Art as Self: Katie Bassett at Trailer Box Gallery

  From The Mercurial. Fresh from her first year in Western Connecticut State University’s Master of Fine Arts program, Bethel, Connecticut artist Katie Bassett will be showing a solo exhibition of her mixed media installation work at Danbury’s Trailer Box Gallery at Jim Felice Studios from June 8 through August 17.  An opening reception for… Continue reading Art as Self: Katie Bassett at Trailer Box Gallery

Return of the 17-Year Cicadas!

From the Peabody Museum, via The Mercurial An extraordinary natural phenomenon is about to take place. This year the 17-year cicada will emerge from colonies in undisturbed forested regions in south-central Connecticut. Expect to see and hear these fascinating creatures starting at the end of May and throughout the month of June.

The Spaceland Ballroom Completes Rodgers’ Hamden Music Trifecta

  By Laurie Lawless Originally published in The Mercurial. Moving away from making music to providing an outlet for it was a crucial turning point in Steve Rodgers’s life. It was 2003 when he decided to open The Space, an all ages concert venue, in an old, beat down 1960s industrial park in Hamden, Connecticut.… Continue reading The Spaceland Ballroom Completes Rodgers’ Hamden Music Trifecta

The “Art” of Constructing A Punk Rock Vest

by Matt Mullarkey I was recently asked by Alternative Control to write a piece on constructing a punk rock vest. I was a bit taken aback, considering I never really gave it much thought, I simply just made them for myself over the years according to my mood or whatever (altered?) state of mind I… Continue reading The “Art” of Constructing A Punk Rock Vest

Love the One You’re (Eating) With: a Review of ‘Poor Man’s Feast’

By Amanda Bloom Originally published in The Mercurial. Elissa Altman’s first book, Poor Man’s Feast, reads like a good, hearty meal – by the time the last page is turned, you feel as though you know Altman intimately, that you’ve sat at her table countless times, filling up with fine food and colorful stories.  Feast,… Continue reading Love the One You’re (Eating) With: a Review of ‘Poor Man’s Feast’