From NPR...

"Don't let the Spanish name fool you — only the number and gender hold up in translation. The members of Tres Chicas — Lynn Blakey, Caitlin Cary and Tonya Lamm — are not the latest Latin thing, but a trio of female singer-songwriters with impressive alt-country pedigrees.

The three have recorded and performed over the last decade with Whiskeytown (Cary), Hazeldine (Lamm) and Glory Fountain (Blakey), among other groups in their neighborhood of Raleigh, NC Chris Stamey, a founding member of seminal southern pop groups the Sneakers and the dBs, produced and played guitar on the debut Tres Chicas CD Sweetwater.

The women are close friends and their earlier bands often shared a stage. Then one fateful night in a ladies room, Blakey was staring in the mirror, nursing a recently broken heart.

Cary and Lamm walked in together. 'I already had a band (Glory Fountain), but for some reason, I wanted a band with them,' says Blakey. Tres Chicas was born."



April 20th 2008
Shakori Hills Gassroots Festival
Silk Hope NC
Sunday 3pm Meadow stage
shakorihills.org

May 10th 2008
Arts at the Pavilion music festival
Gastonia NC
4-530pm
gastoniadowntown.org

May 3rd, 2008
Get the HINT: a Future of Music Coalition
Benefit Concert in Memory of Drew Glackin
Pour House Music Hall & Sunday May 4 at Sadlacks.
Lineup includes: The Silos, Chip Robinson, Patty Hurst Shifter, Glory Fountain, and Kenny Roby to name a few. The details are here.






"Tres Chicas are more than just friends - they're a sisterhood of song."
&mdash Rolling Stone

"The proof that Raleigh, NC, has become an epicenter of roots rock is its new Americana super-group: Tres Chicas ..."
&mdash Washington Post

"Proven songwriters in their previous ensembles, the ladies of Tres Chicas have now created one of the most compelling sets in recent years."
&mdash Harp Magazine

"The trio has a wealth of self-penned songs on which to showcase their gorgeous harmony vocals."
&mdash Amazon.com

    Bloom, Red and the Ordinary Girl
Tres Chicas will return with their second release, Bloom, Red & The Ordinary Girl, which expands the trio's already foramidable musical horizons. And it's safe to say Tres Chicas is no longer just a side project.    Read more

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    Sweetwater
Sweetwater was picked by Amazon .com as one of the top 10 country records of 2004!
"The trio has a wealth of self-penned songs on which to showcase their gorgeous haramony vocals. This debut release outshines other such talent-packed ensembles . . ." - Amazon.com Editorial Review

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