A Decade of Jar – Superheaven at Crystal Ballroom

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It’s been 10 years since the grunge legends Superheaven put out their debut album Jar. Along with a reissue of the coveted vinyl record came a tour to celebrate the anniversary. The Crystal Ballroom was the host of back to back performances from the band with PONY and Cloakroom as support. PONY also had something to celebrate as their newest album, Velveteen, had released only days before. Performing a mix of new and past songs, the band’s charming set got the energy in the room started. Cloakroom took the stage next and changed the vibe from bouncey and light to something a little darker. The shoegaze trio brought heavy guitar riffs into the mix while playing through songs from their discography. It was a longer set, almost clocking in at an hour, but Cloakroom’s songs have a cinematic feel to them that you don’t want to end. Once Superheaven came on, the crowd was ready to scream the lyrics to songs they’ve listened to for a long decade. The band ran through the album from start to end and sounded just as  they did in the studio: raw and full of angst. Superheaven threw in two songs from Ours is Chrome as an encore to end the night. Our is Chrome was released in 2015 so if you missed this one, maybe you’ll get another chance in two years. 

Check out our photos from the show below. 

Superheaven at Crystal Ballroom 5/22/23