Credit: Ross HalfinWhile ZZ Top hasn’t released a studio album since 2012’s La Futura, the Texas trio’s frontman, Billy Gibbons, has put out two solo records in the past three years. Gibbons tells ABC Radio that his band mates were “very supportive” when he decided to focus on his latest solo effort, The Big Bad Blues, because it gave them a chance not only to take some time off, but also to work on new ZZ Top material.
Gibbons currently is winding down a U.S. solo tour in support of The Big Bad Blues that wraps up November 18 in West Hollywood, California. Billy also will host a couple of special holiday concerts dubbed “The Jungle Show” at Antone’s in Austin, Texas, on December 28 and 29. Gibbons will be joined at those events by Jimmie Vaughan, Double Trouble drummer Chris Layton, blues guitarist Sue Foley and Hammond organ player Mike Flanigin.