the wiyos
Matt and I went to the Spice of Life on Cambridge Circus to see the Wiyos, who are on their second tour of the UK. We saw them last year when they came to an open mic night at Monkey Chews in Chalk Farm, and have enjoyed listening to their albums since then. The Wiyos play gloriously old fashioned "vaudevillian ragtime blues and hillbilly swing" and are an absolute joy to watch live.
The venue itself is a bit soulless, at least compared to the open mic nights we've been to up round Camden. The Spice of Life suffers from middle of the road light wood chain hotel decor, and things were a bit too quiet and polite. All worth it to see the mighty Wiyos though!
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