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nofatclips · 3 months

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Strings version of How Could I by Thao and the Get Down Stay Down from the deluxe edition of Temple

#music #thao and the get down stay down #thao & the get down stay down #thao nguyen #adam thompson #jason slota #charlie glenn #johanna kunin #artwork #eric einwiller #jonathan corriveau #molly skonieczny #strings #strings version #ribbon music #Bandcamp

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nifflering · 2 months

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Six the musical costumes save me

Save me

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heidismagblog · 6 months

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#spin #spin magazine #thao nguyen #thao & the get down stay down

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whiteshipnightjar · 2 years

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this sweet and funny story about how Thao Nguyen met Joanna Newsom on a ferry to a songwriter’s retreat for women

#this is just so beautiful #joanna newsom #thao nguyen #thao & the get down stay down #i love remembering this story it fills me with warmth i love it i thought you might enjoy this too #love joanna #jnew

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nymphiess · 10 months

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I lost my city in the light of day. Thick smoke, helicopter blades.

THAO & THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN

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#musicedit #musicgifs #thao & the get down stay down #I've wanted to make something for her for soooo long #love her truly #made by madhu #temple #thao nguyen #thao and the get down stay down

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bidoofenergy · 2 months

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when i said i love thao & the get down stay down

#temple is an incredible beautiful poignant song that fucking haunts me #will not let me go. always makes me cry #“we'll always feed you you can always come home” FUCK #“bury the burden baby make us proud” GODDAMN #thao & the get down stay down #thao nguyen #bidoof thinks #mixed kid tag

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princelabia · 4 months

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some of you don't even listen to thao & the get down stay down and it shows. just trust me bro okay trust me. just trust me

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#'i've lived as a quiet apology i'm sorry to you and i'm sorry to me'#thao nguyen #princelabia #Youtube

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thebowerypresents · 5 months

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Valerie June, Rachael Davis and Thao Bring Musical Conversation to Brooklyn Opera House

Valerie June, Rachael Davis and Thao – Brooklyn Opera House – November 16, 2023

“We’re going to play you a few songs and tell you a few stories.” That’s how Valerie June described the night ahead at the beginning of the set at the Brooklyn Opera House on Thursday. Yes, that’s a pretty accurate description of the show, but it somehow doesn't quite capture the intimate and personal energy in the room. The stage was filled with three women — June, Rachael Davis and Thao (the fourth member of the touring ensemble, Yasmin Williams, was out sick) — several banjos, guitars and a ukulele. The ensuing 90 minutes were filled with yes, songs and stories, stories about songs and songs telling a story. The set ran like words on the page of a book, going left to right, June, then Davis, then Thao, each singing a song, each linking it to something deeper. The three voices seemed to come from three different places, June summoning emotions — joy, sadness, combinations of each — from some faraway space, Davis both powerful and wholesome, a jovial spirit, and Thao off-kilter and confident, an admirable brashness.

The first round felt like icebreakers, with Davis’s “Circle of the Sun” a sunshine gospel that had everyone in the room clapping along, and Thao’s “Kindness Be Conceived” introducing some gritty blues guitar to match her singing. From there, things loosened up, acquaintances turning into friends, turning into the best of friends in real time. Along the way, the stories grew increasingly more personal: Davis’s long tale about learning to play banjo and the first song she learned was more endearing than rambling, June talking about the loss of an old friend and then later the otherworldly inspiration that led to “Astral Plane,” and Thao telling of the intense familial history behind “Temple,” a story that gets lost in her normal full-band live show, but, laid bare and raw, was an emotional center to the night.

Still, there were plenty of laughs and joy and fun, some poetry and some “mouth trumpet.” Of course, all this warmth and mutual love made way for adding harmonies on one another’s songs, and songs sung together scattered through the night. “I Shall Be Released” was an obvious choice, but the three distinct voices, mixed with guitar, banjo and Thao’s slide, brought extra enchantment to the familiar sing-along. The show ended with the trio singing the traditional “Shady Grove,” which came off like a time-traveling mirror, reflecting how the roots of folk music have suffused the three women’s own music and lives in such different ways. But perhaps that’s a story for another time. —A. Stein | @Neddyo