July 23, 2010 – 9:20 am
Two weeks from tomorrow, Darcy James Argue‘s Secret Society and special guest Bob Brookmeyer will perform on the Harbor Stage at CareFusion Jazz Festival Newport. “Mr. Wein asked if I might like to invite my compositional mentor, Bob Brookmeyer, to…
May 26, 2010 – 7:06 am
Brooklyn-based composer/bandleader Darcy James Argue is gearing up for upcoming performances at three major jazz festivals this summer. On Monday, June 21st, Argue and his acclaimed big band Secret Society will play two sets at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz…
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April 9, 2010 – 8:20 am
On Saturday, April 10th, Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society will return to Brooklyn’s Galapagos Art Space for the first time since the May 2009 CD release concert for its acclaimed debut recording, Infernal Machines (New Amsterdam). In the year that…
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March 23, 2010 – 7:31 am
Tonight, Darcy James Argue‘s acclaimed 18-piece big band Secret Society will perform two sets at New York’s Jazz Standard as part of Hot and Cool: 40 Years of Jazz at NEC, a week-long series of concerts celebrating the 40th anniversary…
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March 11, 2010 – 8:51 am
On Saturday, April 10th, Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society will return to Brooklyn’s Galapagos Art Space for the first time since the May 2009 CD release concert for its acclaimed debut recording, Infernal Machines (New Amsterdam). In the year that…
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February 27, 2010 – 9:34 am
Steve Greenlee reviews Thursday night’s performance by Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society at Regattabar in today’s Boston Globe. “There’s nothing else like Secret Society in today’s jazz scene,” he declares. “His music, which relies as much on hard rock as…
February 25, 2010 – 9:51 am
After a week filled with feature articles in the Boston press (check out these profiles in the Globe, Herald and Phoenix), and recent announcements in the national media that the group will be performing at both of George Wein’s CareFusion…
February 23, 2010 – 9:12 am
Bob Young profiles Darcy James Argue and his 18-piece big band, Secret Society, in today’s Boston Herald. The article, which previews the Argue’s Thursday night performance at Regattabar in Harvard Square, focuses on the steampunk aspects of the band and…
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February 21, 2010 – 8:38 am
Joan Anderman profiles Darcy James Argue in the Sunday Boston Globe in anticipation of Secret Society‘s upcoming performance at Regattabar in Harvard Square this Thursday. “Argue uses the term ‘steampunk’ to describe his sound,” she writes, “and while the 34-year-old…
February 10, 2010 – 8:52 am
“The hook for Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society—who come to the Regattabar Thursday the 25th—is that they’re a ‘steampunk big band,’” writes Jon Garelick, who explores the philosophies behind Argue’s music-making in a preview in this week’s Boston Phoenix. “If…
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