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Andre Williams is back and as buck wild as ever
• by Beatle Bob
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Top 10 Picks for October –
1. Andre Williams and the Diplomats of Solid Sound: Oct. 20 – Blueberry Hill
The “Bacon Fat” king returns with a soul-slammin’ ’60s workout of his stylish collection of sexy, smart R&B and dirty soul. Williams delivers the goods, making you crave affection but settle for sex instead. Dig why soul-stompers worldwide gather ’round the Andre sound!
2. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Eagles of Death Metal: Oct. 27 – Mississippi Nights
Her scintillating rock ’n’ roll highness is packin’ big things: a new CD that strikes a sweet balance between the Ramones’ gut-bomb energy and overtly political tunes. Get on your knees and kiss her ring. Eagles of Death Metal let the freak flag wave with epic stoner rock that’ll liquefy your kidney stones.
3. Blue Man Group: Oct. 21 – Scottrade Center
Updated Devoists whose jittery steps, spooky stares and electronic beats equate into hectic states of cerebral dance-floor mania. Has anyone seen XTC’s Andy Partridge’s masterful songwriting abilities of late? We thought not. That darn Blue Man Group!
4. Luciana Souza: Oct. 18 to 21 – Jazz at the Bistro
The Brazilian-bred singer has found a way to make drama seem casual, natural. She takes her tunes seriously, decorating them when inspired to and trusting their skeletal smarts when it seems right. It begets a kind of poetry that really emerges as she pares down her ensemble.
5. Kris Kristofferson: Oct. 25 – The Pageant
He doesn’t wake up and just dash off “Help Me Make It Through the Night” now – but who does? The songs the iconclastic, mind-toting Country Music Hall of Famer comes up with for his new CD show both the wisdom of experience and edge. He’s been singing pretty well lately, too.
6. Asleep at the Wheel: Oct. 12 – Harrah’s St. Louis VooDoo Café & Lounge
Long, tall Texan Ray Benson, is an extremely cool Americana artist whose remarkably real and honest display of heart, grit and wit has propelled Asleep at the Wheel’s mission to turn Bob Wills’ Texas swing legacy into an honest offering that sparks the imagination and stirs the heart.
7. Mary Wilson: Oct. 4 to 7 – Finale Music & Dining
Beyond the flurry of vocal gymnastics that passes for R&B these days are true blue singers and survivors like Wilson. Having cut her first professional recordings in her teens, back in the early ´60s as a member of The Supremes, Wilson has proved herself a moving and dynamic performer who sings from a deeper place than her lungs. A performance suited to the smoke-filled nightclubs, theaters, concert halls and blues festivals that provides for those who feel a greater spirit.
8. Brave Combo and Die Schlauberger: Oct. 6 and 7 – Soulard Market Park
Grammy-award winners Brave Combo deliver a stirring polka-infused potpourri that blurs the lines among tangos, rumbas, waltzes and the twist. Die Schlauberger – America’s No. 1 German band – will enliven an already partylike atmosphere at Soulard Oktoberfest. And with introductions by yours truly and all the lubrication beer can make!
9. The Hard Lessons: Oct. 12 – Blueberry Hill
The torchbearers of the new generation, this Motor City trio serves up wild ’n’ wicked, Stax-infested soul-garage nuggets; just a sampling of today’s savage young Hard Lessons. Supreme chops, attitude and reckless rock ’n’ roll spirit are everything that’s pulsatingly great about its teen-band sound.
10. Faces of Love 2006: Oct. 12 – The Sheldon Concert Hall
Jewish rock star Rick Recht and Moroccan Hassan Hakmoun merge their respective cultures and religions with constantly intertwining stately guitars and effervescent beats for improvised jazz within Middle East structures.
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