Nippertown's Greg Haymes returns with his June music picks.
1. Dolly Parton: "Halos & Horns," the title track of her 2002 album, playing at Tanglewood in Lenox tonight.
2. Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen: "Got to Be More Careful," from his 2004 album Pin Your Spin, playing at Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival at SPAC in Saratoga Springs on Sunday, June 26.
3. Joshua Redman Quartet's "Sweet Surrender," from his 1994 album MoodSwing, playing at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington on Sunday, June 26.
4. Pat Benatar's "We Belong" from her retrospective box set Synchronistic Wanderings, playing at The Egg in Albany on Monday, June 27.
5. Tom Russell's "Roll the Credits, Johnny" from his 2011 album Mesabi, playing at the Eighth Step at Proctors in Schenectady on Thursday, June 30.