Los Angeles-based, female rock icons, Cherie Currie and Brie Darling have announced the initial dates for their first-ever tour together. The tour, in support of their recently released new album The Motivator is set to kick off in Las Vegas on November 8. The month long trek will weave through major markets including Chicago, Philadelphia and New York as well as some Canadian dates. All dates will go on sale Friday, September 6 at 8 AM PST/11 AM EST.
“I’ve worked my whole life for this. I feel so lucky to share this new experience with an icon I truly admire.” says Cherie Currie while Brie Darling sums up her excitement for the upcoming tour with “It’s gonna get noisy …You’re gonna wanna be here!”
The Motivator debuted in the Top 20 on Billboard’s Heatseeker’s Chart and has received rave reviews with The Big Takeover saying “the chemistry of Currie and Darling is awe inspiring as the vocal gymnastics of both complement each other perfectly,” while Uncut magazine raves “The pick of their three originals is the defiant pop-rock anthem, “This Is Our Time”. “It ain’t over yet, turn up our voices past 10,” sings Currie. And they have.”
In addition to major feature stories in the LA Times HERE and Billboard Magazine HERE Cherie & Brie recently sat down with CNNto discuss the new project: Brie & Cherie on CNN
The Motivator via Blue Élan Records was produced by the six-time Grammy nominated Dave Darling (Brian Setzer, Stray Cats, Janiva Magness, Tom Waits) and features nine classic covers by bands including The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, and John Lennon, plus three powerful new originals, “Too Bruised,” “I’m Too Good, That’s Just Too Bad” and the topical “This Is Our Time.”
Order The Motivator here: https://smarturl.it/ccbdmotivatoroutnow/
The Kinks classic “Do It Again” – View the video HERE and also stream “Do It Again” HERE
The Youngbloods’ “Get Together” and T. Rex’s “The Motivator”
Guests on the album include a host of family and friends who came in to do backups, including Currie’s sister, actress Sondra Currie, her ex-husband, actor Robert Hays; friends, Susan Olsen of Brady Bunch fame, Leslie Koch Foumberg, and actress/director, Allison Scagliotti. Darling’s brother, Henry Berry is on “He Ain’t Heavy”; and brother Phil Berry does a guitar solo on the Kinks tune “Do it Again” while her sister, Rory Berry Bishop plays drums on Thunderclap Newman’s “Something in the Air.” Patti Quatro—Suzi’s sister and a member of Fanny—plays guitar and sings on “For What It’s Worth.”
The Runaways front-woman and solo artist, Currie, met the Fanny drummer and singer, Darling, in 2017 and immediately connected. Currie had come in to contribute vocals to Fanny Walked the Earth, a reunion album from the trailblazing Fanny, the first all-female band signed to a major label (Reprise) in 1969. Though the two musicians were certainly admirers of each other, they had not yet met until that session. Once connected, the idea to continue collaborating was hatched and soon the idea to record an album was solidified.
It was decided they would record an album of cover songs that resonated with the duo. The covers chosen mostly share—unintentionally—a socio-political resonance that’s as relevant today as when the songs were written. “The original album concept was that Brie was going to sing a few, I’d sing a few, and we’d back each other up,” furthers Currie. “But I knew our voices really work well together. On T. Rex’s ‘The Motivator,’ Brie did a great soulful rock scratch vocal but maybe I have more of a tough rock quality to my voice, so I think Dave decided I was going to sing it. But in my head I heard a duet, me doing the first verse, her on the second verse….and that started the dialog of using our voices together as a concept. Our voices complement each other, so we decided we should share the majority of these songs, because it makes them better.” Producer Dave Darling says, “It’s extremely rare to have two such powerful vocalists in the same band. Cherie’s a steam roller and Brie’s a flame thrower. That just doesn’t happen!”
TOUR DATES
Nov. 8 – Las Vegas, NV – Vamp’d – BUY Tickets
Nov. 9 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriets – BUY Tickets
Nov. 15 – Patchogue, NY – Stereo Garden – BUY Tickets
Nov. 16 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Knecktie – BUY Tickets
Nov. 17 – New York, NY – Les Poisson Rouge – BUY Tickets
Nov. 19 – Ottowa, CN – Brass Monkey
Nov. 21 – Toronto, ON – Rockpile – BUY Tickets
Nov. 23 – Detroit, MI – Magic Bag – BUY Tickets
Nov. 24 – Three Oaks, MI – The Acorn Theater
Nov. 25 – Chicago, IL – City Winery
December 5 – Los Angeles, CA – The Whisky – BUY Tickets
December 7 – Costa Mesa, CA – Tiki Bar
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