Candlebox
About This Event
Seattle post-grunge group Candlebox and Detroit rock band Sponge share a bill at The Bowery Ballroom. Candlebox, formed in 1990, broke through with early-’90s radio singles and has sustained a catalog of eight studio albums that favors melody and weight over studio gloss. Sponge, led by vocalist Vinnie Dombroski, brings ten studio albums and radio-charting singles anchored by direct riffs and plainspoken hooks, making the bill a meeting of two bands whose live sets emphasize songcraft.
About the Artists
Sponge
Sponge is a Detroit rock band that emerged in the early 1990s around vocalist Vinnie Dombroski, with roots in the members’ earlier hard-rock work. Their catalogue spans ten studio albums alongside live and archival releases, and it includes radio-charting singles such as “Plowed,” “Molly,” “Wax Ecstatic,” and “Have You Seen Mary.
Candlebox
Candlebox is a Seattle rock group formed in 1990, associated with grunge and post-grunge and known for radio staples from their early ’90s breakthrough. Across eight studio albums and multiple charting singles, the band has maintained a straight-ahead approach that prioritizes melody and weight over studio gloss.