Thao + The Get Down Stay Down http://thaomusic.com We're not sure who came up with the band name Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:23:12 +0000 en hourly 1 Jad Abumrad of Radiolab (WNYC) on CNN This Sunday, 4/29 http://thaomusic.com/2012/04/25/jad-abumrad-of-radiolab-wnyc-on-cnn-this-sunday-429/ http://thaomusic.com/2012/04/25/jad-abumrad-of-radiolab-wnyc-on-cnn-this-sunday-429/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:53:36 +0000 Jaime http://thaomusic.com/?p=283 My friend Jad is brilliant and has this radio thing i don’t know if you have heard of it… CNN will be doing a profile of him on the 29th– see footage from our touring Radiolab show HERE.

]]> http://thaomusic.com/2012/04/25/jad-abumrad-of-radiolab-wnyc-on-cnn-this-sunday-429/feed/ 0 Salt Lake City, Backstage at RadioLab: In the Dark http://thaomusic.com/2012/04/23/salt-lake-city-backstage-at-radiolab-in-the-dark/ http://thaomusic.com/2012/04/23/salt-lake-city-backstage-at-radiolab-in-the-dark/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:51:30 +0000 Jaime http://thaomusic.com/?p=282 Thao conducts a short yet intrepid interview with Jad and Robert in honor of Public Radio (appreciation) Month right before show time. Edited and made presentable by Stephanie Foo.

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]]> http://thaomusic.com/2012/04/23/nprs-snap-judgement-absolution/feed/ 0 Noise Pop: The Future of Public Radio http://thaomusic.com/2012/04/03/noise-pop-the-future-of-public-radio/ http://thaomusic.com/2012/04/03/noise-pop-the-future-of-public-radio/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:13:50 +0000 Jaime http://thaomusic.com/?p=276 Long live public radio! Everyone turn your knobs this month and love it please.
A bunch of us got together at Noisepop to thank public radio for helping to keep us lively and alive:

]]> http://thaomusic.com/2012/04/03/noise-pop-the-future-of-public-radio/feed/ 0 Thao & Mirah Japan Tour 2012 http://thaomusic.com/2012/03/31/thao-mirah-japan-tour-2012/ http://thaomusic.com/2012/03/31/thao-mirah-japan-tour-2012/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:06:28 +0000 Jaime http://thaomusic.com/?p=275 Thao & Mirah have just announced they will be visiting Japan for a tour this June! Everything kicks off Friday, June 1st in Tokyo at O-NEST. Full list of dates below:

Friday, June 1 at O-NEST in Tokyo, Japan
Saturday, June 2 at Cafe Goatee in Kamakura, Japan
Sunday, June 3 at Gunjyo in Matsumoto, Japan w/ASUNA, mmm
Tuesday, June 5 at ARTGUMMI in Kanazawa, Japan w/ASUNA
Wednesday, June 6 at Common Cafe in Osaka, Japan w/Oorutaichi + Ytamo
Thursday, June 7 at UrBANGUILD in Kyoto, Japan w/ACBIS, neue nahel
Friday, June 8 at KD Japon in Nagoya, Japan w/Sick Of Recorder, Jon no Son
Saturday, June 9 at Ryoudenji Temple in Tokyo, Japan

See the Tour Date section for ticket links or email “ticket@7ep.net” and send 1) which show you’d like to attend 2) your name 3) how many tickets and 4) your phone number for reservations.

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I will be reading this thing I wrote about my lonely childhood for Culture Club’s Musical Yearbook, as well as talking about my love for public radio– all this saturday afternoon. Come feel a feeling or two.

THE BAMM.TV MUSICAL YEARBOOK
part of Culture Club at Noise Pop
Saturday, February 25th
Public Works – 161 Erie Street, San Francisco
UPSTAIRS STAGE
12:30PM–1:30PM
Tickets available at noisepop.com/2012
More info HERE

Based on the universal truth that music is a highly effective entry point into our pasts, Musical Yearbook is a growing collection of audio recorded autobiographical essays/short stories in which people of all ages, professions, and backgrounds share written snapshots of their lives through the lens of the music that chose them. In the end, Musical Yearbook has a simple goal—to tell and learn our collective stories through the common thread of music.

Music is most powerful as a shared experience, but there are more ways to share it than Spotify telling our “friends” what we’re listening to at the moment. These essays are oftentimes comical, but they can also be surprisingly poignant.

Confirmed readers so far (as always, subject to change):

Thao Nguyen (Thao With the Get Down Stay Down)
Minna Choi (Magik*Magik Orchestra)
Annie Phillips (Magik*Magik Orchestra)
Caleb Nichols (Churches)
For more information, samples, and submission guidelines check out the musical yearbook.

