Normally a string breaking early on in a show leads to an awkward silence while roadies panic and the bassist tries to think of puns from that morning's tour bus video.

Not at a Jack Penate show, though.

As a roadie scrabbled on stage, the band launched into a bass and drums-driven version of the Beats International classic Dub Be Good to Me.

From someone you wouldn't look twice at offstage, with his unruly mop of dark hair, round face and red check shirt, on stage Jack becomes electrified, throwing out fast chords on his gaffertaped guitar and jerking around like a man possessed.

Think Marty McFly at the school dance in Back to the Future and you're somewhere close.

Couple this with a soulful voice backed by a simple guitar/bass/ drums set-up and you have an artist who stands out from anything else on the scene.

The power of MySpace was clearly in evidence; as despite only having one limited-edition single to his name there were a lot of people singing Jack's lyrics back to him.

This was especially true when the double-whammy of MySpace favourites Second Minute or Hour and the uber-catchy Torn on the Platform provided a grand finale.

With a queue forming outside the venue from 8pm, complete with little knots of fans hoping to get a last-minute ticket for the sold-out event, it is clear this is an artist to keep watching.