Concert Review: Thao with the Get Down @ Beachland Tavern

A couple of months ago a friend and I came across a band previously unknown to the both of us - Thao and the Get Down Stay Down. With so much music out there it is difficult to find a band that really syncs with you, really catches your ear and stays with you.  Well Thao did this for us.  Excited to hear them live we drove to Cleveland last weekend to see them play.  Ended up being one of the best shows I’ve been to in quite a while. Not only did Thao rock the fucking house but the two bands they were touring were freekin amazing. First up was Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers, who shares a record label (and a southern inflection) with the Avett Brothers. Second up was Sister Suvi, with more of a folk-meets-punk take.

My top songs from each band

From Sister Suvi’s album “Now I am Champion”: Desolation

From Samantha Crain’s album “Songs in the Night”: Rising Sun

From Thao’a album “We Brave Bee Stings and All”: Swimming Pools

Listen to that shit. and dance.

Samantha Crain will be in Grand Rapids warming up for the Avett Brothers at the Fredrick Meijers Gardens on 6/18/09.

Sister Suvi said they planned on coming back to Detroit in the fall (they played at the Magic Stick a couple months ago).

I’m hoping Thao gets their ass in gear and makes it to the Motor City on their next tour, cause damn are they good.