Girls Gone Wild

Dwayne Gretzky, the ever-popular cover band, had a last minute show at The Dakota. I dropped by for 2 of the 3 sets. Tonight, there were several changes in the line-up with an older drummer, a different bassist, and guest guitarist James Robertson (Lindi Ortega, New Country Rehab). Appropriate to their cover of "The Boys Are Back In Town", it was mostly the lads singing. Allie Hughes wasn't there to show off her soaring vocals. She is currently recording in L.A., having caught the attention of some big-name producer. But Robin Hatch did step in front of her synth for a solo tour on Barracuda.

If it was mostly guys up on stage, there seemed to be more women than usual on the dance floor. And perhaps in defiance of the unusually cool weather, many wore short shorts and slinky crop tops. It made for a fun time boogie-ing in the crowd. Unfortunately, some of them couldn't hold their liquor: clambering up on stage to dance drunkenly, falling over, and even grabbing the ass of one of the singer. Douchey behaviour sucks, regardless if you're a "hot piece of work". But aside from this minor unpleasantness, it was your typical feel-good, sing-a-long crowd found at any Dwayne Gretzky show.