Austin360: ZZ Top at 50: Billy F Gibbons takes us back to the beginning
By Peter Blackstock Way back in 1969, around the same time astronauts were landing on the moon as NASA engineers watched breathlessly from mission control in Houston, the city was launching another rocket into the maw of rock ‘n’ roll. That’s the year ZZ Top was born. With native Houstonian Billy Gibbons at the helm, […]
ZZ TOP’S BILLY F GIBBONS, BUDDY GUY AMONG WINNERS AT 2019 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS
ZZ Top frontman Billy F Gibbons and blues legend Buddy Guy were among the artists who took home trophies at the 40th Blues Music Awards, held Thursday at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Gibbons won the Blues Rock Album award for his 2018 solo effort, The Big Bad Blues. He also was nominated […]
Pre-Order ZZ Top’s 50th Anniversary Collection “Goin’ 50”
ZZ Top Announce ‘Goin’ 50′ Greatest Hits Collection Fittingly enough, ‘Goin’ 50’—a celebration of the band’s 50th anniversary—features 50 tracks. In celebration of their 50th anniversary, ZZ Top have announced Goin’ 50, a three-disc collection of the blues rock stalwarts’ greatest hits. Featuring, fittingly enough, 50 tracks, Goin’ 50 is set for an August 16 […]
COUNTRY MUSIC FLYER & FRYER
One of the really great surprise releases for 2019 is now out featuring new works from Ronnie Milsap and his exquisite assembly of talented guests joining in with a stunning array of fresh Country-twinged tracks. And when the reference includes the unexpected phrase, “Country-twinged”, we mean just that. And heading up the charge in this […]
ZZ TOP’S 50th ANNIVERSARY NORTH AMERICAN TOUR THIS SUMMER/FALL – TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 12 @ 10AM
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top are celebrating their 50th year with a massive North American tour this summer. Kicking off the 50th Anniversary Tour August 16, the real Tres Hombres will play coast to coast and border to border. Cheap Trick and Southern rock stalwarts Lynyrd Skynyrd will also join the tour […]
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival – Dallas, TX – Sept. 20-21 2019
Ticket pre-sale April 2 and on sale April 5 for two-day event in Dallas this September Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/eric-clapton-tickets/artist/768018 2019 edition features the likes of Billy F Gibbons, Gary Clark Jr and more. Eric Clapton and his Crossroads Guitar Festival will return for the first time in six years, setting up in Dallas, Texas this September […]