Screenshot of Opéra de Lille’s production of Verdi’s Falstaff by There Stands the Glass.
Top Ten Albums of September (through 9/22)
1. Angelika Niescier- Beyond Dragons
Monstrous fire.
2. Yeule- softscars
Are friends electric?
3. Escher Quartet- Terra Incognita
Unexplored territory.
4. Tomas Fujiwara- Pith
With Patricia Brennan and Tomeka Reid.
5. Willie Nelson- Bluegrass
Pleasing redundancy.
6. James Brandon Lewis- For Mahalia, With Love
Wade in the water.
7. Mireya Ramos & the Poor Choices- Sin Fronteras
Possibly the year’s best non-jazz album out of Kansas City.
8. Irreversible Entanglements- Protect Your Light
My least favorite album by my favorite band.
9. Laufey- Bewitched
10. The Count Basie Orchestra- Swings the Blues
Top Ten Songs of September
1. Yahritza y su Esencia- "Rositas"
Cool kids.
2. Cultura Profética- "Para Mi"
My kind of Margaritaville.
3. Camilo and Diljit Dosanjh- "Palpita"
Culture clash.
4. James Blake- "Fall Back"
Tripping.
5. Tirzah- "Stars"
Outer space.
6. Tinashe- "Uh Huh"
Validated.
7. Earl Sweatshirt and the Alchemist featuring Vince Staples- "The Caliphate"
Haram.
8. DOE- "Holy Hands"
Sanctified.
9. Bad Bunny- "Un Preview"
Unstoppable.
10. Carrie Underwood- "Drunk and Hungover"
Formulaic fun.
Top Ten Performances of September
1. RP Boo at the Encore Room
2. Thee Sinseers, The Altons and Alanna Royale at Lemonade Park
3. Mahani Teave at the Folly Theater
4. Queens of the Stone Age, Viagra Boys and Jehnny Beth at Starlight Theatre
5. Alan Voss Quartet at Swope Park Pavilion
6. Dan Clucas at World Culture
7. OJT at the Prairie Village Jazz Festival
8. Electric Blue Yonder at Tin Roof
9. The Jazz Disciples at the Blue Room
10. Hudspeth & Taylor at Ward Parkway Shopping Center
The previous monthly survey is here.