Candlebox + The Answer + Sugar Red Drive + Acidic

Candlebox, kings of the tepid, grunge-era power ballad—fact: their 1993 self-titled debut, backed by Madonna's Maverick label, went quadruple platinum—step out in support of a new album, Love Stories & Other Musings, which finds the Seattleites sounding both surprisingly energized and as bland as ever.