Tres Chicas at The Clayton Center June 25 to Benefit Clayton Historical Association

They’ve performed throughout the United States and Europe. They performed at the North Carolina Governor’s Inaugural Ball in January. This month, popular local alternative country band Tres Chicas can add The Clayton Center to their list of venues. Tres Chicas will perform at The Clayton Center on Thursday, June 25, at 7:30 p.m. in a concert to benefit the Clayton Historical Association.

The women of Tres Chicas characterize themselves as “a sisterhood of singing and songs born out of friendship and mutual admiration.” The trio – Lynn Blakey, Caitlin Cary and Tonya Lamm – met one another over the years and became friends when their bands shared bills in concert. The three gravitated toward one another and started writing and singing together. After their first rehearsal, they found that their harmonies were nearly effortless and decided to start booking gigs. A club owner dubbed them Tres Chicas in a newspaper advertisement. The name stuck.

All three Chicas have notable careers that continue alongside Tres Chicas. Blakey is known for her work with Let's Active and Oh Ok, and fronts the band Glory Fountain. Cary was an original member of the groundbreaking alternative country rock group Whiskeytown and now enjoys a career as an acclaimed solo artist and duet partner with artist Thad Cockrell. Lamm was a founding member of the band Hazeldine, a popular indie act in the U.S. that also won a major label deal and wide audience in Europe. All three are known for their vocal and musical contributions to recordings by other noted artists, as well.

Tres Chicas has released two CDs since 2004 and continue to perform locally. The group has been widely praised by national media for harmonies that are "perfect,” “rousing” and "gorgeous.”

Tickets for the June 25 Tres Chicas concert are $5 (General Admission), plus service fees. Tickets are available at The Clayton Center Box Office, located at 111 E. Second Street in downtown Clayton, by phone at 919-553-1737, and online

Proceeds from this event benefit the Clayton Historical Association (CHA). The mission of the CHA is to preserve and share the history of Clayton and to recognize and preserve the historic properties of Clayton, North Carolina. The Clayton Historical Association is funded in part by the Town of Clayton Cultural Arts Fund. For more information, contact claytonNChistory@gmail.com