At SummerStage 2015 I was lucky enough to see a band open for Clutch and Mastodon that pretty much blew everyone in attendance away. They were humble and straight up playing rock and roll without gimmicks and fancy shit; their name was Graveyard and most people in the crowd couldn\u2019t help but feel impressed by the end of their set. <\/p>\n
Fast forward a year later and the boys were back in NYC, this time with a new album, the excellent Innocence & Decadence<\/i>, which has been causing a bit of a buzz among rock & roll lovers. This album, which is one the finest efforts from 2015, easily brings you back to the 70s decade musically speaking (or in different ways as well, depending on how psychedelically influenced you are while listening to it).<\/p>\n
Their first stop in NYC was postponed due to the snow storm that ended up stopping public transportation, and most likely giving the band a terrible image of Americans and their low tolerance for snow (but let\u2019s be honest, fuck snow and traveling while it\u2019s happening). Thankfully the show was not canceled, and was moved to a week later at the same venue, the Bowery Ballroom.<\/p>\n
Opening for Graveyard was a very fun band called Spiders. Spiders is another Swedish hard rock band that keeps that 70s rock & roll vibe alive, not only with their music but also with their looks on stage. Lots of songs from their recent (and killer) album Shake Electric<\/i> were played. While I didn\u2019t know many of these songs before or during the show, it can\u2019t be denied that these guys were great and fun to watch live. Tight leather pants, cowboy like boots, flower power like make up, among other things set up the mood for their set. The band is definitely worth a listen, and luckily they are on Spotify for everybody to explore.<\/p>\n\n\t\t