Hot tamales and a hot swing band goes underground...
Down in the depths of Waterloo station lie empty tunnels leading to all sorts of nooks and crannies. This is where we saw an amazing swing jazz band and where the Vault Festival is currently being held.
Performing during the Lates session, we arrived for 10.30pm and had a wander around... Come 11pm, the band were ready to roll and boy were they AMAZING. I don't know what much else to say... They had an electric energy, they got the crowd moving (some may be a little more... 'saucy' shall we say...) and set after set (they did 3 or 4 all up) they impressed even more.
Led by Giacomo Smith, Kansas Smitty's performances are made up by a number of either regular or new talents. Either which way, they surprisingly work and you'd be fooled into thinking they played together constantly. From their own original pieces to covers to jam sessions, you won't be able to help moving your hips or toes at the least!
For a preview of their time at the Vaults check this out. It was this clip that convinced me to buy my tickets...
Kansas Smitty's will be on every Tuesday and Wednesday eve during the festival and for the bargain price of FREE. I'd pay to go again so that says enough. They'll also be playing at Stories and Ronnie Scotts so check them out... I'm itching to get to another one of their shows so I'll see you there!
Plenty of other things to see at the Vault Festival so check out the line up here and get yourself underground!
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The Vault Festival runs till 8 March 2014 and can be found at:
The Vaults
Leake Street
London SE1 8SW
The place is pretty hard to find if you've never been (the first time we went we walked around in circles for an age!) so do plan and map ahead. If it helps, they're just where the infamous graffiti tunnels are.
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