A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears, Aug. 10–16, 2026.
Rush – Madison Square Garden, Aug. 3, 2026 (ROIO; 2026)
István Kertész – The Ariola-Eurodisc Recordings, Vol. 1 – Bamberg Symphony Orchestra/István Kertész (CRQ Editions; 2026, recorded 1961–62)
▸ Franz Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 104 in D; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sinfonia concertante in E-flat (K.364/320d); Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 4 in B-flat (Op. 60); Leonore Overture No. 3
Goose – Madison Square Garden, June 19, 2026 (self-released; 2026)
Tangerine Dream – From Virgin To Quantum Years – Coventry Cathedral 22 (Kscope; 2026)
Rand Steiger – String Quartets – JACK Quartet (Kairos; 2026)
▸ Introspective Trilogy; Tropes
Huck Hodge – Time is no line but a wound that CurVes (Kairos; 2026)
▸ The Topography of Desire – Daedalus Quartet; Fracture – Bonnie Whiting, Cristina Valdés; Early Lyrics – Tony Arnold, Talea Ensemble/James Baker, Huck Hodge; Sigmund dreams of the earth – Carrie Henneman Shaw, Cristina Valdés; La gran soledad – Mivos Quartet
Bon Odori (Patrick Shiroishi & Matthew Taylor) – Kimyō (Temporal Drift; 2026)
Ellis Ludwig-Leone – Quiet Hours – Han Chen, Aaron Diehl, Simone Dinnerstein, David Kaplan, Lisa Kaplan, Ellis Ludwig-Leone, Dan Schlosberg, Adam Tendler (Better Company; 2026)
Jessica Pavone – …Is In the Air (Relative Pitch; due Oct. 16, 2026)
Arch Enemy – La Maroquinerie, Paris, France, Aug. 3, 2026 (ROIO; 2026)
Rush – Madison Square Garden, Aug. 1, 2026 (ROIO; 2026)
Goose – Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheater, San Diego, CA, Aug. 13, 2026 (self-released; 2026)
Jennifer Koh – The American Concerto, Volume One – Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble/Timothy Weiss (Çedille; 2026)
▸ Vijay Iyer – Trouble; Courtney Bryan – Syzygy
Cryptic Shift – Overspace & Supertime (Metal Blade; 2026)
Phish – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, July 25, 2026 (LivePhish; 2026)
Steve Roach – Below Zero (Steve Roach Exclusive; 2026)
Phish – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, July 27, 2026 (LivePhish; 2026)
Robert Rich – Space Camp – 2 Aug 2026 (self-released; 2026)
Phish – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, July 29, 2026 (LivePhish; 2026)
Title key: Rush, “Bravado”
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