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#Throwback Thursday — The Curios “Cherries on the Ground”
With the recent surge in FRESH! From Reference Recordings releases including two from the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Roberto Moronn Pérez, and The Banner Saga Soundtrack, here’s a #ThrowbackThursday post to our first of the FRESH! Releases — The Curios: Pillow Book! Order Today!
The Curios – Pickle
Sometimes a ditty just gets stuck in your head, and the other day, the ditty happened to come from the first Fresh! From RR release “Pillow Book” by The Curios. The song we were so enthralled with was an instrumental track called “Pickle”. So for fun, we thought we would share it with you, and created this video featuring both the recording of Pickle and live audio and video from The Curios working on the…
The Curios – Cherries on the Ground
Enjoy a sample from The Curios’ song Cherries on the Ground from their Fresh! From Reference Recordings release, “Pillow Book.” Get your copy of Pillow Book today!
The Curios perform “Hollow” Live
Check out The Curios performing “Hollow” from “Pillow Book” live at The Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, CA: Get the track today by purchasing the album from RR!
The Curios – an old review
This is an old review from 2007 from the Pacifica Tribune about The Curios, but it’s still a great read that we wanted to share. From The Pacifica TribuneThe Curios Freak-Folk the House Review of The Curios Winter Concert, 2007By Laura Valentine Political rabble rouser and bandleader of The Curios, Nancy Hall, was born and raised in Pacifica, California and came out of the womb dancing. When asked she says her first favorite song was…
The Curios – Audiophile Audition Review
From Audiophile Audition: The Curios – Pillow Book – Fresh!/Reference RecordingsNorthern California folk band shines on new release The Curios – Pillow Book – Fresh!/Reference Recordings FR-701, 61:41 ****: … The band members share a passion for creating music that resonates with authenticity and have been together for thirteen years. Pillow Book represents a variety of observations on life’s struggles, ironies and complexities. Fifteen songs, primarily written by Nancy Hall, boast an assortment of folk…
Reference Recordings, FRESH!, and The Curios in the news!
During our Contest (trivia answers will be at the end of this post), a fantastic article was published in the Pacifica Tribune all about us, FRESH! From RR, The Curios, and some upcoming releases! Here are some excerpts from the article, but we highly encourage you to read it in its entirety on the Pacifica Tribune website (mercurynews.com)! Making beautiful music for world distribution — The Curios and Reference RecordingsBy Jean BartlettPacifica tribune Arts Correspondent…
Nancy Hall of the Curios – No Fighting
We came across this video of Nancy Hall of the Curios performing “No Fighting” as a part of the Neil Young “Living With War” project. We are so happy to have added hers and all of The Curios’ talents to our new FRESH! From Reference Recordings line of releases! We hope you enjoy the video and have purchased or will be purchasing The Curios album “Pillow Book” as well as our second FRESH! release, “The…
Performer Magazine Review of The Curios
Today we wanted to share some of a recent review of The Curios‘ album “Pillow Book” from Performer Magazine. We will excerpt some great parts from the interview and review and encourage you to read the “spotlight” in its entirety on Performermag.com. From Performer Magazine:The Curious Case of The Curios’ Pillow BookBy: Rose Fellom-Morris Nancy Hall says she spent many a day chasing the “demo fairy” into the studio while recording The Curios’ latest record,…
More Customer reviews of “Pillow Book”
Here are some more reviews of “Pillow Book” from unpaid, unsolicited listeners like you! The Curios – Pillow Book5 Stars from: Kari Zaft-Gutierrez This CD is quickly becoming my favorite! Always at the top of the stack. You MUST own this CD!!5 Stars from: Oswald McGumm This is an incredible example of an independent musician sticking to her vision and producing a rich, deep, complex, fun and tremendously original work of musical art. You can…
Check out The Curios and PIllow Book on RerverbNation
The Curios and their album Pillow Book are on Reverbnation, which means you can preview some of the album, see where they are playing, and watch videos from one spot! We’ve also put this into our Facebook page, but in case you still haven’t seen it, here it is! Listen to four tracks from Pillow Book: Watch Videos (These are also on our YouTube Channel in The Curios playlist): Click to purchase Pillow Book from…
The Curios – Pillow Book Reviews
Check out these customer reviews from The Curios release “Pillow Book” on FRESH! From Reference Recordings: The Great American Songbook5 Stars from Frank S. Reisinger Upon listening to the Curios latest offering You may sense a certain familiarity with the songs. The first cut, “Beautiful” offers a hint as to the accessability of The Curios compositions. Nancy Hall, the primary writer, brushes clear vocals across her musical canvas allowing her influences to bleed through, painting…
Fun Curios Picture!
Just wanted to share this wonderful picture of The Curios performing! Let us know what you think of Pillow Book!
New Release Day! – Pillow Book and Pied Piper
Two New Releases Pied PiperMike Garson/Jim WalkerRR-121 HDCD Crystalline-pure recording of soothing, meditative jazz! Jim Walker, flute and Mike Garson, piano perform 12 original Mike Garson compositions. Jim Walker is a dynamic jazz soloist, legendary orchestral and studio musician, and an inspiration to countless students worldwide. Mike Garson is best known as long-time music director for David Bowie and is perhaps the most versatile pianist working today. PIED PIPER is a new high resolution HDCD…