I saw recently that Marcy Playground released a new album. The first, riding on the waves of the single “Sex and Candy,” was abysmal and their live performance wasn’t any better.

Fastball did a decent job convincing me that they were worth the price of admission. Fastball is one of those bands that I can always listen to, but I’ll admit it took years after this show before I gave their studio album a try.

05.23.1998 Edgefest 103.5 FM Texas Station Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Kickin’ Harold
Marcy Playground
Fastball
Everclear
Flaming Lips were scheduled to headline, but disappeared off the bill the day before the show. Local band Kickin’ Harold was added to the bill, albeit as the opener, as a result.
We left before we got to thoroughly enjoy a full set from Everclear (this show was a precursor to my faithfully documented inability to sit through festival-style shows), but if I had known that Everclear would have settled somewhere in my cd collection with their next few albums, I probably would have stayed.
Therefore, most of the enjoyment had to be derived from catching Fastball. They did a decent job convincing me that they were worth the price of admission (especially since Marcy Playground and Kickin’ Harold were mediocre.) Fastball is one of those bands that I can always listen to, but I’ll admit it took years after this show before I gave their studio album a try.
I saw recently that Marcy Playground released a new album. The first, riding on the waves of the single “Sex and Candy,” was abysmal and their live performance wasn’t any better.