Screenshot of the trailer of Glyndbourne’s production of Don Giovanni by There Stands the Glass.
Top Ten Albums of May
1. Rudy Royston’s Flatbed Buggy- Day
Bumpy ride.
2. Billy Woods and Kenny Segal- Maps
The right direction.
3. Shirley Collins- Archangel Hill
Time out of mind.
4. Joe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell and Carmen Castaldi- Our Daily Bread
Holy communion.
5. Roomful of Teeth- Rough Magic
6. Atmosphere- So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously
Atmosphere finally made a good record.
7. Kassa Overall- Animals
Pigs on the wing.
8. Béla Fleck- As We Speak
With Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer and Rakesh Chaurasia.
9. Slowspin- Talisman
Hounds of love.
10. Rod Fleeman- Saturday Afternoon Live at Green Lady Lounge, Vol. 2
Top Ten Songs of May
1. Megan Maroney- “Kansas Anymore”
Getting out of Dodge.
2. Kevin Morby- “Going to Prom”
Time the revelator.
3. That Mexican OT featuring Paul Wall and Drodi- "Johnny Dang"
Ice.
4. Paris Texas- "Bullet Man"
Who shot ya?
5. SleazyWorld Go with Polo G- “Off the Court”
Trust the process.
6. Peso Pluma- "Bye"
I say hello.
7. Speakers Corner Quartet featuring Kae Tempest- "Geronimo Blues"
Stump speech.
8. Sparks- "Gee, That Was Fun"
Au revoir.
9. $uicideboy$- “Realism vs Idealism”
No limit.
10. Lil’ Keke- "Motion"
OG.
Top Ten Performances of May
1. Tim Bernardes at Mississippi Studios
2. Yujia Shen at Diastole Scholars Center
3. Off!, Upchuck and Weaponize Chomsky at recordBar
My Instagram clips are here, here and here.
4. Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Michael Hurley at Aladdin Theater
5. Hot Chip and Cadence Weapon at Wonder Ballroom
My Instagram clips are here and here.
6. Janet Jackson and Ludacris at T-Mobile Center
7. Stone & Sue at the Portland Farmers Market
8. Rod Fleeman Trio at Green Lady Lounge
9. Drew Williams Quartet at Westport Coffee House
10. Luke Tarter at Portland International Airport
Elton John melodies unnerved me amid flight delays.
The previous monthly survey is here.