It's been a busy time for us! Here are some of the highlights:

• "Kentucky Girl" was featured in Dennis Pilon's excellent music blog, Poprock Record, on October 2: "Not everyone in The Jerrys is named Jerry. The gal in their recent song 'Kentucky Girl' may not even be from Kentucky. What we do know is the band combines an infectious hit of Merseybeat with the folk pop sensibility of bands like The Lilac Time."
• The Hotel Arizona podcast featured "Kentucky Girl in Episode #872. Hotel Arizona is a radio program that is broadcast live every Saturday at 12:30 on 107.5 FM (Madrid) and via the internet.
• After test-driving four servers for using with Jamulus, we've found the optimal solution for rehearsing online. Two servers after first posting about our Jamulus experiment, we're hooked. It's hard to understate the awesomeness of attending weekly rehearsals without even leaving the house.
• We stripped down our live repertoire and are in the process of rebuilding it, including both retiring/replacing cover songs and adding more originals. We're also working on new music for release that will be included.
• A new single's on the way! We'll soon begin reviewing mixes for a new song and can't wait to share it with you.

Upcoming: Song by The Jerrys featured in new video! Stay tuned.

We recently began rehearsing remotely using open-source software that allows bands to play music online in real time with low-latency sound. For years I'd read that latency was too big an obstacle for productive online rehearsing, but when I learned that Jamulus had succeeded by eliminating video and other extras, I had to try it (my bandmates and I live several hundred miles apart).

After ensuring each of us had the required gear and high-speed wired connections, we began rehearsing on public servers, meaning that anyone who wanted to could listen or join in. Playing together online takes a little getting used to, and our first attempts were heard by various musicians who connected to the servers. We were fortunate to meet some very cool folks who were happy to share their Jamulus knowledge with us.

Next we set out to create a private online space for The Jerrys. I set up a home server, but when bandmates had trouble connecting, I ditched the idea and opted for a cloud server. Our rehearsal two nights ago was the first on the new server, and things went well enough to say we'll be rehearsing a lot more now. Jamulus has made productive online rehearsals a reality—at least for this band.

"Kentucky Girl," a tribute to the classic Kentucky woman, is out today! The song, a feel-good, country-inspired pop track, has been described as "Herman's Hermits Go Nashville." Check it out!

Jerry Schwartz, guitars and vocal
Robert Porché, drums
Jim Losby, bass guitar

Kentucky Girl

She loves sweet tea and the USA uh-huh
She walks her dog nearly every day uh-huh
Popcorn and a movie uh-uh
And if she had her way
It'd be summer every day
And she will always stay
Kentucky girl

She sleeps in on Saturday uh-huh
Doesn't wanna sleep her life away uh-huh
Goes to church on Sunday uh-huh
And takes some time to pray
She's always been that way
And she will always stay
Kentucky girl

She likes reading and she likes UK uh-huh
Cooks a feast every holiday uh-huh
Loves a Coke and bourbon uh-huh
And if she had her say
(She'd say) ya'll gonna be OK
And she will always stay
Kentucky girl

Listen to "Kentucky Girl" now!

Our website has a new look and feel--just in time for the release of "Kentucky Girl" tomorrow! The relaunched site includes a live-action photo and music player on the home page, animated navigation on loading, a sitewide music player that lets you listen while browsing the site, new social icons (including RSS) in the footers, and an improved music page.

More upgrades are on the way, but for now, check out the new site, turn up the music, and get ready for new music from The Jerrys!

We're one week away from the release of “Kentucky Girl,” our new single! The country-inspired pop track, a tribute to the classic Kentucky woman, features playful nods to sweet tea, UK basketball, Sunday mornings, and bourbon and Coke. If you're on Spotify, you can pre-save "Kentucky Girl" and get the new single delivered to your library as soon as it's out!

PRE-SAVE NOW! https://show.co/sHnTf83

Not on Spotify? The song will be available on more than 150 digital platforms, including Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon Music, Pandora, Deezer, and TikTok, as well on The Jerrys' website. While you're waiting, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X, and Bluesky!

Our new single will be out on July 30! "Kentucky Girl," a feel-good, country-inspired pop track, has been described as “Herman’s Hermits Go Nashville,” and we can't wait to share it with you! Stay tuned!

We had a blast playing at the International Pop Overthrow Music Festival this past Thursday night! Thanks to all of our friends for coming out to Montrose Saloon!

The International Pop Overthrow Music Festival kicks off in Chicago this Friday (4/25) and runs for nine days! We'll be rocking out at Montrose Saloon on Thursday, May 1, and hope to see our friends there--be sure to arrive early for what promises to be a fun evening!

Our recent album Cover Songs is just the latest in a string of covers we've released since 2006. While putting together a couple of playlists of those covers earlier today I thought it would be cool to include them here as well.

Following is the list of cover songs in order of release, along with YouTube links for each of the songs. You can also check out the Spotify playlist or YouTube playlist if you prefer.

Ticket to Ride (The Beatles)
Words and music ©1965 by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Nowhere Man (The Beatles)
Words and music ©1965 by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (The Beatles)
Words and music ©1965 by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Love in Action (Utopia)
Words and music ©1977 by Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, Roger Powell, and John Wilcox

Bohemian Like You (The Dandy Warhols)
Words and music ©2000 by Courtney Taylor-Taylor

Gloria (The Shadows of Knight)
Words and music ©1964 by Van Morrison

I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles)
Words and music ©1963 by Paul McCartney and John Lennon

Tired of Waiting for You (The Kinks)
Words and music ©1965 by Ray Davies

Secret Agent Man (Johnny Rivers)
Words and music ©1966 by P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri

Walk, Don't Run (The Ventures)
Music ©1954 by Johnny Smith

If I Fell (The Beatles)
Words and music ©1964 by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Where Have All the Good Times Gone (The Kinks)
Words and music ©1965 by Ray Davies

Happy listening!

We'll be playing our hearts out at this year's International Pop Overthrow Music Festival on Thursday, May 1, at Montrose Saloon in Chicago. International Pop Overthrow is a pop music festival which has been held for more than 20 years in Los Angeles and major cities throughout the world. Here's the full lineup for the evening:

Thursday, May 1
Montrose Saloon
2933 W Montrose Ave
$15

7:30 Lance Drake
8:15 The Second Summer
9:00 The Loan Jetts
9:45 Steve Slagg
10:30 The Jerrys
11:15 Modaferri

Save the date—we're looking forward to a great time and hope to see you there!