Beat heartbeat, he's made it to the...

... Newsweek.

Um, yeah, so that happened. It's going to be in this week's dead tree edition, too, the one with Star Trek on the cover (cover date May 4). BTW, if you are planning on skipping our CD launch to see the new movie on opening night, you are forgiven.

Also, if you would like an advance listen to Infernal Machines, three tracks from the album are now streaming at the New Amsterdam Records website.

I realize that Newsweek is not a publication that is known for putting the spotlight on indie jazz musicians -- or really, jazz musicians of any stripe. But the writer, Seth Colter Walls, has eclectic tastes and an editor who is, for now at least, willing to let him slip pieces on little-known early Luis Buñuel films and Bernd Alois Zimmerman into a national newsmagazine -- right alongside coverage of Metallica and Prince. The magazine and newspaper industry today finds itself in the same dire straits as the music industry, and when publications are cutting back, arts coverage is usually the first thing to go... so it's nice to see someone out there is still willing to take chances.

Comments

[Amanda Marcotte]

1.

WOW. Congrats!

[James Hirschfeld]

2.

You know...listening to the stream at New Amsterdam, it's kind of like the first time I've actually heard this music, you know? When I am playing, I am concentrating on playing and the live recordings are great, but you miss a lot. Sounds great if I say so myself!

[Kris Tiner]

3.

That's fantastic Darcy, congrats! Really looking forward to hearing the record...

[ben wolfson]

4.

But is this: These are albums, says Judd Greenstein, one of the label's cofounders, specifically produced to sound good on an MP3 player during your commute. really true?

[DJA]

5.

Can't speak for anyone else's record, Ben. In my case, not consciously, beyond wanting the mastering to be reasonably loud without sounding squashed. Obviously, I can't control how anyone listens to the record, so I hope it sounds good under a wide range of listening conditions.

[Adam]

6.

And finally, the conspiracy is exposed. No longer secret, now just Society. So yes, though I regret that I'm no longer quite so alone in my clubby Secret Society addiction, it's cool that this kind of music is getting attention from a national rag like Newsweek.