Fastball
'The Way' — power-pop's great mystery-novel single, still gleaming, from an Austin band with sturdier album cuts than one-hit status implies.
Fastball formed in Austin, Texas, in the mid-1990s around Tony Scalzo, Miles Zuniga and Joey Shuffield. Scalzo and Zuniga both write and sing, which gives the catalogue two distinct voices trading off across records.
The band broke through with the 1998 album All the Pain Money Can Buy and its single "The Way," a song Scalzo wrote after reading about an elderly couple who disappeared from Texas. "Out of My Head" and "Fire Escape" followed from the same record. Fastball has continued recording and touring since, working in a guitar-pop style rooted in melody, harmony and compact songwriting.
Festivals Fastball is playing
Fastball at a glance
What festivals is Fastball playing in 2026?
Fastball is booked at 1 festival: Oceans Calling 2026.
Is Fastball playing Oceans Calling 2026?
Yes — Fastball is on the Oceans Calling 2026 lineup, September 25–27, 2026 at Ocean City Boardwalk, MD. They play Sunday, September 27.
Where is Fastball from?
Fastball is from Austin, TX.
What kind of music does Fastball play?
Fastball is tagged power pop.
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