June's Underappreciated Music: the links and more

The usually monthly assembly of undervalued and often nearly "lost" music, or simply music the blogger in question wants to remind you reader/listeners of...

Remembering Harlan Ellison, who died today. Among the things he introduced me to through his writing is the Louisville Orchestra First Edition Recordings seies. 1934-2018

And "splatterpunk" Steve Soto of the Adolescents and other notable bands (August 23, 1963 – June 27, 2018)

And wishing a quick recovery for Jerry House.

Patti Abbott: Music and more

Brian Arnold: Summer Songs

Jayme Lynn Blaschke: Friday Night Videos

Paul D. Brazill: A Song for Saturday

Jim Cameron: Rein de Graaff and Gigi Gryce: Blue Lights and
The Holy Modal Rounders: "Hesitation Blues" (also a Jerry House selection this month)


Sean Coleman: Bee Gees: Trafalgar

Rick Covert: Otis Rush: "I Can't Quit You, Baby"


David Cramner: Duke Ellington Orchestra: "Take the 'A' Train"


Garret Ehrle: The Warning: "Enter Sandman" and...

Doc Watson and Bill Monroe at the White House, 1980


Cynthia Fairweather: High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music (excerpt)


Jeff Gemmill: Top 5s; The Essentials: Maria McKee; The Bangles; Mazzy Star: Still

Keiko Hassler: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill: "Shotgun Rider"


Jerry House: Hymn Time; Music from the Past and
Mendelssohn's Concerto in E Minor:  This was the first 12-inch 33 1/3 rpm LP issued (by Columbia Records) on this day in 1948.  It was a recording of the New York Philharmonic conducted by Bruno Walter with Nathan Milstein on the violin.  Take a listen.


George Kelley: Various Artists: Just the Two of Us; Jan Swofford: Language of the Spirit: An Introduction to Classical Music

Kate Laity: Song for a Saturday

Steve Lewis: Music I'm Listening To

Barry Malzberg: J. S. Bach: Magnificat hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Chœur du Concert D’Astrée ∙ Emmanuelle Haïm, and

Looking Glass: "Brandy"


Todd Mason: Saturday Music Club: mostly vocal and keyboard jazz on video: Toshiko Akiyoshi, Blossom Dearie, Aretha Franklin, Thelonious Monk, Randy Weston, Lenny Bruce with Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Philly Joe Jones and others; Teo Macero with the Prestige Jazz Quartet
Becky O'Brien: James Horner; Troy; songs from Dumbo and Peter Pan

Joe Megalos: The Raymond Scott Project

Laura Nakatsuka: Blue Heron: "Fors seullement" by Johannes Ockeghem. Laura notes: A good remedy for anyone who imagines that before Bach there was nothing but Gregorian chant.

Andrew Olney: Wendell Harrison: "Peace of Mind" and

Wooden Shjips: "Red Line"


Lawrence Person: Shoegazer Sunday

James Reasoner: Middle of the Night Music

Charlie Ricci: Joan Osborne: Breakfast in Bed

Rebecca Roanhorse: soundtrack that enabled writing Trail of Lightning (full Spotify playlist)