A Great Day In Austin, Town Lake

Wednesday Night

"...that while there were over 100 Austin musicians (plus Billy Gibbons) lined up for this gig, not a note..."

March 17, 2000 Music Review by Andy Langer

The CMT Music Awards 2023

"...Warren Haynes, Chuck Leavell, Paul Rodgers, Cody Johnson, Slash, Billy Gibbons, Wynonna Judd, and LeAnn Rimes during the Lynyrd..."

April 3, 2023 Photo Gallery

Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis Step Into Their Third Act

Chronicle Hot Sauce headliners look ahead to the next waltz

"...music different," she agrees. "I came from that Sixties rockabilly country and he came from that Seventies outlaw songwriter..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Margaret Moser Tribute: Jason McMaster

“She’s as metal as anyone – maybe even more”

"...Street. She was one of the judges. Her and Billy Gibbons were hanging out...."

June 30, 2017 Music Feature by Michael Toland

One, Two, Tres, Cuatro

Club turnover has come due – embrace it

"...bands included those now considered Texas' garage rock kings: Billy Gibbons' pre-ZZ Top crew the Moving Sidewalks and South..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Music Column by Margaret Moser

Bill Narum: We Call That Art

ZZ Top iconographer Bill Narum moves on to the next canvas.

"...that Little Ol’ Band from Texas as sure as Billy Gibbons’ guitar crunch. It was a style he applied..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Luv Doc Recommends: Nancy Coplin’s Big 6-0 Benefit for HAAM

Antone's, Sunday, March 30, 2008

"...in Austin who fit that bill. In fact, only Billy Gibbons could make that type of thing happen (OK,..."

March 28, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc

Off the Record

James White goes on location at the Broken Spoke, Marky Ramone defends his namesake and Phil Spector's innocence, and the Summer Wardrobe gives Roky Erickson a makeover

"...understand the magnitude of his local legacy: ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, King Coffey of the Butthole Surfers, and members..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Those Magic Moments

Composer, classicist Stephen Barber's encoding and imprinting

"...expressive visionaries: from celebrated rock stars like Keith Richards, Billy Gibbons, and David Byrne to renowned composers and arrangers..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...Bohlke now pounds skins behind guitarists Bill Anderson and Billysteve Korpi, bassist Adam Kahan, and firebrand mouthpiece Joe Doerr,..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

ZZ Top, Bad Company, and Cheap Trick Stage a Texas Jam

Seventies headliners reanimate the me decade for the ages

"...Billy Gibbons, 69, spent most of the rough and tumble,..."

May 20, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

ZZ Top

DVDnds

"...Ever wondered what's behind Billy Gibbons' not-so-cheap sunglasses? Eighty minutes Live at Montreux 2013..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Day Party Crawl

"...well, that's when the stupid set in. It's more Billy Gibbons' bus than Reed's and Gibbons' pre-ZZ Top Moving..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Texas Heritage Songwriters HoF Returns to Honor Lefty, Lightnin’, Griffith, and James

...while Gibbons, Keen, and Dunn provide musical highlights

"...induction of Lightnin’ Hopkins, received by his daughters as Billy Gibbons’ amps made a conspicuous appearance on stage...."

Feb. 14, 2022 Music Post by Doug Freeman

ZZ Top, Bad Company, and Cheap Trick Roar at Circuit of the Americas

"...Tres Hombres: (l-r) Dusty Hill, Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons..."

May 20, 2019 Photo Gallery

Playback: Grohl Call

Nirvana drummer, Foo Fighter, and documentarian Dave Grohl passes it on

"...Flanigin has reinforced his solo debut with appearances by Billy Gibbons, Jimmie Vaughan, Gary Clark Jr., Kat Edmonson, Alejandro..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Down & Dirty

Lone Star guitar great Johnny Winter gets his hands dirty once again

"...in Down and Dirty, which collects like accolades from Billy Gibbons, Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks, Austinite James Cotton..."

July 4, 2014 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Austin Psych Fest Live (Sunday): Roky Erickson/The Black Angels/The Moving Sidewalks

Lone Star lysergia’s frontier days past and present

"...Billy Gibbons’ fabled Houston outfit the Moving Sidewalks closed out..."

April 29, 2013 Music Post by Scott Schinder

Off the Record

SXSW news and carryings-on

"...Billy Gibbons enjoys the finer things in life. The ZZ..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Austin Powell

After a Fashion

Stephen rubs up against all that glitter at the Texas Film Hall of Fame and learns how much of it actually rubs off

"...are not words you may associate with ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, but he is the master of them all,..."

March 14, 2008 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

ZZ Top

Live Shots

"...Ol' Band From Texas. Strolling onstage, the beards (guitarist Billy Gibbons and bassist Dusty Hill) sported white 10-gallon hats..."

June 20, 2003 Music Review by Margaret Moser

An Excerpt From Omar Dykes: The Life & Times of a Poor and Almost Famous Bluesman

Hard truths about the music business by Kent “Omar” Dykes and spouse Issa Medrano as they revisit Glory Days (for Bruce Springsteen).

"...Studios in Memphis, TN. Terry was great friends with Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top and he had the keys..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Music Feature

Playback: Behold! The Austin Music Awards

Announcing the 2014/15 Austin Music Awards bill, the 13th Floor Elevators reunite for Levitation, and King Coffey recovers after being struck by a car

"...with a mass baptism from greatest living outlaw songwriter Billy Joe Shaver. Then, inspired by a chance encounter I..."

Feb. 20, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Culture Flash

A dozen NEA grants, an Austinite for State Artist, and Austin High takes state

"...2011; Karl Umlauf, Texas State Two-Dimensional Artist 2012; Bill FitzGibbons, Texas State Three-Dimensional Artist 2012; Billy Gibbons, Texas State..."

May 27, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

The Forgotten Era of Glitter Rock in Mid-70s Austin

The Austin Punk Chronicles, chapter two, part one: glam rock (1972-76)

"..."Austin was boring in 1975," snarls Billy Bill Miller, Roky Erickson's electric autoharp genius. "The outlaw..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

A Gathering of Promises

UK POV on Texas's psychedelic birth

"...stars-to-be Gilbert Shelton and Jack Jackson (Jaxon). Passing through: Billy Lee Brammer, spiraling downward from The Gay Place, and..."

July 24, 2015 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Playback: Angel Dance

Robert Plant & Patty Griffin put the Continental Club in the mood

"...Sturtevant's stunningly intimate portraits of musicmakers like Roky Erickson, Billy Gibbons, Billy Joe Shaver, and Junior Brown, with "Why..."

Dec. 21, 2012 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Off the Record

A walk on the wild side of SXSW 2008

"...posed with bunnies at the Playboy extravaganza, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons backed his Austin City Limits co-star and 13th..."

March 21, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Insider: Joe Perry

Brief conversations with very important people

"...also ZZ Top. I still learn a lot from Billy Gibbons – every lick, old or new. They're one..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature by Andy Langer

TCB

"...Austin Music Awards Wednesday were Willie Nelson, Woody Harrelson, Billy Bob Thornton, and Lucinda Williams. The smoke was too..."

March 21, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

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