Screenshot of The Fugitive Kind by There Stands the Glass.
Top Ten Albums (released in October)
1. Fire-Toolz- Eternal Home
A noise supreme.
2. Lana Del Rey- Blue Banisters
Now That’s What I Call Adult Contemporary!
3. Craig Taborn- Shadow Plays
Standing on the shoulders of Keith Jarrett.
4. Daniil Trifonov- Bach: The Art of Life
Living large.
5. Maxo Kream- Weight of the World
“Record deal off a pill!”
6. Charlotte Greve- Sediments We Move
7. Artifacts Trio- ...And Then There's This
Chicago’s finest.
8. Sylvie Courvoisier and Mary Halvorson- Searching for the Disappeared Hour
The pianist and guitarist clear the room.
9. Jpegmafia- LP!
A firehose of mutinous ideas.
10. Steddy P- SOS: Toxic
KC’s rapper’s convincing comeback.
Top Ten Songs (released in October)
1. Céu- “Chega Mais”
Come closer.
2. Tainy, Bad Bunny and Julieta Venegas- "Lo Siento"
Dream collaboration.
3. Orquesta Akokán- “Guajira Del Mar”
Havana.
4. Badbadnotgood- "City of Mirrors"
Deep reflections.
5. Adele- "Easy On Me"
Drowning.
6. Harriet Krijgh and Magda Amara- “Les chemins de l'amour”
The paths of love.
7. Emily D’Angelo- "A Thousand Tongues"
“Nine and ninety-nine lie.”
8. Angel Du$t with Tim Armstrong- "Dancing on the Radio"
“Like there’s no tomorrow.”
9. Conway the Machine- "Piano Love"
Tuned.
10. Remi Wolf- "wyd"
Preposterous pop.
Top Ten Concerts of October
1. Pat Metheny, James Francies and Joe Dyson- Orchestra Hall (Detroit)
2. St. Vincent- Grinders KC
3. Erykah Badu- Midland theater
4. Marc Anthony- T-Mobile Arena
5. Asleep at the Wheel- Muriel Kauffman Theatre
6. Joshua Bell and Alessio Bax- Helzberg Hall
7. Rod Fleeman- Green Lady Lounge
The guitarist’s weekly matinee is among my favorite things in Kansas City.
8. Flooding- Vinyl Underground
9. Jeff Kaiser, Kevin Cheli and Seth Davis- Charlotte Street Foundation
10. Everyday Strangers- Gem Theater
Top Ten Films (viewed for the first time in October)
1. The Fugitive Kind (1960)
My new favorite movie.
2. Höstsonaten/Autumn Sonata (1978)
Excruciating generational trauma.
3. The Emperor Jones (1933)
Paul Robeson in an adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s play.
4. Where East is East (1929)
Lon Chaney, Estelle Taylor and Lupe Vélez don't need sound.
5. Mamma Roma (1962)
The continuation of the decline and fall.
6. Flesh and the Devil (1927)
Greta Garbo as femme fatale.
7. Hollywood Barn Dance (1947)
Walkin’ the floor with Ernest Tubb.
8. SAS: Red Notice (2021)
Precisely what I want from a big, dumb action flick.
9. The Seventh Victim (1943)
Kim Hunter confronts a satanic cult in Greenwich Village.
10. The 100-Foot Journey (2004)
Amuse-bouche.
September’s recap and links to previous monthly surveys are here.