Billy Gibbons

Blogs
February 4, 2013
Taco & Tequila Tuesday at SOL Cocina in Scottsdale Launching February 5
There's nothing special about Tuesday. Monday kicks it off, Wednesday is halfway through the week and Thursday and Friday? Well, they slide right into the weekend. But even the most lackluster day of the week can get a little infusion on fun when you throw in some Latin flair. Which is why even we ... More >>
Blogs
September 13, 2012
Blake Mills: Fiona Apple's Guitarist Makes Killer Pop on His Own
Blake Mills isn't a household name, but like classic sidemen of lore (David Lindley, Ry Cooder, Leon Russell), he's makes an impact wherever he shows up. As a guitarist in Fiona Apple's band (he's performing with her on Tuesday, September 18, at Mesa Arts Center), Lucinda Williams, Cass McCombs, B ... More >>
Blogs
May 1, 2012
Ted Nugent: We Spoke to Him Right Before That Controversial Obama Rant
See also: Ted Nugent's Still a "Special Deputy" to Sheriff Joe Arpaio (2012) See also: Ted Nugent Talks Guns, Meth, and Hippies Before NRA Convention in Phoenix (2009) Ted Nugent doesn't need much of an introduction. To put it lightly, he's intimidating. It has nothing to do with him being so outsp ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2012
Howe Gelb on Rainer's "One Man Crusade" (1994), "The Inner Flame" (1997), and "The Farm" (2002)
Editor's Note: A version of this article appears in this week's issue, featuring 100 Songs that Defined Arizona. In celebration of Arizona's centennial, we spoke songwriter Howe Gelb, who has led the constantly mutating Giant Sand in Tucson and all around the world since 1985. Gelb is known for his ... More >>
Music
February 9, 2012
More on the Music of Tucson's Rainer
Music
September 29, 2011
ZZ Top @ Comerica Theatre
Calendar
September 29, 2011
ZZ Top
Blogs
December 10, 2010
Odds 'n' Sods: Helmet, Michael Franti & Spearhead, The Charlatans, Small Black, and more
It's amazing how much music is released in a year. I've listened to nearly 270 records in their entirety this year, yet I still have a huge stack of unlistened CDs on my desk, several unlistened digital downloads in my iTunes, and a lengthy list of high-profile stuff I never got a chance to h ... More >>
Blogs
July 28, 2009
Aerosmith and ZZ Top Prove They're Real Guitar Heroes at Cricket Wireless Pavilion
Luke HolwerdaSteven Tyler of Aerosmith A funny thing has happened to the recording industry lately. Video games have begun to influence to music sales. Don't believe me? Consider that the re-release of the entire Beatle Catalogue is scheduled for the exact same day as the release of The Beatl ... More >>
Music
July 13, 2000
Murder City Devils
In Name and Blood (Sub Pop)
Music
March 23, 2000
Austintatious
Rock 'n' roll rousers the Van Buren Wheels roll to success at SXSW
News
January 27, 2000
Letters to the Editor
Published January 27, 2000
Music
January 16, 1997
Back in Black
Music
July 21, 1994
CRAWLING FROM THE WRECKAGEWELL, MAYBE NOT WRECKAGE, BUT DAVE EDMUNDS IS BACK ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS
Music
April 6, 1994
COMPACTED DISCSIT'S THAT TIME OF THE MONTH AGAIN
Music
July 1, 1992
CAMPING OUT DAVID LOWERY IS BRINGING CRACKERS ON THIS TRIP