Went to see The Grates last night. They were really gr... good! Sounded very similar to their studio work, but they were worth seeing for the sets (snowmen and snowflakes) and the singer Patience jumping around like she was crazy. I also didn't realise the drummer was a chick.

They were supported by Faker, who didn't really impress me. They have a song called "Hurricane" which is a little bit catchy, and another "Love For Sale" which seems to have interesting lyrics, but apparently it's a cover, so they can't claim credit for that anyway. Other than that, they were just a bunch of guys playing too much distorted guitar without much musical merit.

Also found a fun arcade game on The Grates' web site. It's quite fun. The game's soundtrack uses Grates songs, but does it in a really retro way that reminds me of Commodore 64 games.