ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons tells UCR during a 2025 interview why three is the magic number when it comes to rock 'n' roll.

Gibbons is currently on tour in the U.S. with the other members of the BFGs — drummer Chris Layton (best known for his work ...

The BFG shows also feature a more organic sound, particularly comparing Layton's stripped-down, club-friendly kit to the one ...

All three albums have been issued since the last full recording of new ZZ Top music (“La Futura” in 2012.) So what dictates if an original tune Gibbons cooks up or a tasty cover he has devised ...

That runs from an April 26 concert in Bendigo, Australia, through a May 18 gig in Wellington, New Zealand. ZZ Top’s itinerary also includes a Canadian tour that currently features 15 concerts.

Tres Hombres, named for ZZ Top’s breakthrough 1973 album, was born ... In 2008, he began releasing music with a new trio, the Boxmasters, who have released a dozen recordings since.

The band has released 15 studio albums, four live albums and six compilations albums. Combined, they have sold over 50 million records.

"Billy Gibbons formed ZZ Top in late 1969 and released ZZ Top's first album in early 1971 ... it was something so new you didn’t quite know where to begin. "We were fortunate to be able to ...

Welcome to the world of the BFGs. Gibbons introduced the outfit to Lexington audiences in 2016. But this week, a trio-sized rewiring of the troupe sporting a pair of equally wily Texas all-stars is ...