Let’s face it, there’s not much point in going outside this summer. If you don’t have wildfires or destructive storms waiting to greet you, you’ve got miserable, sweltering heat. So we here at Music Media Monthly invite you to pour yourself a cool drink and spend some time indoors with our July issue: check out reviews of DVDs featuring Renée Fleming singing Strauss and Placido Domingo performing Wagner; reviews of books examining the history of concert music in Boston and the history of the jazz standard; a roundup of music blogs that cover everything from jazz obscurities to psychedelic folk music; and reviews of CDs that range from the Italian Renaissance to the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence.
Stay cool out there, people!

