Deniz Cuylan returns to acoustic guitar on the intimate, borderless ‘For Luca’
The Turkish-born guitarist's September 18 album folds acoustic guitar into ambient, jazz, folk and modern-classical textures with an international cast.
Sep 20, 2026
Railroad Earth release ‘Will of the Water’ in their 25th-anniversary year
The September 18 album captures a guitar-led roots band in a transitional lineup, with guests including Daniel Donato, Paul Hoffman and Ronnie McCoury.
Sep 20, 2026
Paganini’s own guitar reunites with his string instruments on new Goldmund Quartet album
Carlotta Dalia joins the Goldmund Quartet for a recording that reunites five historical instruments once owned by Paganini, including his guitar.
Sep 19, 2026
Candlebox reunites with guitarist Peter Klett on new single ‘I Remember Everything’
Due September 25, the track is Candlebox’s first new music with Klett since 2012 and follows his return after a decade away.
Sep 19, 2026
Epiphone revives Joan Jett Olympic Special in Vintage Sunburst
Jett’s stripped-down single-pickup signature returns worldwide with rosewood replacing laurel and a finish inspired by her Melody Maker.
Sep 19, 2026
Gibson Custom builds 60 Gustavo Cerati ES-335 replicas for Miami-only release
The Murphy Lab model recreates Cerati’s 1965 ES-335, a guitar heard and seen across landmark Soda Stereo and solo-era performances.
Sep 19, 2026
Guitarras del Mundo returns across Argentina for its 32nd edition
The free festival begins September 23 and runs through October 4, with its 2026 edition also paying tribute to the late Argentine guitar master Roberto Aussel.
Sep 18, 2026
BJ Cole and Secondson pair pedal steel with Cristal Baschet on There Is Wonder Here
The September 18 collaboration puts BJ Cole's pedal steel into a sparse electro-acoustic dialogue with one of the rarest glass-played acoustic instruments.
Sep 18, 2026
Rodrigo y Gabriela release Japan-shaped acoustic album OurHome
The duo's new 11-track record returns to acoustic textures and brings in guests including Marty Friedman and Japanese jazz pianist Hiromi.
Sep 18, 2026
Johnny Marr's guitar collection sells for £3.65 million at Christie's
The 111-lot London sale more than tripled its estimate, led by Marr's Smiths-era 1982 Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo at £358,400.
Sep 18, 2026
Lagoa International Guitar Festival opens September 18 across Portugal's Algarve
The 13th edition runs through October 1 across multiple Lagoa venues, with the municipality and Algarve Guitar Association again building the programme around international guitar performance.
Sep 17, 2026
Clonakilty International Guitar Festival turns West Cork into Guitartown for five days
The volunteer-led 22nd edition is underway through September 20, spreading guitar-focused concerts, workshops and sessions across venues and public spaces around Clonakilty.
Sep 17, 2026
Tampere Guitar Festival opens with four days of classical and flamenco guitar
The Finnish festival runs September 16–19 with Desiderio and Dukić's first Finnish duo appearance, Francisco Bernier, period instruments, flamenco and free masterclasses.
Sep 16, 2026
Dead Boys co-founder and guitarist Cheetah Chrome dies at 71
The guitarist who helped shape Cleveland and New York punk with Rocket From the Tombs and the Dead Boys died September 13.
Sep 16, 2026
Jesse Cook sets ‘past the breakwater’ for September 18 and leans into a quieter jazz side
The rumba-flamenco guitarist's 10-track album pares parts of the music down to Spanish guitar and double bass, with a long Forever Live tour beginning the next day.
Sep 15, 2026
Hollow Front reunite with guitarist/vocalist Dakota Alvarez ahead of new single
Alvarez is officially back three years after leaving, with ‘So Long To Yesterday’ set to arrive September 18 as the first new song featuring him since his return.
Sep 15, 2026
Tygers of Pan Tang release new studio album Electrifyed
The NWOBHM veterans return with a heavier studio record that also marks guitarist John Foottit's first album appearance with the band.
Sep 14, 2026
Manson builds President custom seven-string baritone and five-string bass
The Matt Bellamy-owned builder has added President's Heist and Protest to its roster with extended-range custom instruments aimed squarely at modern metal.
Sep 14, 2026
Felixstowe Classical Guitar Festival opens its first edition with concerts, masterclasses and lutherie and composition competitions
The new two-day UK festival puts classical guitar performance, teaching, composition and instrument making under one roof, with Alexandra Whittingham and Laura Snowden among the headliners.
Sep 14, 2026
Steven Wilson announces Requiem For A Village, pairing a new title track with an intentionally imperfect analogue approach
Wilson's ninth solo album arrives November 6, with guitar again part of a deliberately human, anti-correction studio palette built around analogue instruments and performance imperfections.
Sep 14, 2026
Descendents guitarist Stephen Egerton releases second solo album after Abbey Road sessions
‘I Think You’re Overthinking This’ follows Egerton’s 2010 solo debut and grew from four days of studio time gifted for his 60th birthday.
Sep 13, 2026
Justifications line up debut single ‘Urge To Kill’ after SiriusXM premiere
The new metallic-hardcore project reunites The Red Chord vocalist Guy Kozowyk with former guitarist and co-founder Kevin Rampelberg.
Sep 13, 2026
Soundgarden return to the stage with Taylor Momsen and Mike McCready at Seahawks halftime
Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd played Outshined and Spoonman with Taylor Momsen on vocals and Mike McCready adding guitar in Seattle.
Sep 12, 2026
Valletta Guitar Festival opens its first edition with Yamandu Costa
Malta's new September festival runs three nights of tango, Brazilian choro, jazz, and orchestral guitar repertoire.
Sep 11, 2026