Gramercy Riffs (Lee's Palace, Feb 23)

Gramercy Riffs were an east coast band but unlike Hey Rosetta, for whom they were playing support, these guys made the jump to Toronto to pursue the music scene. Fronted with a female and male vocalist, they fill out to your standard indie rock contingency with regards to instrumentation. (Need I point out that the lone female also plays keys?) What they do on those guitars is rock straight chords, besides the rare solo tossed in by the white haired guitarist. The music they play could be likened to Hooded Fang but noticeably less catchy or quirky. Truthfully I was bordering on boredom (though the drummer's singing along to all parts was entertaining) until the lady took the reigns and showed her vocal strength in building Dreaming to great heights.