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Xiu Xiu With Thao Nguyen And The Get Down Stay Down

Friday, Mar 21 (2008) 7:30p

at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Price: $15; $12, members, seniors, students

Phone: (617) 369-3306

Age Suitability: All Ages

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Xiu Xiu, now a four-piece featuring Jamie Stewart, Caralee McElroy, Devin Hoff, and Ches Smith, are an experimental indie rock band based in California. Their music draws on influences coming from such disparate genres as punk, modern classical and folk. Their 2005 album, La Foret, was described by No Ripchord magazine as 'A dark and beautiful album with true emotional resonance and weight'.

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Categories: Rock, Folk

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Xiu Xiu

Taking their name from the 1998 Chinese film Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl, post-punk throwbacks Xiu Xiu were formed in San Jose, CA, by Cory McCullough, Yvonne Chen (publisher of the indie zine Zum), Lauren Andrews, and Jamie Stewart.

Musicians / Bands > Rock

Thao Nguyen

Indie folk singer/songwriter Thao Nguyen crafts delicate but memorable songs tinged with country and blues, and her rich voice and thoughtful lyrics draw comparisons to Fiona Apple and Cat Power.

Musicians / Bands > Rock

Thao with The Get Down Stay Down

We are pleased to share personal, true things with you. Willis Thompson and Thao Nguyen met in a re-enactment in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. We found Adam Thompson one summer at a Richmond delicatessen, gingerly slicing.

Musicians / Bands > Folk, Musicians / Bands > Pop

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Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 267-9300

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