Fastball To Road Test 'Harsh Light'

08/21/2000 1:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
Craig Rosen

(8/21/00, 1 p.m. ET) - Fastball will road test songs from its upcoming album, The Harsh Light Of Day, on a series of club dates across the country beginning at the renowned Viper Room in West Hollywood, California, on Monday night (August 21). The Austin, Texas, trio will play at least 15 gigs in three weeks, concluding with a show in Dallas on September 13.

The band will likely play tunes from its last album, All The Pain Money Can Buy, as well as those from the soon-to-be-released album. LAUNCH asked drummer Joey Shuffield, bassist/singer Tony Scalzo, and guitarist/vocalist Miles Zuniga if any of the older songs have undergone changes when performed in concert.

"We changed the beginning of one of the songs a little bit," said Shuffield.

"I think some of the songs will probably change as we start to go on tour and fool around with them," added Zuniga.

The Harsh Light Of Day is due from Hollywood Records on September 19. It features the single "You're An Ocean."

Here are the current tour dates (subject to change):

August 21 - West Hollywood, CA - Viper Room
August 23 - San Francisco, CA - Johnny Foley's
August 25 - Seattle, WA - Tractor
August 26 - Boise, ID - Neurolox
August 28 - Denver, CO - Soiled Dove
August 30 - Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar
August 31 - Chicago, IL - Schuba's
September 2 - Brookings, SD - Bash In The Grass
September 4 - Toronto, ONT - Beachfest
September 6 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
September 7 - Boston, MA - Lilli's
September 8 - Baltimore, MD - Fletcher's
September 10 - Nashville, TN - TBA
September 11 - Atlanta, GA - Smith's Old Bar
September 13 - Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room

-- Darren Davis, New York, and Neal Weiss, Los Angeles

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