Jailbird

The Prison Diaries of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Preston Hubbard

"...My name is Preston Hubbard. From 1984-94, I played bass for the platinum-selling,..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Feature by Preston Hubbard

Playback: David Yow Meets the Jazzus Lizard

David Yow fronts the Jazzus Lizard, Cherubs knock off 22 years of rust, Preston Hubbard dies, and Blind Lemon Jefferson gets kicked off Texas license plates

"...in September, and Sound on Sound Fest in November. Preston Hubbard 1953-2016..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Battlefield Earth

"...Richard Tyson, Sabine Karsenti, Kim Coates, Maria-Josée Corze, Kelly Preston and Shaun Astin-Olsen. Simply put, Battlefield Earth is the..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Readers' last gasps on light rail.

"...T-Birds' Ferguson & Hubbard..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Column

Blue Monday

Antone's Blue Mondays continues, 25 years later.

"...When O'Brien calls up singer Lou Ann Barton and Preston Hubbard, former bassist with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Duarte's smile..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Dancing About Architecture

Ritalin Kids sign a record deal; Steve Wertheimer gets wet all over.

"...is finally solved! After years of speculation about where Preston "we thought you wuz dead" Hubbard had gotten off..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

Keeping up with Lucinda, Britney, Thurston, Kim, and a bunch of sick people

"...Fabulous Thunderbirds. There, Wilson met up with former T-Bird Preston Hubbard for the first time since the bassist's departure..."

May 4, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Playback: 35 Years of Chronicle Music Covers

We wade through the roughly 300 issues stamped with the mug of a musician

"...Preston Hubbard (10/20/00)..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Dancing About Architecture

Don Walser and Willie Nelson come up winners; Sixth Street still not quite dead.

"...politely called in the biz an "intimate" audience. Attendees Preston Hubbard, Fran Cristina, and Piccolo all played in Roomful..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Critics Poll

"...Gonzalez, Merle Haggard, Bill Ham, Dan Hicks, Kamran Hooshmand, Preston Hubbard, Long John Hunter, Bobby Hutcherson, Mark Hutchins, Sharon..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Girlie Action

"...here in Austin. Produced by Mark Kazanoff and featuring Preston Hubbard on bass, Kane also tapped local bassist Sarah..."

April 15, 2005 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Dancing About Architecture

Rave debacle leaves one dead.

"...Liberty Lunch gig under that name with Fabulous Thunderbird Preston Hubbard along for the ride, no less. Don't expect..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Shawn Pittman

Texas Platters

"...the 11 songs as well as former T-Birds bassist Preston Hubbard (who also plays in Pittman's band), so the..."

May 24, 2002 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Preston Hubbard..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Butthole Surfers and Austin City Limits suffer set backs while Riverfest marches on.

"...is still in negotiations. You can count former T-Bird Preston Hubbard among those to whom the news is a..."

June 29, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

SXSW ends. Thank the Lord …

"...and Lazy Lester joined Lou Ann Barton, Derek O'Brien, Preston Hubbard, and George Raines for a 75-minute set. By..."

March 23, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture

What's up in the live music capital this week

"...to any comments about his coincidental appearance in the Preston Hubbard prison diaries last issue, but rumor is that..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Fabulous Thunderbirds Girls Go Wild! (Benchmark)
The Fabulous Thunderbirds What's the Word? (Benchmark)
The Fabulous Thunderbirds Butt Rockin' (Benchmark)
The Fabulous Thunderbirds T-Bird Rhythm (Benchmark)

"...and re-released their first four albums. Though none feature Preston Hubbard, but rather his predecessor Keith Ferguson, make no..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Review by Christopher Gray

After a Fashion

A recent gala IDoL-ized Austin fashionistas.

"...of Milkshake Media, Gene Menger of Ideality.com, Merritt Grooms, Preston Hubbard, Margaret Moser, Chris Gray, Laurie & Susan of..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Dancing About Architecture

NXNW news; speak of the devil and Chris Gates shall appear.

"...leave Barton some free time to play dominos with Preston Hubbard... Hoot Night mania continues, first this Friday at..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Blessed Are the Buttholes

Austin's 1996 in Review

"...health. To make matters sadder, former Fabulous Thunderbirds' bassist Preston Hubbard disappeared and was reportedly dead, an assertion that..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Texas Platters Hall of Fame: Freddie King’s Texas Cannonball

Blasting blues will get you through whatever’s happening

"...is from Denton, Barry White is from Galveston, Billy Preston's from Houston. I grew up dancing to Gary P...."

March 30, 2018 Music Feature by Kelsey Wilson of Wild Child

The Cult of Ray

Ray Benson steps out from behind the Wheel.

"...Ruben Gosfield) -- a Vermont farm boy named Leroy Preston; Virginian Chris O'Connell; and Gene Dobkin, a bass player..."

July 18, 2003 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Wednesday Picks

The 'Chronicle' says see these SXSW acts now

"...has toured with Parliament Funkadelic, Luther Vandross, and Billy Preston. Last year's debut LP, My Higher Ground, is a..."

March 9, 2007 Music Feature

Friday Sleepers

SXSW picks & sleepers

"...for Bruce Robison, Eliza Gilkyson, Slaid Cleaves, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Susan Gibson. His bold, rootsy debut, Plank (Blue..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates, Sabine Karsenti, Kelly Preston...."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten