Jack Penate gives the ICA a party..

It was a mutual hats off to Jack Penate at his gig last Wednesday. It was this young mans first time to the venue and he told the crowds it was his favourite gig yet! O.K, so we might all exaggerate and embellish truths when we are excitable and running on adrenaline fuelled energy, but it certainly was an excellent show. It all began with a very cool support line up.. First up was Adele from London. This lady has a HUGE voice, it's really wonderful and strong, and after a few teething problems with a few of her new chords..

her set was fabulous, she speaks the truth and I would definatly recommend people to watch this space.. www.myspace.com/adelelondon


Next up Late of the Pier with their makeshift instruments (that's pretty popular these days it seems) and 'music to have asthma to' (you can't breathe with the thrill of it?) These boys thrashed around and had some good stuff going on with their sound and rhythm. I appreciated the way they slickly bounced in an out of what seemed like improvised jamming moments. I liked it.. and this dark side of the moon picture I took of the little cheeky one by the name of Jack (I think!) - all looking artistic, abstract and a bit crazy which I'm guessing might be there intention..



And that was all before Jack came on.. And of course he pulled it out of the bag in a big way too. He had a large backdrop on stage revealing the quirky, bright graphics from his latest Album Cover Spit and Stars, which in it's colourful slighty absurdist nature mirrored his act, and his mannerisms on stage.



Jack's myspace title reads "Living With No Reason, Dwarfed, Alone, Imprisoned" and while ok yes, he is not Shaquille O'Neal, his voice, his music and his moves certainly compensate.. and as for the 'no reason, alone imprisoned' stuff, well I just don't believe him. He was certainly not alone on Wednesday and there was surely reason.
If you haven't heard Jack before go onto his myspace www.myspace.com/jackpenate and have a listen - he has all sorts of gigs going on this summer if you didn't catch him this last time... Will these future gigs be recorded live? Will you get
bubbles? a crowd surge onto the stage? celebrity guests? free badges and posters? I'd like to think only the ICA can provide such fun packed escapades (!) but you should check him out anyway.
Bonus pics.. A peek at Late of the Pier and Jack backstage.. enjoy!



For more pictures of all the gigs check out www.speyerdesign.com under bands and gigs for artists and parties and events if you were in the crowds....