A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears…

Big Big Train – Summer Shall Not Fade (English Electric; 2022)

IQ – Live on the Road of Bones (self-released; 2015)

Big Big Train – The Likes of Us (InsideOut; 2024)

King Crimson – Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 12, 2014 (DGMLive; 2024)

Phish – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, Dec. 31, 2024 (LivePhish; 2025)

Big Big Train – Empire (English Electric; 2020)

Big Big Train – Goodbye to the Age of Stream (Giant Electric Pea/English Electric; 1994/2011)

IQ – Nomzamo (Mercury/Giant Electric Pea; 1987/2011)

Steve Roach – Crossing the Bridge – Live in Boulder (Timeroom Editions; 2024)

Ambrose Akinmusire – honey from a winter stone (Nonesuch; due Jan. 31, 2025)

Steve Lehman Trio + Mark Turner – The Music of Anthony Braxton (Pi Recordings; due Feb. 28, 2025)

Marta Sanchez Trio – Perpetual Void (Intakt; 2024)

Ludwig van Beethoven – The Late Quartets – Quatuor Mosaïgues (Naïve; 2017)

IQ – Subterranea Live at De Boerderij 2011 (self-released; 2023)

Avi C. Engel – Nocturne (Soundtrack for an Invisible Film) (Elephant Shrew Editions; 2025)

Maya Bennardo, Etienne Nillesen & Kristofer Svensson – For Violin, Snare & Kacapi (Kuyin; due Feb. 21, 2025)

Tuluum Shimmering – The Carolina Lady (self-released; 2024)

New Thread Quartet – Saxifraga (New Focus; due Jan. 24, 2025)

Scott Wollschleger – Without World; Amy Beth Kirsten – avalanche lily; Victoria Cheah – Walk for a shell

Twelfth Night – Marquee Club, London, England, Aug. 23, 1983 (ROIO; 1983)

IQ – The IQ Weekender 2024 – Feb. 16 & 17, 2024, Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg (self-released; 2024)