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 ...

Billy Gibbons, the vocalist-guitarist of ZZ Top, will embark on a solo tour this month with his band, the BFGs. The tour begins on January 17 with three back-to-back nights at Blue Note Hawaii in ...

The desert is an idea that looms large on the new album Hardware, the third solo album from ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons. It’s the second consecutive solo record to feature Gibbons alongside ...

One word that looks like it will never be associated with “Hardware,” the current solo album from Billy F. Gibbons, is calculated. Far from having a concept for the album, when Gibbons (the ...