Hot Hot Heat! You Say Party, We Say Die!

Last night we went to see the band Hot Hot Heat....an up and coming indie rock band from Canada. It was a good night...considering we nearly forgot all about it! Around 7:30 last night Mark said, 'just check the tickets to see when Hot Hot Heat are on'....good job he did - it was last night!!!! It was at a club called The Red Room....quite a nice venue, small and cosy, but not too packed...infact clubs over here never get too packed. By law bars are only allowed as many people in as they can sit....not like at home, where it is as many as you can sit, stand, squeeze and pile! It means that there is plenty of room to move around, but still a great atmosphere! If gigs sell out and there is still demand then they simply change the venue to a bigger one - i like it!!!! Anyway, Hot Hot Heat.....there were two supporting acts, one called You Say Party, We Say Die..they were ace...again indie rock, but quite quirky, with 2 female singers, one of which looked like Vicky (Porter) - can you see the resemblance? They had a way of starting songs which made you think they were okish...but by the end of the song you were blown away! Next up were a band that i don't think i ever knew the name of....but with a singer / front person who looked / sang / acted just like Jack Black!!!! It honestly could have been him! They were pretty good, although a bit repetitive! Finally Hot Hot Heat - now we have heard a lot about them recently over here, but i have to say....my fave band last night was You Say Party, We Say Die...again, HHH were quite repetitive, and the lead singer reminded me very much of David Bowie! Mark found them a bit too stylised! Still a good listen though! All in all an ace night - especially as it was a surprise (just when we were settling down for American Idol!!!) One thing really stood out for me from the night, in all three bands, the biggest thing was the charisma of the front person...each one had their very own distinct style and personality; each one, whether you liked them or not, gave the band a focal point, a face (without detracting from the rest of the band); each one put on a show; each one had attitude. xx