Chalets / Datapanik / The Hot Puppies @ tuts 12/02/2006

Datapanik first up, or 'Bis' as I like to call them. Good fun energetic electro poppy tunes. Just like Bis. The guy got up my nose by saying 'We're Datapanik' American style, as in 'Da vinci', obviously its meant to be pronounced to rhyme with Day. Manda's vocals were too low down in the mix. Questionable stage wear, kinda faux corp short sleeves white shirts with 'Panik' patches for the boys, just the kind of american garage attendant wear they couldn't give away in Flip. Sub S&M thing for Manda.

Hot Puppies were altogether more serious, no laughing allowed, 2 guys 2 gals(?), sang a song about Mariella Frostrup's problem page. Observer readers obviously. Guitarist wore his leather jacket buttoned up the whole and sweated like a paedo in a creche.

Chalets were like a more polished version of Databispanik. Except with two foxy birds. Good stage presence, they were very confident, easily slipping in some banter twixt songs and no-one of them hogging the limelight. Good electro pop tunes and the girls were very attractive. Performance marred only by some complete fucking tit in an Italy shirt with a long pony tail, who had clearly rattled one too many ten bob eccies. Bounced around like an arse, banging into folk and grinning like a fool. When the band came on he shouted 'Paddy fuckers' at them. Unsure whether this was intended to mean 'fuckers who are paddies' or indeed 'People who fuck paddies'. Don't think he knew what he intended either. Anyway, girl from Chalets just said 'you're very bold' and proceeded to completely ignore him. Good work girl. Girls looked lovely in polka dot semi gothic dresses.