![]() “Dusty directed and aimed making the decision to invite Elwood,” Gibbons explains. It wasn’t as hard of a decision for Gibbons and Beard as you may suspect, and that’s thanks to Hill himself. How could they possibly go on without one of their three members, someone who played such a pivotal part in the band’s success and laid down the groundwork for all their biggest hits? So, when Hill died in summer 2021, it felt to many that maybe that was it for ZZ Top. Ironically enough because of his name, drummer Frank Beard is the only member of the band who didn’t have one. Synonymous with the big beards was Hill, who along with Gibbons was known for always sporting the impressive facial hair. When you think of ZZ Top, your mind probably conjures up images of big beards, cool cars and those fuzzy guitars from the “Legs” music video. The passing of The Dust and a decision to keep playing “An unusual coupling of an album that can both be heard and seen!” Gibbons says. “RAW” lives up to its name, and for ZZ Top fans, it is required viewing and listening. The jams on “RAW” do indeed “slam” with blistering renditions of classics “La Grange” and “Just Got Paid,” plus deeper cuts like “Brown Sugar” from the band’s 1971 debut album. “Going back about four decades, finding us in a similar circumstance, is as close as could be compared.”Īnother fascinating band story: 'Songs hold up': Three Dog Night's Hutton talks Cape Cod show, new album and his unusual past + 4 more concerts to see ![]() “The band did indeed work close together to a great extent recording ZZ Top's ‘La Futura’, yet ‘Raw’ became intensely more intimate and fast-moving as the jams began to slam,” Gibbons explains. Recording “RAW” in such fashion was something the band had not done in some time. The album was recorded in a live setting at Gruene Hall - known as “Texas’ oldest continually operating and most famous dance hall” - where the bandmates tracked much of the music face-to-face rather than in separate locations, or, as Gibbons puts it in an email interview, “Yes, they were all laid down in that honky-tonk.” “RAW” is the audio portion of ZZ Top’s 2019 Netflix documentary “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas” and features the classic lineup with the late Hill. 10 to the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis in support of the new album “RAW.” Face-to-face rock and roll with ‘RAW’ In what has become close to an annual stop for ZZ Top in recent years, the group will return Wednesday, Aug. But, as Gibbons says, “The band is still on the run we’re only halfway there!” When Hill died, it might have been safe to guess that the longtime trio that has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and earned a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame would probably call it a day. ZZ Top singer/guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard are carrying on and hitting the road after the death of bassist Dusty Hill in 2021, incorporating the band's guitar-tech Elwood Francis to take his place with Hill’s stamp of approval. The more things change, the more they stay the same for the little ol’ band from Texas. Kathi Scrizzi Driscoll ZZ Top is still on the run with 'RAW' album 11, will be the current incarnation of pioneering Boston punk band the Nervous Eaters, which just released a new single called "Wild Eyes" with frontman Steve Cataldo and percussionist David McLean called "hometown boys" because of their early Cape connections. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf for seven years, playing on two albums and being part of the Yardbirds for three years. The Massachusetts native has had a solo career, but has also worked with bands, including as guitarist and musical director for J. to BEATLES,” an instrumental reimagining of Beatles songs, at 8 p.m. and his band will perform his show “From A. ![]() 11, Mary Chapin Carpenter, who’s got 15 Grammy Award nominations and five wins plus multiple country music awards, will return to Payomet. ![]() 7, the “Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute” with a seven- to 10-piece band led by frontman Jon Braun is the entertainment for the “Once in a Lifetime” Cocktail Party fundraiser, but non-partiers are also invited to the show. ![]() 6, it’s the Garcia Project, on tour performing full, classic Jerry Garcia Band setlists and celebrating what would have been Garcia’s 80th birthday. ► The week at Payomet Performing Arts Center (29 Old Dewline Road, North Truro) starts out with tribute concerts to beloved bands of the past. Read more about the musicians' journey below, plus here are five more concerts to consider for the weekend: And one of ZZ Top's stops this year is the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis. The death last year of longtime ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill led many fans to speculate that the band's run was over, but that's not the case. ![]()
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