Screenshot of the trailer of Detroit Opera’s production of Charles Gounod’s “Faust” by There Stands the Glass.
Top Ten Albums of February
1. Young Fathers- Heavy Heavy
Crushed.
2. Christian McBride’s New Jawn- Prime
A1.
3. James Brandon Lewis- Eye of I
All seeing.
4. Ten City- Love Is Love
Disco revival, part one.
5. Karol G- Mañana Será Bonito
Tomorrow will be pretty.
6. Don Toliver- Love Sick
Grown and sexy.
7. Lisel- Patterns for Auto-Tuned Voices and Delay
A.I. soundtrack.
8. Gorillaz- Cracker Island
Stranded.
9. Kelela- Raven
In flight.
10. The Necks- Travel
Hear the world.
Top Ten Songs of February
1. Kelsea Ballerini- "Leave Me Again"
Alone.
2. Fuerza Regida and Becky G- "Te Quiero Besar"
Kisses.
3. Joe Louis Walker- "Don’t Walk Out That Door"
Let’s stay together.
4. Jessie Ware- "Pearls"
Disco revival, part two.
5. Hitkidd featuring Aleza, Gloss Up, Slimeroni and K Carbon- "You the Type"
Old-school fun.
6. Yeat featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again- "Shmunk"
Kids these days.
7. Lonnie Holley featuring Moor Mother- "I Am a Part of the Wonder"
Old souls.
8. Dierks Bentley- “Heartbreak Drinking Tour”
The night life ain’t no good life.
9. The Men- “Peace of Mind”
Stooges stew.
10. Talibando featuring BabyTron- "Make the Money"
Paid in full.
Top Ten Performances of February
1. UMKC Conservatory’s “Proving Up” at Spencer Theater
2. Hermon Mehari Quartet at the Folly Theater
3. Jake Blount at the Folk Alliance International Conference:
4. Bobby Weir and the Wolf Bros at Louisville Palace
5. Verónica Valerio at the Folk Alliance International Conference
6. Kentucky Opera’s “Cinderella” at W.L. Lyons Brown Theatre
7. Voices of Mississippi at Polsky Theatre
8. Jack Wright with Ron Stabinsky at Charlotte Street Foundation
9. Talibah Safiya at the Folk Alliance International Conference:
10. NAVO Trio at Polsky Theatre
The previous monthly survey is here.