Tagged: willisthompson

Sometimes the best music comes from the minds of a set of musical geniuses. Musicians Jonathan Vassar, David Shultz, Willis Thompson and Grant Hunicutt have banded together to form a side project called Ophelia . Named after the river house where they recorded, Ophelia is a nice reminder why these musicians are so great. They're amazing in their own right, but when they comes together it's something altogether different. I can't quite put my finger on it but there's something magical here that makes me want to come back to hear more. The group will [...]

Kill Rock Stars is pleased to announce that Thao with The Get Down Stay Down will be releasing their second full-length album, Know Better Learn Faster , on October 13, 2009. "The album is named Know Better Learn Faster because you can't. By the time you realize you should, it's too late. And I enjoy the predicament and the totally devastating, unfunny humor of that." - Thao Nguyen , front woman Thao and the ever-versatile Get Down Stay Down ( Adam Thompson on bass, [...]

Thao Nguyen, the frontwoman of Thao With the Get Down Stay Down, is a new and innovative voice in the indie music scene. We got a chance to chat on the phone a few weeks ago as she and the band traveled across Texas to play a show in Lubbock. We encountered quite a [...]