We've written about the accountant and attorney's herculean feat of eating at more than 6,000 Chinese restaurants (and that number keeps on growing each week). He's been on the radio, magazines, international newspaper and on T ... More >>

The Hookers: Punk, Metal, Southern, and Particularly Nasty

Louisville, Kentucky-based punk-metal act the Hookers are among the hardest-hitting and under-appreciated forces in contemporary music. Their sound -- screamingly pure, brutally focused, dangerously loud, dreamily vehement -- evokes a particularly nasty Southern sub-culture (ever heard of the Confed ... More >>

L.A.'s Craziest Hats, at an Awesome Retro Kentucky Derby Viewing Party

An American tradition since 1875, the annual Kentucky Derby is a high-profile horse-racing event in Louisville, Ky., and the first installment of the U.S. Triple Crown -- the equine equivalent of the Super Bowl, World Series and NBA Finals. But here in Los Angeles, more than 2,000 miles from the Chu ... More >>

James Brown III Was Leading Adventure Tours in Alaska. Then He Moved to L.A. and Formed a Black Metal Band

With bands like Liturgy and Wolves in the Throne Room nabbing headlines and igniting heated debates about authenticity, black metal is all the rage. It's also a conflicting period for James Brown III, the 39-year-old guitarist of savage, crusty L.A. black metal trio Harassor, who play at B.I.P. toni ... More >>

Pacific Resident Theatre, Succeeding Where Reprise Failed

James Beard Awards 2012: Semifinalists Announced

Los Angeles chefs made a strong showing among the semifinalists for the 2012 James Beard Awards, which were announced today. Local nominees for the Best Chef, Pacific award include Josef Centeno (Lazy Ox Canteen), Michael Cimarusti (Providence), David Feau (The Royce at the Langham), Matt Molina (M ... More >>

Why Ryan Adams Isn't Allowing Photos

Illustration by Sam Washburn​By Kiernan Maletsky Friday night, Ryan Adams performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Check out our review of the show -- the opening act was Val Kilmer as Mark Twain -- you'll see that we have no photos from it. That's because on this tour Adams' isn't allowing t ... More >>

The Rum Diary: Johnny Depp's Hunter S. Thompson

Music Picks: Agnostic Front, the Latebirds, Def Leppard, Jay Rock

Also, Kristeen Young, Diego Garcia, the Human League and others

Live Review: My Morning Jacket at The Village Last Night

Jeremiah GarciaThe Jacket wailing away​ Music studios create magic -- that much we know. However, when a band is able to convert its supersized amphitheater show into 250-person capacity venue (which is smaller than The Troubadour FYI), that's what makes this night more special than the avera ... More >>

Homeless in Venice: Travelers Come for the California Dream and Stay for the Concrete (VIDEO)

Sam SlovickWhen Sava D hugs Tim, he feels right at home.​ It's another postcard day at Venice Beach, the Washington Square Park of L.A. Aging kooks and crackpots in an eternal time warp freely express themselves like it's 1967. There's a guy in a leopard bikini with the rubber snakes, a dude ... More >>

LA Phil's #Ask Gustavo: Celebrity Edition!

Anika Noni Rose will play a more innocent vixen this weekend​The city of Los Angeles loves the wild-haired wizard of Walt Disney Concert Hall, conductor Gustavo Dudamel. The LA Phil knows the gold mine they got with their music director--he made even us classical-music commoners stop yawning a ... More >>

Indie Rock Food Blogs: Crème-brû-log Should Be Just The Beginning

A James-approved specimen from Miel in Nashville​ We were happy to learn that Monsters of Folk principles Jim James (My Morning Jacket) and M. Ward (She & Him) have a food blog. James is from Louisville, KY, our hometown. We were first exposed to his sweet, billowing voice at an all-ages sho ... More >>

Troy Jackson, a.k.a. Streetball Player 'Escalade,' Dies in L.A. During NBA All-Star Weekend

YouTubeTroy 'Escalade' Jackson.​Troy "Escalade" Jackson, a prominent figure on the "streetball" circuit and brother of former Knicks player Mark Jackson, died in his sleep, reportedly at an L.A. hotel room during NBA All-Star Weekend. The cause of death was still under investigation. NBA lum ... More >>

Barbie Doll Electric Chair Science Project: Let Her Fry!

via Jessyratfink via Instructables​ This is pretty close to being the best science fair project ever. Most kids make exploding volcanoes. Jessyratfink make a fully functional electric chair for her Barbie doll to demonstrate how currents and conductivity work. Her project "completely disgusted ... More >>

Exclusive: Heavy Rockers Coliseum Discuss Will Oldham Collab, Louisville Hardcore and the Philosophies of Punk

Exclusive: Heavy Rockers Coliseum Discuss Will Oldham Collaboration, Louisville Hardcore and the Philosophies of Punk

L.A. Porn Stars Headed To Kentucky Derby

Shauna Sand's video cover.​Ah the Kentucky Derby, a spectacle of American royalty if ever there was one. It's the place to find billionaires, cotillion graduates and Southern belles sipping mint juleps, sporting their biggest hats and behaving their best. It's now also a place for ... L.A. por ... More >>

2010 James Beard Finalists Announed: Suzanne Goin, Matt Molina, Michael Cimarusti, Jonathan Gold, Patric Kuh Nominated

James Beard​Twitter is at it again. The 2010 James Beard Award Finalists were announced this morning via the foundation's Twitter account. L.A's Suzanne Goin, of Lucques, AOC Wine Bar, Hungry Cat and Tavern was nominated for Outstanding Chef, while Matt Molina of Mozza and Michael Cimarusti of ... More >>

Top Pesto Chef!

Grab your pine nuts, Mr. Gold! Ready, set, grind!

James Beard Semifinalists Announced: The L.A. Edition

James Beard​This morning the James Beard Foundation announced the semifinalists for its 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards. Judges will vote to determine the final 5 nominees in each category, which will be announced on March 22nd. The winners will be announced at the Foundation's award party, ... More >>

New Dublab Vid: Jennifer Furches (Sea Wolf, Cass McCombs) Live at Elysian Park

It's been a good six months since the good folks at Dublab (currently holding their Proton Drive fundraiser) have delivered up a new installment of Vision Version, a video series that captures touring or L.A.-area artists performing one-off songs in beautiful or unusual settings. Last time, to wit, ... More >>

Louis CK and Ye Shall FInd

Where to Drink Now: The New Cocktailian's Guide

The New Cocktailians

The farmers market–loving, sleeve garter–wearing ladies and gentlemen of the bar taking over L.A.'s restaurants one glass at a time

Do You Copy?

Saigon Flavor

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

And other treats from India (dosas may vary)

Supersize It!

Bigger is better

Too Damned Far

But -- to paraphrase Michelin -- well worth the drive

With a Name Like . . .

. . . it's gotta be good