Virginia-born but Californian-dwelling foursome Thao With The Get Down Stay Down have confirmed details of a rather large Autumnal tour of the US. Kicking off in October, the band begin their near thirty-stop tour in their home-state of California on the 15th, running right through until November where they play their last date on the 20th once in again in California (full circle like a cheerio
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Returning from a six week national tour, a well-seasoned Thao with The Get Down Stay Down encountered a sold out hometown crowd on Saturday night, a surefire sign that her increasing exposure and critical acclaim has firmly planted her as one the city’s rising stars. Countless interviews, blogs and articles pride Thao for weaving a [...]
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An unassumingly seductive album, simultaneously groove-ridden, playful and melancholic.In early 2009 the venerable Kill Rock Stars was once again rewarded for good taste when Thao Nguyen's much lauded second album became the label's best seller of 2008. If that album, We Brave Bee Stings and All, was taking a playful distance on growing pains to adulthood, Thao & Co.'s third album, Know Better,...
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I ventured down the coast from Seattle to the Bay Area for the Treasure Island Music Festival. Life, being funny (I mean funny/strange, not funny Ha Ha) threw a slight curve ball and so I didn't make it to the first day's showing but hit the second day, starting with Thao With the Get Down Stay Down. I was only slightly familiar with their tunes but was quickly captivated by them. Thao's guit...
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I ventured down the coast from Seattle to the Bay Area for the Treasure Island Music Festival. Life, being funny (I mean funny/strange, not funny Ha Ha) threw a slight curve ball and so I didn't make it to the first day's showing but hit the second day, starting with Thao With the Get Down Stay Down. I was only slightly familiar with their tunes but was quickly captivated by them. Thao's guit...
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Chop Suey was a nice, intimate setting for this show. The three bands that played this Thursday night appeared to know each other well, and the small room allowed them to call to the stage friends from the crowd and members from other bands. Not all of the show was ground breaking or what I would call top-notch performance, but the room was packed for the final band, Thao With the Get Down Stay...
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This week, our podcast features Thao with The Get Down Stay Down, a trio led by San Francisco singer-songwriter Thao Nguyen. Nguyen and her band (comprised of Adam Thompson on bass, keys and guitar, and Willis Thompson on drums and percussion) first attracted widespread attention with last year’s We Brave Bee Stings and All [...]
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Returning from a six week national tour, a well-seasoned Thao with The Get Down Stay Down encountered a sold out hometown crowd on Saturday night, a surefire sign that her increasing exposure and critical acclaim has firmly planted her as one the city’s rising stars. Countless interviews, blogs and articles pride Thao for weaving a [...]
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The good folks over at Yours Truly put together a great video of Thao (of with The Get Down Stay Down fame) performed for a small group in Lexington, KY."Know Better Learn Faster" has been a cog in my musical rotation over the last month. Thao's voice is both subtle and impassioned at various points. Musically, the track shows lots of different influences; when coupled with the drumbeat, the ...
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