A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears, April 27–May 3, 2026.

Brandon Seabrook Quartet – Utility Modern (Out of Your Head; due Oct. 3, 2026)

Harrington/Jaffe/Shiroishi – Making Colors (AKP Recordings; 2026)

Phish – Sphere, Las Vegas, NV, Apr. 16, 2026 (LivePhish; 2026)

Patricia Brennan & Sylvie Courvoisier – Talamanti (Antlia; due June 26, 2026)

Phish – Sphere, Las Vegas, NV, Apr. 17, 2026 (LivePhish; 2026)

Anton Bruckner – Symphony No. 8 in C minor – Vienna Philharmonic/Carlo Maria Giulini (Deutsche Grammophon; 1985)

Douglas Moore – Giants in the Earth – Meredith Lustig, Sarah Nordin, Michael J. Hawk, Andrew Gilstrap, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra & Chorus/Delta David Gier (Pentatone; due July 10, 2026)

Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe – Manifestations in the Shadow of an Uncertain Land (Kou; due June 12, 2026)

Arena – Ośrodek Kultury “Andaluzja,” Piekary Śląskie, Poland, May 20, 2025 (ROIO; 2025)

Grateful Dead – Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI 4/1/1986 (Play Dead/Nugs.net; 2026)

Josh Mason – Kicking a Dark Horse (greyfade; due June 26, 2026)

Grateful Dead – Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, CA 7/15/88 (Play Dead/Nugs.net; 2026)

Josh Mason – Kicking a Dark Horse (greyfade; due June 26, 2026)

Goose – Bayou Music Center, Houston, TX 4/23/2026 (Nugs.net; 2026)

TAK Ensemble – Between the Air (TAK Editions; 2026)

▸ Eric Wubbels – INSTRUMENTS; Golnaz Shariatzadeh – moon that sank|wet grass; Lewis Nielson – Siesta Negra; Bethany Younge – At midnight I walked into the middle of the desert; Tyshawn Sorey – For jaimie branch

Yes – From a Page (revised edition) (Yes Records; 1999/2026)

Squeaky Feet – Martyrs’, Chicago, IL 4/25/2026 (Nugs.net; 2026)

Henry Fraser – Pneuma (Kou; due June 12, 2026)

Finola Merivale/Catherine Sikora – Abhaile (Fort Evil Fruit; 2026)

Heaven & Hell – Breaking Out of Heaven: 2007–2009 (Rhino; 2026)

Wet Tuna – Great Wet Wonders (self-released; 2026)

Six Organs of Admittance – Six Organs of Admittance featuring The Six Organs Olive Choir (Hermit Hut; 2026)

Wet Tuna – Eau’d to a Fake Bookie, Vol. 5 (self-released; 2026)

Christina Carter – Extraire (Regional Bears; 2026)

Arena – Arena: Live (Verglas Music; 2013)

Arena – Arena: XX (Verglas Music; 2016)

Arena – Songs from the Lion’s Cage (Verglas Music; 1995/2026)

Lea Bertucci – The Days Pass Quickly Immersed in the Shadow of Eternity – Norbert Rodenkirchen (Cibachrome Editions; 2026)

Éliane Radigue – Occam Delta XV (Collection QB; 2023)

claire rousay – live in manchester 28/04/26 (Bandcamp subscriber exclusive; 2026)

Phil Lesh & Friends – Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, CA, Aug. 20, 1999 (ROIO; 1999) > hat tip: Ambient Audiophile

Yes – Oakdale Theater, Wallingford, CT, Oct. 1, 2025 (ROIO; 2025)

Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks – Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT, Apr. 17, 2026 (ROIO; 2026)

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Title key: Grateful Dead – “Estimated Prophet”