Off the Record

The Butthole Surfers reunite, Sarah Jarosz paddles up Nickel Creek, and Shearwater soars to new heights

"...farewell to the Backyard, it was no shocker that Billy Gibbons joined Roky Erickson & the Explosives at Emo's..."

May 23, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

ZZ Top

Backyard, May 15

"...Dave's "I Thank You." The road gravel in guitarist Billy Gibbons' voice asserted itself throughout the set, but within..."

May 23, 2008 Music Review by Greg Beets

Off the Record

SXSW music news and carryings on

"...• Eternal 13th Floor Elevators acolyte Billy Gibbons joined Roky Erickson onstage at Threadgill's for the..."

March 14, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Ode to a Dallas Doll & the Bearded Ones

Morgan Fairchild & ZZ Top get their props.

"...Joe beat me to blogging about it. ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, whose delicious rich baritone dripped Texas throughout his..."

March 8, 2008 SXSW Post by Kate X Messer

If You Have Ghosts

The 2007-08 AMA's ghosts – past, present, and future

"...Limits with his band, the Explosives, and ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons blazing on guitar beside him...."

March 7, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Critics Poll

"...Austin Powell Roky Erickson & the Explosives with Billy Gibbons, Austin City Limits..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Music Feature

Off the Record

Welcome to "Spazmodica," the future of Austin music

"...a rapturous Austin City Limits taping with ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons. The Black Angels descended upon the festival circuit..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Max Dropout's garage-punk festival levels Beerland to Ground Zero; David Letterman hosts a Late Show spectacular at Antone's; What Made Milwaukee Famous grapples with success on second LP

"...Like every great rockabilly act of the 1950s, the Black's David Longoria has..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Reviewing the three-ring circus of Fun Fun Fun Fest and flashing back to the Armadillo World Headquarters with Dweezil Zappa

"...City Limits performance. Rumored special guests include ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, Wayne Coyne of the Flaming..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Austin's musical landscape and its evolution continue rumbling down on Red River, documenting Roky Erickson, and the Weary Boys call it quits

"...to record a new album with ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons and will celebrate his 60th birthday Friday night..."

July 13, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Last Rock & Roll Deejay

KLBJ cans legendary Johnny Walker

"...of the rock & roll scene. On the air, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top or Joan Jett might stop..."

April 13, 2007 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Gallery Lombardi: A little farther from the train tracks, but the art still rocks

Gallery Lombardi has left its longtime home on Third Street for new digs on West Seventh, but you can expect the same great salon-style group shows for which it's known

"...surprisingly, drawings by 150 different artists, including ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Butthole Surfers' Gibby Haynes, and … And You..."

March 9, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

John Mayall

Gift Guide

"...(John Lee Hooker, Coco Montoya, Otis Rush, Steve Cropper, Billy Gibbons). The rarities and maybe 70th Birthday Concert will..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Rock & Roll Books

Gift Guide

"...achieving worldwide acclaim. Featuring a foreword by ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Skydog does a nearly impeccable job of conveying..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Building the Perfect Beast

Building the perfect acoustic (and soon, electric) guitar - by hand

"...customizing with a C5 Corvette motor and suspension. Like Billy Gibbons and so many other "cars & guitars" enthusiasts,..."

July 14, 2006 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Antone's Home of the Blues

DVDnds

"...Eye" Smith, Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, Jimmie Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall, Billy Gibbons, Marcia Ball, Bill Bentley, Paul Ray, Joe Ely,..."

June 9, 2006 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

SXSW Film

Interviews and reviews

"...of Jay Leno, Ann-Margret, the Smothers brothers, Steve Austin, Billy Gibbons, Brian Wilson, Matt Groening, and narrator John Goodman..."

March 17, 2006 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kar Gawk

Ron Mann's adventurous RIP for hotrod artist and icon Ed Roth

"...Jay Leno's in there, Tom Wolfe, Matt Groening, Ann-Margret, Billy Gibbons, Robert Williams – they all play cars. We..."

March 10, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Day Party Crawl

"...Visser is capable of channeling both D. Boon and Billy Gibbons within the space of a song. Finally, the..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by Greg Beets

TCB

I went down to the Crossroads, fell down on my knees

"...Dusty Hill took the vocal reins from fellow beard Billy Gibbons for a windswept jaunt through "Tush," drawing the..."

June 11, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Texas Towns & Places

"...5 "La Grange," ZZ Top Songwriters: Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard, Dusty Hill Year Released: 1973 Highest..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

One Two Three Faw!

A brief history of Texas garage rock

"...Traps to Freddie King-style blues. The Moving Sidewalks' guitarist Billy Gibbons became the most commercially successful Texas garage rock..."

Dec. 27, 2002 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Texas Top 40

Ranking the best Tex-Centric Billboard Top 40 hits of the last 50 years.

"...with an undeniably hooky lyric that found master guitarist/vocalist Billy Gibbons infusing a once-cute euphemism for the posterior with..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Steamboat returns, SXSW looms closer.

"...busy himself, out front during Nelson's gig with pal Billy Gibbons, who later made his own guest shot at..."

March 15, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

One week 'til SXSW and already the music is hitting the fan.

"...include Terry Allen, Bob Schneider, Ron Wood, Matt Groening, Billy Gibbons, Allison Lefcort, Mike Judge, and LeRoy Neiman. The..."

March 9, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Sandy and Bob are almost done in, while Kirsty MacColl isn't so lucky, and Pops Staples goes onto his great reward. Dopey the Goat, meanwhile, becomes cabrito.

"...wait for someone to send me an MP3 of Billy Gibbons' dirty Christmas song, there's some terrible rhyming going..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Honky-Tonk Heroes

Photos by John Carrico

"...Leon RussellWith a beard that Billy Gibbons would envy, Leon Russell shows he's still got..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

All Things Must Pass

"...without complaint, though he was probably as bemused as Billy Gibbons, who was mobbed by Japanese journalists at the..."

March 26, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Postmarks

"...set with the band. The fact that ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons spent a couple of weeks enjoying the sounds..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Column

Texas Platters

"...these tunes would sound better if sung by, say, Billy Gibbons. Give the Apostles credit for mixing it up..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Music Review

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