QRO’s spotlight goes up for Thao & Down for the Get Down Stay Down.
Name: Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Members: Thao Nguyen, Lisa Schonberg, Frank Stewart (former), Adam Thompson, Willis Thompson (former)
Albums: Like Linen (2005), We Brave Bee Stings and All (2008), Know Better Learn Faster (2009), We the Common (2013), A Man Alive (2016), Temple (2020)
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Tour dates:
11/05 Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom
11/06 Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
11/08 Nashville, TN @ CMA Theatre
11/09 Cincinnati, OH @ Memorial Hall
11/10 Chicago, IL @ Old Town School
11/11 Grand Rapids, MI @ Chapel at Calvin College
11/13 Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall
11/14 Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie of Homestead
11/15 Washington, DC @ Sixth & I
11/16 Brooklyn, NY @ Opera House of Williamsburg
11/17 Phoenixville, PA @ Colonial Theatre
11/18 Westerly, RI @ United Theatre
All shows are with Valerie June, Yasmin Williams and Rachael Williams.
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down playing “Travel” live at Knitting Factory (Tap Bar):