ZZ Top’s just-released 5-LP vinyl box set From the Top: 1971-1976 (Rhino Hi-Fi) sheds new light on the genesis of the most Dallas of all ZZ songs: “Tush.” The band’s only hit sung solely by ...

ZZ Top delivered a late-career classic in 2012 with the song I Gotsta Get Paid, from the band’s 15th album La Futura. But as guitarist and lead vocalist Billy Gibbons admitted, it wasn’t easy working ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. When fans see ZZ Top on stage, they’ll most likely hear the classic ...

ZZ Top was in the house for a sold-out party at Brown County Music Center on April 1, 2025. The band delivered tune after tune of those great hits that put a smile on your face, a jig in your step, ...

For its glorious first four minutes and two seconds, ZZ Top‘s Afterburner achieves the impossible: flying higher than its big brother Eliminator. For another three and a half, the Texas trio at least ...

With a third leg of their Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour, Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top are holding to the adage of not trying to fix something that’s not broken. But they’ve found a way to make it better.

Since 2015, ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons has embarked upon a unique solo career, using his rare time away from Texas’ favorite beer drinkers and hell raisers to explore an array of diverse, often ...

In the mood for some live entertainment this weekend? Here are my picks for the can't-miss live performances in the Coachella Valley and surrounding communities Nov. 7-9. More events: Things to do in ...