Summer concerts in the great outdoors are not far away, and there are signs of serious activity on the musical front in advance of that. Musical groups and individuals are ready to roll at the many music venues around the region.

Musician/writer/critic Josh Gross is keeping an eye on the calendar, serving up news about music gigs in May in a new edition of Rogue Sounds. This month's offerings include sounds from near and far, traditional and very new. Very.

This month's list--not in time order, think of it as a set:

• May 10 - Palmer Squares at Johnny B’s in Medford
• May 13 - Emily Wolfe at The Dip in Redding
• May 6 - The Mad Caddies at The Dip in Redding
• May 30 - Loolowingen and the Far East Idiots at Local 31 in Ashland
• May 4 - Riders in the Sky at Rogue Theater in Grants Pass