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
Fans and friends: We are now selling Currys merchanise online! T-shirts, hats, cups, coozies–they are all now available for purchase at our bandcamp site. Check out the store to see if there’s a new item to add to your collection or gift opportunities for your friends and family. If you’re looking to purchase music, you should check out our digital vendors like Amazon. For a physical copy of the CD, we recommend CD Baby. And you can always stream the…Read More
Above is a picture of the basement studio in Charlottesville that we’re arranging. More work to be done! It has been another wonderful, long summer, with many shows played and many miles travelled. The end of the sunny season always leaves me feeling nostalgic. In part, this must be due to the fact that we perform the most between May and August. Summer is also the time for our Curry family reunion, which has been my favorite time of year…Read More
Finally! After many long months of waiting, your Kickstarter cover requests have been fulfilled! Those of you who selected the “Currys Cover” option when you contributed to our This Side of the Glass crowdfunding campaign last August earned the right to request that we perform a cover song of your choice. As you probably know, it’s been a very busy 2019 for us; the album release and touring have consumed most of our time, and we’re sorry we’ve kept you…Read More
It’s April, and that means it’s festival season! We’ll be playing several festivals in Florida (and a Folk Alliance conference in Tennessee) over the next two months, beginning with the Safety Harbor Songfest today, Friday, April 5th, and finishing with the Florida Folk Festival at the end of May. We’ve also got a bunch of smaller venue gigs dotting the calendar over the next eight weeks, so take a peek at the ‘Shows’ page for specifics! Festival season: April 5…Read More
Throughout the past three weeks, as the tour has wound its way up the eastern seaboard, “This Side of the Glass” has also been making its way onto radio playlists throughout the US and Europe. Earlier this year the album was recognized as a top Americana release by George Graham at WVIA (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre), and now it’s getting spins on non-commercial, public, and college radio stations all over. Chances are good that we’re on the air on a station near you;…Read More
After years of writing, re-writing, arguing, re-writing again, arguing again, performing, recording, traveling, recording some more… we are finally able to announce the release of our third full-length album! As of this very moment, “This Side of the Glass” is available on all the usual streaming sites, download platforms, and online retailers: iTunes / Amazon / Spotify / Google Play / CD Baby We are very proud of this effort and we hope there’s something in it for everyone. Thematically…Read More
Just a few months back we did a test run of some of the new album songs as a trio in Gainesville, Florida, at one of our favorite venues, Heartwood Soundstage. Dave Melosh and his team at Heartwood were kind enough to capture some video of the songs, which we’ve been slowly posting over the past couple weeks in anticipation of the album release today. Check out the videos below! Big thanks to the whole team at Heartwood Soundstage, and…Read More
Here’s a full accounting of our March album release tour schedule! This is going to be a special run of shows for us, as we’ll be joined by Sebastian Green on drums, Sam Whedon on guitar, and Alex Rees on keyboards. As a six-piece band, we’re hoping to present the lush arrangements and dynamic variety that we tried to capture on the record. This will be a unique Currys performance experience, so check out the list below and come see…Read More