Meaux's next chance for parole is in September. No less a reunion of sorts was Kim Wilson 's appearance a week before at Gruene Hall with his band the Fabulous Thunderbirds . There, Wilson met up with former T-Bird Preston Hubbard for the first time since the bassist's departure from the band six years ago. Jimmie Vaughan hired Hubbard to play a private gig a few nights before. An eight-foot, spiked wrought iron fence went up a few days ago.
Mixed Notes Scratch another promising band.
In further Britexas news, Austin's own Ian McLagan just took part of one of the coolest impromptu supergroups in recent memory. On April 20, he played a set at the Steve Marriott tribute at London's Astoria Theatre alongside Paul Weller , Oasis ' Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer , and former Face and Who man Kenney Jones . The assembled group did a set of about six Small Faces songs and a Humble Pie number. Joey Ramone is dead. Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved.