This is Billy's first solo project. It features a new band and whats called.... 'Latin Boogie' Short tour in Nov-Dec. Just got Nov 21 6th row reserved for the Sherman Theate, PA. CD on Nov 6
The BFGs are: Martin “G.G.” Guigui, piano; Mike Flanigin, organ; Alex “Guitarzza” Garza, percussion; and drummers SoZo and Melanie DiLorenzo.
Here are Gibbons' U.S. tour dates:
11/10 -- Atlanta, GA, Variety Playhouse
11/11 -- Nashville, TN, War Memorial Auditorium
11/13 -- St. Charles, IL, Arcada Live!
11/14 -- Detroit, MI, The Scottish Rite Cathedral at Masonic Temple
11/15 -- Milwaukee, WI, The Pabst Theater
11/17 -- New York, NY, The Town Hall
11/18 -- Ridgefield, CT, Ridgefield Playhouse
11/19 -- Boston, MA, Wilbur Theatre
11/21 -- Stroudsburg, PA, Sherman Theater
11/23 -- Washington, DC, Lisner Auditorium
11/24 -- Charleston, SC, Charleston Music Hall
11/25 -- Orlando, FL, Plaza Theatre
11/27 -- Fort Lauderdale, FL, Parker Playhouse
11/28 -- Fort Pierce, FL, Sunrise Theatre
11/29 -- Saint Petersburg, FL, Mahaffey Theater
12/1 -- New Orleans, LA, Orpheum Theatre
12/3 -- Houston, TX, Cullen Performance Hall
12/4 -- Austin, TX, The Moody Theater
12/5 -- Lubbock, TX, City Bank Auditorium
12/7 -- Solana Beach, CA, Belly Up Tavern
12/8 -- Los Angeles, CA, Orpheum Theatre
12/9 -- San Francisco, CA, The Regency Ballroom
12/11 -- Portland, OR, Revolution Hall
12/12 -- Aberdeen, WA, D&R Theatre
12/13 -- Seattle, WA, Neptune Theatre
are these songs all covers or some originals?
"Afro-Cuban" flavored
I just tix for the Town Hall in NY. Afro Cuban? They had crazy VIP prices before & after Row H (275+ & 150), Row H were $79 on Billy's merit I'll give it a go, but the Tex Mex/Spanglish has it's limits with me. If I can't speak the language it loses some of it's appeal. I like Los Lonely Boys and Santana, but there's beer break songs for me.
The ZZ Top singer says he was indoctrinated into Afro-Cuban music by "the real Mambo King," Tito Puente, who taught him the basics of Latin percussion when he was a kid. "That's stayed with me stridently albeit in a kind of suspended animation over time," he says.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-billy-gibbons-trade-zz-tops-blues-for-latin-boogie-on-new-solo-song-20150914#ixzz3nFPDka6x
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I'm really digging Treat Her Right. Will have to give this album a listen when it comes out.
"Texas. It’s this thing that helps make everything cool." BG
[Edited on 11/28/2015 by MuleMe]
From PhilZone:
He only plated 2 zz songs. In your face raw ass bluesy rock-n-fuckin-roll!
One of the most powerful shows I have seen in 15 years, and I see a lot of shows.
3 drummers, organ, piano and Billy with 1 guitar with no fuckin whammy bars or peddles. In your face GREAT stuff.
I am not kidding when I say run don't walk to this one.
He is a cool fucker too.
Looking forward to the rescheduled NYC show for sure!
From PhilZone:
He only plated 2 zz songs. In your face raw ass bluesy rock-n-fuckin-roll!
One of the most powerful shows I have seen in 15 years, and I see a lot of shows.
3 drummers, organ, piano and Billy with 1 guitar with no fuckin whammy bars or peddles. In your face GREAT stuff.
I am not kidding when I say run don't walk to this one.
He is a cool fucker too.
Some of the shows were moved to 2016.
I know my show (Boston) was rescheduled.
Loking forward to it. 
11/27/15 Fort Lauderdale, FL Parker Playhouse
11/28/15 Fort Pierce, FL Sunrise Theatre
11/29/15 Saint Petersburg, FL Mahaffey Theater
12/1/15 New Orleans, LA Orpheum Theatre
12/3/15 Houston, TX Cullen Performance Hall
12/4/15 Austin, TX The Moody Theater
12/5/15 Lubbock, TX City Bank Auditorium
12/7/15 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
12/8/15 Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
12/9/15 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
12/11/15 Portland, OR Revolution Hall
12/12/15 Aberdeen, WA D&R Theatre
12/13/15 Seattle, WA Neptune Theatre
1/20/16 Washington, DC Lisner Auditorium
1/22/16 Lexington, KY Lexington Center-Opera House
1/23/16 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
1/24/16 Orlando, FL Plaza Theatre
1/26/16 Nashville, TN City Winery
1/27/16 Charleston, SC Charleston Music Hall
1/29/16 St. Charles, IL Arcada Theater
1/30/16 Milwaukee, WI The Pabst Theater
1/31/16 Detroit, MI The Scottish Rite Cathedral
2/2/16 New York, NY Town Hall
2/3/16 Boston, MA Wilbur Theatre
2/5/16 Ridgefield, CT Ridgefield Playhouse
2/6/16 Stroudsburg, PA Sherman Theater
Loving this disc!
Talk about a groove!
Loving this disc!
Talk about a groove!
me too
Nice
Pleasant surprise instead of the usual zztop bashfest here
Nothing really suprises or trips my trigger on this. Sounds like the same release ZZ top has been putting up for the last 20 plus years but with a latin top flavor. I kinda tuned Billy out after he plugeed his guitar into a computer.
Just listen to the first 3 ZZ release's..thats were its at.
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
Texas show review
http://www.houstonpress.com/music/billy-gibbons-gets-some-cuban-satisfaction-with-the-bfgs-7975402
Lots of video from the Houston TX show on YouTube
"Billy Gibbons and the BFGs Live 2015"
Billy Gibbons brought his groove happy, percussion heavy BFG's to ACL Moody Theater in downtown Austin last week. Wow! What a fun show.
Even if you are not a Top fan this is some pretty cool stuff. Here is the local review:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc ="s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiA98-vt9vJAhUEWSYKHQqjBqkQFggcMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmusic.blog.austin360.com%2F2015%2F12%2F05%2Fbilly-gibbons-the-bfgs-bring-the-fiesta-to-acl-live%2F&usg=AFQjCNEEVH67x51XI_yBMCcKOVAUrlWkxA&bvm=bv.109910813,d.eWE"
