caption website years_active label article_title background genre image origin name
tres smith , iii chicas in 2006 , photo by forrest l. -lsb- http://www.treschicas.org treschicas.org -rsb- 1999 & ndash ; present yep roc tres chicas
 group_or_band alternative country chicas-fls . jpg raleigh , north carolina , united states tres chicas
tres chicas

tres chicas are an alternative country group from raleigh , north carolina .
the members of tres chicas first began singing together in 1999 ; their first performance was an impromptu singalong at an alejandro escovedo show in a raleigh bar .
the name was bestowed upon them by the owner of the bar after the performance .
they occasionally performed live , and recorded some of their material more for historical interest than with the intent of releasing it .
producer chris stamey heard the tapes and asked the group to release a full album ; the result was their 2004 debut for yep roc , `` sweetwater '' .
the group toured the u.s. and europe in 2005 .
their second album was recorded in london with producers neil brockbank and robert trehern ; yep roc released it in march 2006 .
