Riff TIffs Show Journal by Charlie Brite
Riff Tiffs
5:19 I head back to Mangoes to catch the Riff Tiffs, and I instantly fall in love with the bassist. She’s playing a B.C. Rich, her hair is platinum blonde with a splash of purple, and it looks like she’s got needles sticking out of her mouth. At first I think it’s an intense piercing, but then I realize she’s just holding something between her lips—bobby pins maybe? They stay there for the whole set. Anyways, the Riff Tiffs rock. Ethereal, clean melodies make you feel chilled-out-on-barbs one second, and then snarling power chords get you all fuck-the-establishment pissed off Radiohead-style in the next. Chris Rehm switches frequently between his “normal” voice, a disaffected suburban growl, and a plaintive falsetto. The brothers Rehm both wear skinny headbands, which I suppose is like the indie version of wearing a band uniform. Later, we catch up with the bassist at Band Camp, hosted at the Caroline Collective, and she voices her enthusiasm for indiehouston’s noble cause. She graciously volunteers to plaster the town with stickers of our logo if we provide them. What an excellent idea!
see more pictures at below link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiehouston/sets/72157608220332001/show/with/2948288073/
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