“One of my favorite parts of touring is getting the chance to thank new and long-time fans and supporters in person,” says powerhouse singer-songwriter Thao, who should have plenty of opportunities to do just that when she plays a rare small-room show at Unicorn Bar on November 11.
Born Thao Nguyen in Falls Church, Virginia, and now living in San Francisco, the musician rose to prominence as the leader of alt-folk band Thao and the Get Down Stay Down and since going solo has collaborated with Joanna Newsom, Andrew Bird, Tune-Yards, the Linda Lindas, Neko Case, Mirah, and others. Counting country music—Lucinda Williams, in particular—blues, and Motown as major influences, Thao this year released Show Me, her first album under her own name, on the Kill Rock Stars label.
In 2017, Thao was the subject of Nobody Dies: A Film About a Musician, Her Mom, and Vietnam, a documentary that follows her and her Vietnamese refugee mother as they visit Vietnam for the first time since her mother fled the nation following the war there. Her first book is set to be published by Gray Wolf Press.
Sheroes Radio will present Thao at Unicorn Bar in Kingston on November 11 at 7pm. Kendra McKinley will open. Tickets are $28.64.
