Thao with The Get Down Stay Down Ready New Album

By Catherine Prewitt at 8:30 AM on August 11, 2009

After a busy year of touring and releasing a record with the Portland Cello Project, Thao Nguyen will drop her sophomore LP with The Get Down Stay Down this fall. Multi-instrumentalist Adam Thompson and percussionist Willis Thompson back Nguyen's buoyant vocals on Know Better Learn Faster, out Oct. 13 on Kill Rock Stars....  read more

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My Morning Jacket to release Record Store Day exclusives

By Joe Shearer at 10:18 AM on March 18, 2009

Repent! Oh, ye frequent downloaders. As reported earlier, the second annual Record Store Day has been confirmed for Saturday, April 18, and this time, a slew of bands are releasing exclusives that day to celebrate. Don't look for these at FYE or your outgoing Virgin Megastore; these are exclusive to independently owned record stores....  read more

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Neko Case, Thao, many more to play Forward Music fest

By Adam Daniels at 10:53 AM on August 18, 2008

As far as summer indie-music festivals in the middle of Wisconsin go, Forward Music Festival in Madison really seems to take the cake....  read more

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Thao performs at Paste and reflects on opening for Rilo Kiley

By Sara Miller at 5:18 PM on June 25, 2008

Click above to watch a live performance of "Bag of Hammers" from Thao with the Get Down Stay Down 's album We Brave Bee Stings and All, out now on Kill Rock Stars....  read more

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Thao Nguyen and Rilo Kiley get down, stay down on tour

By Meghan Jones at 4:46 PM on April 11, 2008

Fresh off her travels with Xiu Xiu , Thao Nguyen and her Get Down Stay Down have signed on for the rest of the spring with Rilo Kiley. The 23-year-old Michael J. Fox-loving Thao will be play in most of North America, Canada and Europe through the middle of June, promising smart, folk-pop for all. MP3: Thao - ”Bag of Hammers” Dates: April 10 - Pomona College @ Claremont, Calif. 11 - Echo @ Los Angeles, Calif. 12 - Rasputin @ Berkeley, Calif. 12 - Bottom of the Hill @ San Francisco, Calif. 14 - Blue Lamp @ Sacramento, Calif....  read more

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Thao Nguyen joins Xiu Xiu for tour

By Jeremy Goldmeier at 1:21 PM on March 7, 2008

Thao Nguyen has mixed feelings about rock ‘n’ roll tours. “I think you have to be wired for [touring], because it makes no sense. You drive 10 hours, play for 45 minutes, you get back in the car, and you do it again,” Nguyen told Paste in our 4 to Watch spotlight piece on her. But... “At the end of the day, the only reason you do it is because you love those 45 minutes when you get to be on stage,” Nguyen concluded. Fans all across the U.S.A. (and Canada too) will be thanking Nguyen for spreading that love,...  read more

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4 to Watch: Thao

By Amanda Petrusich at 3:03 PM on February 18, 2008

Thao Nguyen’s scrappy folksongs—a blend of acoustic strums and brainy lyrics—have already earned the 23-year-old songwriter heaps of critical acclaim...  read more

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