fiftynine: thao with the get down stay down

on friday night, i went to see thao with the get down stay down at black cat (a local dc music venue). her latest album, we brave bee stings and all, was critically acclaimed and she is now starting to make it 'big' in the states. thao, who is now 25, went to thomas jefferson high school (tj, to us northern virginians) and to william & mary for undergrad. it is nice to see a local gal doing well on the national scene, even if she has relocated to san fransisco.
i was a little disappointment by the concert. first of all, the second opening act, sister suvi, was awful. they took themselves far too seriously and just didn't sound very good. i think thao and tgdsd sounded great, but they did not interact with the audience as much as i would have liked. there was great energy in the crowd, so i am not sure why they did not play it up more. even if she didn't do as well as i had hoped, i still highly recommend her music.
the washingtonpost had an article on her yesterday.