Billy Strings turns grief into flatpicking on 'So Much For Goodbyes'
The bluegrass guitarist's fifth studio album, produced with T Bone Burnett and released August 28, was written after his mother's death and carries her artwork on the cover.
Aug 31, 2026
Mastodon release 'Marrow Deep', their first album with guitarist Nick Johnston
The August 28 record is Mastodon's ninth, their first as a five-piece, and their first since founding guitarist Brent Hinds left the band and later died.
Aug 31, 2026
Marshall adds a 20-watt JMH Studio half-stack to its Hendrix 60th Anniversary line
The hand-built Studio Vintage variant lands at $2,499.99 alongside Major V headphones and an Emberton III speaker, marking 60 years since Hendrix first plugged into a Marshall.
Aug 31, 2026
Pantera's Rex Brown Gets a Spector Euro 4 Signature Bass
The neck-through, Desert Gold-finished bass pairs EMG PJ-X pickups with Brown's own neck profile, available now for $3,599.99.
Aug 30, 2026
Tony Iommi Announces First Solo Album in 20 Years, From the Dark
The Black Sabbath guitarist teams with vocalist Jorn Lande for a 10-song record out October 23.
Aug 30, 2026
Guitar Center's 2026 Crossroads collection revives Clapton's Blind Faith Tele and a 70-piece Mayer Silver Sky
The charity run, timed to this year's Crossroads Guitar Festival, spans Clapton signature Martins, a Fender Custom Shop recreation of his 1969 Telecaster and a limited PRS Silver Sky finished for John Mayer.
Aug 30, 2026
Session Guitar Legend Chris Spedding Diagnosed With Lymphoma
The 82-year-old guitarist, known for work with Roxy Music, Elton John and the Sex Pistols, began chemotherapy this month as a GoFundMe was launched to help cover his costs.
Aug 30, 2026
Adrian Belew, Steve Vai and Tony Levin's BEAT Adds Terry Bozzio for Fall 2026 Tour
The King Crimson-repertoire supergroup announced a 40-date North American run with Terry Bozzio filling in for Danny Carey, who is out on tour with Tool.
Aug 30, 2026
Ritchie Blackmore Rejoins Deep Purple Onstage for 'Smoke on the Water' After 33 Years
Blackmore returned for one song at Jones Beach Theater on August 12, his first appearance with the band since 1993.
Aug 30, 2026
Frank Beard, ZZ Top's drummer for more than five decades, dies at 77
Beard died on 17 August at his Texas ranch; Billy Gibbons says ZZ Top will keep performing, and the band played its first show without him five days later.
Aug 29, 2026
Newly surfaced Woodstock footage shows Jimi Hendrix's set filmed from the stage
'Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock - A Second Look' premiered on 18 August, built around half-inch videotape a 22-year-old drama student shot about 15 feet from Hendrix in 1969.
Aug 29, 2026
Polyphia Announce 'Be Not Afraid,' Push North American Tour Into 2027
The instrumental band's new album lands October 23 on Rise Records, led by the single Power in the Blood and its Rio-shot video.
Aug 29, 2026
Soundgarden return to the stage for a Seahawks halftime show with Mike McCready and Taylor Momsen
Kim Thayil and the band will play Lumen Field on September 9, with Pearl Jam's Mike McCready on guitar and Taylor Momsen singing.
Aug 28, 2026
Dolly Parton, songwriter and lifelong guitar player, dies at 80
The country giant behind "Jolene" and "Coat of Many Colors" died Tuesday in Nashville after a short illness; her family confirmed the news on her Instagram.
Aug 25, 2026
Jimmie Vaughan sat in with Bob Dylan's band on the tour's last U.S. date
The blues guitarist, who'd opened the Nashville show with his own band, joined for three songs before Dylan heads to Europe in October.
Aug 1, 2026
Sleep returns with its first new song in eight years — and its first without Matt Pike
Bassist Al Cisneros now leads a reshaped lineup with Melvins drummer Dale Crover and Void guitarist Bubba Dupree, backing a North American tour this fall.
Jun 18, 2026
Eric Johnson books a 38-date spring tour across the South and West
The guitarist's April-May run pairs solo shows with a joint stop alongside Kenny Wayne Shepherd and an appearance at the Austin Blues Festival.
Feb 12, 2026