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QRO lands its spotlight on Virginia's booming Thao Nguyen & The Get Down Stay Down.

Name: Thao Nguyen & The Get Down Stay Down

Hometown: Fall's Church, VA

Members: Thao Nguyen, Adam Thompson, Willis Thompson

Albums: Like the Linen (2005), We Brave Bee Stings And All (2008), Know Better Learn Faster (2009), Thao & Mirah (2011)

Has toured with: Samantha Crain, Benji Hughes, I'm From Barcelona, Mirah, Portland Cello Project, Rilo Kiley, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Sister Suvi, The Thermals, Laura Viers, Xiu Xiu

If Thao was an animal, she'd be: a white-fronted bee-eater

Or if she was a food, she'd be: Honeycomb cereal

What about a piece of furniture?: the big kid table

Okay, how about something to wear?: rubies and rocks

ThaoRelated Articles:

Review of We Brave Bee Stings And All

Live review from Knitting Factory in New York, NY on February 4th, 2008

Photo gallery from Knitting Factory

Interview with Thao Nguyen

Photo gallery from Fordham University in The Bronx, NY on March 24th, 2008

Photo gallery from Terminal 5 in New York, NY on June 3rd, 2008

Review of Know Better Learn Faster

Review of Thao + Mirah's Thao + Mirah

Tour dates:

2/23/12 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
4/4-5/12 - Salt Lake City - Capitol Theatre

 

MP3 Stream: "Swimming Pools"

 

MP3 Stream: "Cool Yourself"
 

 

MP3 Stream: "Likeable Man" (Thao + Mirah)
   

 

Thao Nguyen & The Get Down Stay Down playing "Travel" live @ Knitting Factory:


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