Thảo Nguyễn (better known simply as “Thao”) is a veteran artist, songwriter, touring musician, and producer, originally from Northern Virginia. Throughout her impressive career, she’s released music via legendary labels Kill Rock Stars and Domino Record Co. imprint Ribbon Music and been featured by The New York Times, NPR, Austin City Limits, Pitchfork, Washington Post, and many more. Thao has also been the subject of a PBS-aired documentary, exploring her first trip to Vietnam as the daughter of refugees who fled during that countries civil war and will once again be teaming with PBS as host of a series about artists redefining the notion of Southern-ness.