It’s official: The Currys and Optics for the Tropics are returning to Cuba in January 2025! Last January the Currys teamed up with Joni Ellis and her nonprofit to escort over forty friends and fans around the western part of the island, from Havana to the Bay of Pigs. This coming winter, we will be traveling to the eastern shore, visiting Santiago de Cuba and Guantanamo Bay. We had an incredible experience with our fellow travelers last time–so much so…Read More

It’s been over four years since we started podcasting during the pandemic, and earlier this year we published the 100th episode of “This Side of the Mic”! We began the podcast as a way to keep ourselves writing and recording during an uncertain time for the future of the band, and it has proved to be a fruitful enterprise, with most of the songs from last year’s album Keepers originating from the podcast. We’ve also been surprised by the number of…Read More

Keepers will be available officially on October 11, but there are a couple ways you can hear the songs early: Catch us on tour! Not only are we performing the entire album live, but we have CDs for sale at every performance. Join our Patreon! Patrons of our page have early access to listen to all of the new songs, plus our regular podcast including an episode offering a behind the scenes look at Keepers. Another helpful thing you can…Read More

The Currys are thrilled to finally put a name on our upcoming album: Keepers! We crowdfunded the album back in March. (Many, many thanks to all our supporters!) At the time, we anticipated recording five to seven songs to supplement the singles we had released digitally since 2020, like “Last Night” and “Man On the Side.” It would be a collection of songs produced by collaborations with friends and fellow artists; initially, we called the project “Mosaic.” The rest of…Read More

After neglecting this space for far, far too long, we return with a very exciting announcement… The Currys are Kickstarting our fourth full-length album! That’s right, we’re heading into the studio to record new music, and we’re offering pre-sales of various rewards in order to help fund the production. Perks range from a simple CD pre-order, a new Currys t-shirt, the record on vinyl, an executive producer credit–even Currys-owned instruments we can sign and hand-deliver! The current working title of…Read More

Summer is here! While this is still far from a usual Currys summer, things are looking up, and the schedule is looking just a bit more full. Some fun highlights on the calendar for the summer, including a slot at Red Wing Roots Festival and a run of Florida dates that we’ll announce soon! June 12 | The Crib Concerts Presents | Asburn, VA | 8pm June 19 | Hark Vineyards | Earlysville, VA | 5pm July 9 | Glass…Read More

Well, well, well, well… fancy seeing you again… We will, because WE’RE BACK, BABY! At least, more back than we were before. It’s been a slow return for live music in many places, but finally the public health situation seems to be trending up. With that, The Currys have started to book the rest of the year. It will still be a light schedule, compared to 2019, but we can’t wait to be back on the road performing and enjoying…Read More

Now we find ourselves in a brave new world, oh so different from that of two weeks ago… For the first time in our lifetimes, we are experiencing a truly global pandemic. The novel coronavirus that causes the disease known as COVID-19 has swiftly hopped international borders and resulted in mass social distancing, shuttered national economies, and a near universal pause on daily life. In a matter of days, things went from “business as usual” to “anything but.” As you…Read More

We are thrilled to announce that our song “Gulf Coast Home” won the 2020 Will McLean Song Contest! We submitted the song for the competition last fall, and last week we were pleasantly surprised to learn that it had been selected as the Best New Florida Song. This song means a lot to us, and we are grateful for it to be recognized and appreciated by others. As part of the honor, we are pleased to be performing at the…Read More