Darcy James Argue's Secret Society

Voyage of the damned

Remember that PopMatters piece on Rudresh Mahanthappa we linked to a while back? The one that included the painfully accurate description of his post-Berklee summer as a cruise ship musician? Well, what do you do if necessicity forces you to take a ship gig? How do you keep your focus and your sanity?

You start a blog, of course. My friend and fellow NEC alum Pat Donaher responds to the Mahanthappa profile, live from the decks of Cruise Ship X.

Gil Evans Fellowship

I'm overdue for a big shout-out to my friend and colleague Sherisse Rogers, recipient of the 2006 Gil Evans Fellowship. Past recipients include Maria Schneider and John Hollenbeck, so yeah, this is kind of a big deal. Those of you who have caught her band's recent live gigs at the Jazz Gallery and Dizzy's, or picked up her killing debut record (full disclosure: I co-produced) know the honor is richly deserved.