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Fastball to play live from the Four Seasons + Free "Little White Lies"
March 12, 2009
On Tuesday, March 17, the band will be live at the Four Seasons in Austin, playing a few songs live on air during KGSR's morning show. The band is scheduled to go on around 8:30am. Davíd Garza will also be playing some songs as well. So tune in to KGSR during the 8 o'clock hour or head down to the Four Seasons, and for $5, catch some live songs from Fastball and Davíd and have coffee and breakfast tacos. Later that evening, join Miles at Vino Vino with some "special guests."
Head over to the Absolute Powerpop blog, where the band's latest single "Little White Lies" is the most recent featured download.
Radio singles on the air
March 11, 2009
As previously reported, the song "Little White Lies" will be going for adds on Triple A radio beginning on March 31. However new Fastball can already be heard on some stations. KGSR 107.1 Radio Austin (Austin, TX) added "Little White Lies" to their new music playlist on March 10. WBJB 90.5 The Night (Monmouth, NJ) added "Mono To Stereo" to their playlist on March 6. "Little White Lies" is also being played on MG Radio 103.3 in Indonesia as noted in their Top 40 Charts. Let us know if find new Fastball playing on a station near you.
Fastball expands social network + Tour Update
March 10, 2009
According to a new MySpace blog posting, Miles is busy watching Woodstock (The Director's Cut) and setting up a band account on Twitter. He has apparently succumbed to the temptation and pressure and expanded the band's social network to the now popular networking site (especially now popular for bands). Find the band by searching "Fastballtheband." It would seem that a Twitter account is required to search and view an account. As I do not have one, perhaps someone can fill us in on the message board as to what's on the band's new account.
It was also announced (as expected) that the band would be hitting the road beginning in late April or early May in support of Little White Lies.
Pangaea live photos
March 10, 2009
Photographer Manuel Nauta took several live shots from the band's recent Pangaea show. Some really nice shots, and they can be seen on his website here.
"Little White Lies" to be lead single
March 9, 2009
That's right the title track from the band's new album Little White Lies will be released to Triple A radio, starting March 31. Last week the song was discovered on the Going for Adds section of the FMQB website, and now today has been found on the Going for Adds section of industry site Radio & Records. So place a call to your local Triple A station (lists here, here, and here) and ask them to tell you some "Little White Lies."
Fastball add unofficial SXSW show
March 8, 2009
The band are scheduled to play an 8 o'clock show at Jo's Hot Coffee, S. Congress Avenue location on Saturday, March 21.
First review of Little White Lies hits the net
March 5, 2009
Yep the first review is out. Bring On Mixed Reviews gives the album a 3.5 out of 5 rating. Sadly the short review is less about the album and songs, and is more a review of the band's past and how they have or haven't changed in comparison to some of the band's heyday counterparts. Found another review or article online? Let us know about it.
PSU Says Fastball rocked
February 27, 2009
The free Fastball show at Penn State University last night, was a rockin' good one, pleasing avid Fastball fans and those just familiar with the band's late 90's hits. See: Fastball, Nine Days rock out HUB from the PSU Daily Collegian.
PSU Fastball & Nine Days article
February 26, 2009
The PSU Daily Collegian has posted an article on Fastball and Nine Days, who will be performing together tonight at Penn State's HUB Alumni Hall (PSU students only). Nine Days, who opens the show, had a hit single with the song "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" back in 2000. The article is nice and lengthy and offers some pretty telling info on both bands, their histories, current activities, and future plans; as well as their takes on the changed/changing music industry. Read: Bringing Back the 90's - Fastball and Nine Days to perform a mix of old and new hits tonight. The Fastball/Nine Days show begins at 8pm tonight with free admission to PSU students.
Miles in NBC Dallas-Fort Worth interview
February 24, 2009
The band alerted us on their blog today about Last Call with Fastball, a recent article and interview with Miles Zuniga and James Chippendale of NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (and the the Love Hope Strength Foundation). The short article features two short video segments with Miles, in which he discusses Fastball and Little White Lies along with the band's trek to Peru, food, wine, and more. Check it out via the link above.
Order Little White Lies from major retailers
February 22, 2009
Little White Lies has surfaced at more major retailers online. Pre-order you copy online now from either Amazon, Best Buy, Target, or Barnes & Noble. Have you run across the album for sale on another site, if so, shoot us an e-mail with it, and we'll update the list.
Pre-Order Little White Lies on Amazon.com
February 18, 2009
That's right, the first online ordering for the new album has arrived. You can now pre-order Little White Lies for $14.98 on Amazon.com. The listing page is lacking much info about the album, though we do see that it looks like this release will be a digipak format (like Keep Your Wig On) and will be released under the Megaforce label, an associated label of MRI/RED.
Fastball article on Hip Online
February 17, 2009
The website Hip Online has posted an article on Fastball's return and the new album Little White Lies. The article features some comments from Miles and Tony as well as some about a few of the new songs, including "Angelie." While not a very long or in depth article, it is new and positive press nonetheless. And hopefully the first of many great reviews for Fastball and Little White Lies. Read: 'Fastball returns with "Little White Lies"
SXSW '09 Confirmed (+ Always Never studio); Zuniga solo dates
February 16, 2009
The band's SXSW '09 date has now been confirmed. They will play Ace's Lounge on Wednesday, March 18 at 8:00pm. The artist pages on the SXSW site usually feature a streaming song from each group and this year is no exception. Head on over to Fastball's SXSW page to listen to the studio version of "Always Never." It sound's great (of course). Now go check it out for yourselves.
Also a couple additional Zuniga solo dates at Vino Vino are also on the schedule.
Band get's new Official Store and MySpace tweak
February 13, 2009
This week the band opened their new official merch store to the buying public. There are currently a few variety of t-shirts, including ladies and men's Fastball Logo tee and a new Dancing Skeleton tee. Also for sale is the band's 2003 indie live acoustic album Live From Jupiter Records. The band promises more to come in the store, including the new album once it's released.
Also the band's MySpace got a minor update today, with revised logo placement and bold announcement of the upcoming Little White Lies release date. Also a Merch area with link to the new official store.
Fastball to play Pangaea Austin; SXSW '09
February 6, 2009
Fastball will hit the stage at Austin's Pangaea lounge on Thursday, March 5 at 8pm, with the Steps, The Alice Rose, The Jungle Rockers and Phoenix Saga. Ticket cost for the event is currently unknown.
The guys are also currently on the line-up to play SXSW '09. Right now, the band list is still subject to change, and no venue/time schedule has been set for the Music event which will run from March 18-22.
Fastball to play Penn State
February 3, 2009
The band will play during Penn State's Annual Spring Concert on Thursday, February 26 at 8:00pm. The concert will be free; however, it is only open to Penn State students and staff. The only thing not clear is which PSU campus this concert will take place at. There is currently no information about this event on the PSU campus's events calendar.
Little White Lies gets firm release date & track listing
January 15, 2009
After months of waiting Little White Lies finally has a release date. The band have recently finalized a distribution deal with MRI/RED, who will release the album on April 14th. No details on the expected availability of the album; however, this distribution deal will hopefully mean general availability at larger big box retail outlets. It is expected that the album will also be available for order online, and purchase through iTunes; though no details of this have been announced yet. 
Track Listing:
1. All I Was Looking For Was You
2. Always Never
3. The Malcontent (The Modern World)
4. Little White Lies
5. Mono to Stereo
6. How Did I Get Here?
7. We’ll Always Have Paris
8. Angelie
9. She’s Got the Rain
10. Rampart Street
11. White Noise
12. Soul Radio