Bart Mendoza, Che Underground: The Blog: Poptopia 2000 — while the tag line boasted “first annual,” this would be the only Poptopia ever held in San Diego. (I was part of the organizing team.)
A pretty amazing bill: Jason Falkner is a legend (Three O’Clock, Jellyfish, The Grays); Sugarplastic still rates as one of my all-time favorite groups; meanwhile, Beachwood Sparks were arguably at their peak, and Elgin Park played most of their incredible, self-titled debut. I forget who was with Rachael Gordon’s All Stars, but I’m pretty sure Peter Miesner and Ron Silva were involved.