After a week off for a family wedding–a lovely, intimate affair that featured a few Currys performances, a beautiful beach-side ceremony, and a pair of 8 year-old nieces leading the entire wedding gathering in the Whip/Nae Nae–we are now back in action! It’s officially summertime now, and that means we Currys will be spending the bulk of our days in the Florida panhandle, with occasional excursions up and down the East Coast. Here’s a list of dates over the next couple weeks;…Read More
A couple months ago, we shot a pair of music videos in Charlottesville for songs on our new album West of Here. Here, finally, for your viewing pleasure, is the first of those: “Hold Me Here.” Shot by our good friend Tom Campbell and edited with the assistance of the peerless Yu Gu, the video features Jimmy’s dramatic acting debut… and hey, he’s not bad! We had a great time shooting these videos, and Tom captured some really beautiful scenes of our Cville neighborhood.…Read More
We. Are. Beat. This past weekend we had the pleasure of performing at Rock By The Sea 10, the tenth annual charity music festival on St. George Island, Florida. It was five straight days of live performances, great causes, beach games, and new friends–five straight days of going to bed too late, getting up too early, and then doing it all over again. It was an exhausting, happy blast, and we felt so warmly welcomed. Now we need to sleep for…Read More
On May 5, 1862, a rag-tag, outnumbered, underdog army of Mexicans won an impressive victory over a host of imperial French forces at the Battle of Puebla. What did that mean at the time? Not much. The French went on to oust the Mexican government, installed a puppet emperor (yes, an emperor, like in Star Wars) in Mexico City, and occupied the country for several years. It wasn’t until after the American Civil War that Mexico pushed the invaders out, presumably in part because…Read More
We’ve got a new music video to share! “Tastee-Freez” is the first official video to drop from the new album West of Here. We recorded the video while we were rehearsing and recording the album at White Star Sound in Lousia, Virginia, and the footage is set in the studio and during a staged “rehearsal” in our house in Charlottesville. The premiere today is featuring exclusively on The Bluegrass Situation and will be made public on YouTube tomorrow. For now, check it out…Read More
This week sees us trek south for a weekend of album release shows and festivals in our old stomping grounds of North Florida. We’ll be playing some of our favorite venues in Gainesville, Tallahassee, and along the Forgotten Coast. Head on over to the “Shows” page for more details; the basics are below: 4/7 – Apalachicola, FL – Bowery Station – 6:30pm 4/8 – Gainesville, FL – Sandhill Stage – 7:30pm 4/9 – Tallahassee, FL – Word of South Festival – 5:00pm 4/10…Read More
Last week we officially released our sophomore album West of Here, and in conjunction with the album release, we’re digitally re-branding! We’ve got a new official “The Currys” logo (see webpage header and album cover) and a brand-spanking new website (you’re on it!) compliments of graphic/web design wunderkind Christa Albano. Plus, we’ll have the new album and a collection of new merchandise–including T-shirts and koozies–available at all our official CD release shows. This past weekend saw us in the Big Apple, and before the…Read More
Today, finally, marks the official release of our sophomore album West of Here! Many of you who contributed to our Kickstarter campaign or attended a pre-release show in Virginia have obtained an advance copy, but we’re excited to finally share the album with everyone else. It has been just under two years since we released our debut, Follow, in which time we have been dutifully writing, recording, and preparing to release these new songs. They mean a lot to us, and we hope you all enjoy…Read More
This coming week we head up to New York for several shows and the official release of West of Here on March 25th. We’ll be way upstate in Heuvelton on Thursday, March 24th, before heading back to the metro area to play Jersey City and Manhattan on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Check the “SHOWS” page for more details on the upcoming gigs. We also are planning a digital makeover to coincide with the release… stay tuned!
Back in October while we were recording West of Here, our dear friend and cinematographer extraordinaire Jared Macary joined us at the studio to shoot some interviews with each of the Currys for a short “Making Of” documentary. Among the questions: Why have you chosen music as your career?What are your hopes for this album? Among the answers: Taylor Swift covering all our songs would be IDEAL and What exactly is the smell of a HungryMan TV dinner that features both fried chicken…Read More