Thao Nguyen- Headlining tour begins

Coming off their recent tour in support of Rilo Kiley, Thao Nguyen and her band the Get Down Stay Down are prepping to head back out on the road this summer. The upcoming tour will be the bands first headlining tour in support of their We Brave Bee Stings and All which featured the infectious songs "Bag Of Hammers", "Beat(Health Life & Fire)" and "Swimming Pools". Opening acts slated for the tour so far include David Schultz and the Skyline, Pepi Ginsberg, Horse Feathers and Tune-Yards.

Also, if you haven't seen our "Liner Notes" video interview with Thao, you can see it here.

Thao and the Get Down Stay Down tour dates:

07-19 Columbus, OH - Cafe Bourbon Street
07-20 Cincinnati, OH - Northside Tavern
07-21 Lexington, KY - Skull Alley
07-22 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
07-23 Des Moines, IA - The Houes of Bricks
07-24 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
07-25 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
07-26 Stanley, ID - Pioneer Park
07-29 Portland, OR - Holocene
07-31 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
08-01 Irvine, CA - Phoenix Grille at UC Irvine
08-02 West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour
08-03 San Diego, CA - Casbah
08-04 Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture
08-05 Lubbock, TX - Bash Riprock's
08-06 Austin, TX - Emo's
08-07 Dallas, TX - Club Dada
08-08 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Music Hall
08-09 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
08-11 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse
08-12 Cambridge, MA - T.T. the Bear's Place
08-13 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
08-14 Washington, DC - Black Cat
08-30 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
09-29 Upland, IN - Taylor University