Brought to you by our friends at BAMM.TV

HEAR YE, HEAR YE: MUSICIANS PAY TRIBUTE TO PUBLIC RADIO
part of Culture Club at Noise Pop
Saturday, February 25th
Public Works – 161 Erie Street, San Francisco
UPSTAIRS STAGE 3:30PM–4:30PM
Tickets available at noisepop.com/2012
More info HERE

Public radio and independent music have always gone hand in hand. From All Songs Considered to Morning Becomes Eclectic to This American Life, Public Radio has long championed and sustained independent musicians, exposing their music –and the incredible stories behind it. Join us as musicians show non-commercial radio some love.

Special guest musicians Thao Nguyen (Thao with The Get Down Stay Down,) John Vanderslice, Kevin Johnson (Weekend), Zoe Keating, Quinn DeVeaux (The Blue Beat Review) and Jhameel come together with radio producer Stephanie Foo (NPR’s Snap Judgment) to converse about the importance of public radio as a vital platform for independent music!

The show will be recorded before you, the live audience, to be rebroadcast on local public radio stations. Come and applaud so distinctly, your friends will know it’s you when the show is aired. Live stories, pre-recorded ones, jokes, serious faces, KQED, KALW, and yes of course, live music, will all gather to love and support public radio.

]]> http://thaomusic.com/2012/02/15/thao-will-be-a-special-guest-musician-at-noise-pops-culture-club-on-225/feed/ 0 Thao to Guest DJ Noise Pop’s “Blow Pop Happy Hour” – Wednesday, January 11th http://thaomusic.com/2012/01/09/thao-to-guest-dj-noise-pops-blow-pop-happy-hour-wednesday-january-11th/ http://thaomusic.com/2012/01/09/thao-to-guest-dj-noise-pops-blow-pop-happy-hour-wednesday-january-11th/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:53:03 +0000 Jaime http://thaomusic.com/?p=266 Thao will be DJing the first night in Noise Pop’s new series of “Blow Pop Happy Hours.” Each month they’ll have a new guest DJ for an extended happy hour, with sushi and Stoli drink specials all night.

Wednesday, January 11th
Blowfish Sushi to Die For
2170 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA
6pm-9pm
FREE

]]> http://thaomusic.com/2012/01/09/thao-to-guest-dj-noise-pops-blow-pop-happy-hour-wednesday-january-11th/feed/ 0 Watch Thao, Mirah, Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen Cover Salt-N-Pepa Live at the Touring “Portlandia” Show http://thaomusic.com/2012/01/05/watch-thao-mirah-carrie-brownstein-and-fred-armisen-cover-salt-n-pepa-live-at-the-touring-portlandia-show/ http://thaomusic.com/2012/01/05/watch-thao-mirah-carrie-brownstein-and-fred-armisen-cover-salt-n-pepa-live-at-the-touring-portlandia-show/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:11:53 +0000 Jaime http://thaomusic.com/?p=264

]]> http://thaomusic.com/2012/01/05/watch-thao-mirah-carrie-brownstein-and-fred-armisen-cover-salt-n-pepa-live-at-the-touring-portlandia-show/feed/ 0 Portlandia The Tour – December 30th in San Francisco http://thaomusic.com/2011/12/27/portlandia-the-tour-december-30th-in-san-francisco/ http://thaomusic.com/2011/12/27/portlandia-the-tour-december-30th-in-san-francisco/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:00:29 +0000 Jaime http://thaomusic.com/?p=262 SF! I’ll be a musical guest for the touring Portlandia show at the Mezzannine dec. 30th. I don’t know what will happen besides we will laugh hysterically. not during the songs.

December 30th, 2011
San Francisco
Mezzanine
SOLD OUT
For more information, visit: http://www.ifc.com/shows/portlandia/the-tour

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Radiolab Live: In the Dark is hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich of Radiolab – a WNYC produced science and philosophy focused radio show and podcast – taking the stage to explore what it’s like to be In the Dark-with comedian Demetri Martin, modern dancer-athletes Pilobolus, and live scoring from Thao. In the Dark will be a night of gripping stories, wonder-inducing demonstrations, and jaw-dropping images. We’ll hear an astronaut’s harrowing experience during a space-walk, take a peek inside two very different realities described by two blind men, and imagine, step-by-step, how something as utterly complex as the eye could have evolved.

Radiolab Live: In the Dark
February 1st, 2012 at 8:00pm
The Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theater
Miami Beach, FL
On sale now HERE

Radiolab Live: In the Dark
April 5th, 2011 at 7:30pm
Capitol Theatre
Salt Lake City, UT
On sale now HERE

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