Here in New England, we’ve been robbed of a proper Halloween twice in a row due to the clockwork October timing of hurricanes and superstorms. Costumes have hung solemnly in the closet, unwrinkled; trick or treating has been cancelled, and decorated houses have lost… Read more »
What the hell makes Ghost so appealing? The band has gathered quite an eclectic fan base in a very short span of time, so what’s the deal? The songwriting isn’t complex, the music is easy to digest and covers a lot of familiar territory, and the… Read more »
Anamanaguchi is a boy band made up of hackers and producers, born and raised on the Internet, currently living in New York City. On May 14, they released Endless Fantasy through their own brand new label, dream.hax – their first album since soundtracking… Read more »
21-year old New York City “soulstress” Summer Williams comes to Bethel, Connecticut’s Pizzeria Lauretano (an advertiser on The Mercurial) on Thursday, May 16 as part of the Pizzeria’s new monthly “Soul Music Series.” Unlike most vocalists her age, Williams combines the influence of legendary vocalists such… Read more »
EBK Gallery in West Hartford will be presenting a show of work by six artists featured in the CT ArtList image bank. These young and very accomplished artists have produced some great pieces which are quite affordable for the art collector, or soon to… Read more »
Renowned French paper cut artist Béatrice Coron will premiere her new work, “Etched in Stone,” an intricate interpretation of the story of Ridgefield, Connecticut, during her solo exhibition, ‘Stories by a Thousand Cuts,’ at Watershed Gallery in Ridgefield beginning Saturday, May 11. Coron,… Read more »
Singer-songwriter Arum Rae is performing at BAR, 254 Crown Street in New Haven, Connecticut on Wednesday, May 8. “Arum Rae, formerly know as White Dress, is a modern-day siren. Industry standards cannot harness Arum’s sonic expression into a singular genre. Her ability to… Read more »
Reynolds Fine Art in New Haven, Connecticut is presenting new work by gallery owner and namesake Robert Reynolds from May 3 to June 4, with an opening reception at the gallery from 5 to 8pm on Friday, May 3. Stemming from numerous visits to… Read more »
The two titans of the “found” universe, Found Footage Festival (FFF) and Found Magazine, will go toe to toe at Heirloom Arts Theatre in Danbury, Connecticut on Saturday, April 27 in a battle royale of found stuff. The show kicks off at 8pm, and both camps—Joe… Read more »
Norwalk, Connecticut’s Get Ink Tattoo will be holding an opening reception for its in-shop exhibition ‘Art by Artists’ on Friday, April 26 at 7pm. Blurring the lines between traditional art and tattooing, the exhibit aims to span the gap between the two canvases with… Read more »
Trumpet virtuoso Wallace Roney, guitar legend and bandleader John Scofield, and a constellation of jazz luminaries from across the continent will converge in Danbury from April 25 through 27 to perform in three public concerts during the 18th annual Western Connecticut State University Jazz… Read more »
The Western Connecticut State University Department of Art will host the annual Bachelor of Arts Senior Thesis Exhibition from April 24 through May 6, Monday through Thursday from noon to 4pm in The Gallery at Higgins Hall on the WCSU Midtown campus, located at… Read more »
Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey, screening at The Palace Danbury Saturday, April 20, follows the real life rock and roll fairy tale of Arnel Pineda. Arnel grew up in poverty; his mother died when he was 12 years old, and he ended up on the… Read more »
Newtown pianist Jeff McGill, Director of the Music Learning Center in Danbury, returns to Pizzeria Lauretano’s jazz series in Bethel, Connecticut this Sunday, April 21. He brings a great group of Connecticut musicians, including Lou Pappas on bass and Tom Devino on drums. Special… Read more »
The Trailer Box Gallery at Jim Felice Studios in Danbury, Connecticut opened this past weekend, showcasing six Connecticut artists working “on the canvas and beyond.” Felice and fellow artists were hard at work the month of March clearing out a trailer in the yard… Read more »
Grammy nominated trumpeter and vocalist Hugh Masekela is touring the United States this month, and this Friday, he and his band are making a stop in Middletown, Connecticut at Wesleyan University in celebration of Masekala’s new album, Jabulani. Some of Masekela’s earliest memories are… Read more »
The fifteenth annual edition of the The New England Metal & Hardcore Festival (NEMHF XV) kicks off this Thursday, set to overthrow Worcester, Massachusetts from April 18 through 21 with almost ninety of today’s most underground and elite acts. With the most expansive… Read more »
Rachel Robinson, the widow of baseball great Jackie Robinson, appeared Sunday on ‘Meet the Press’ as the new movie about her husband, 42, was wrapping up its opening weekend (“Jackie Robinson Day” is Monday all across baseball). She told host David Gregory she was… Read more »
The Hygienic Art Galleries in New London, Connecticut will accept submissions from artists in all medias for ‘The Eighth Crossing’ Juried Exhibition. Hygienic Art is extremely proud to announce that this year’s guest juror will be world-renowned oil painter Christopher Zhang. The exhibition will… Read more »
The 2013 Brookfield Film Festival will be holding its “shorts”-themed program, “Shorts and to the Point,” April 5 through 7, 2013. The short film collection will be showcased in four screenings: Friday, April 5 at 8pm, Saturday, April 6 at 2 and 8pm, and… Read more »
Robbie Vozza, a 26-year-old singer-songwriter as well as the lead singer and guitarist for DawnMother, a Danbury, Connecticut-based “indie-mathy-experimental-heavy-ambient-rock” band on the rise, is releasing a new solo album this weekend at Heirloom Arts Theatre in Danbury. Vozza, along with Corey Stroffolino, Brian Stankus,… Read more »
After much anticipation, Ives Concert Park has announced the first five artists slated to perform in its 2013 Summer Concert Series. The venue, located on the Western Connecticut State University Westside campus at 43 Lake Avenue Extension in Danbury, has featured a wide variety… Read more »
There are few DJs who stand the test of time through their innovative ways of music productions. Take for instance the San Francisco-based DJ and producer Josh Davis, aka DJ Shadow, who continues to set standards falling into the exception rather than the rule… Read more »
Upon first glance, it may not be apparent how Jana Ireijo and David James Valyou’s work relates to one another – Valyou, who dwells in the woods of Connecticut nearby Lyme Rock race track, is an every-medium man, assembling fat slices of cake from… Read more »
Everyone has seen the Wizard of Oz. If you have not, I question your life choices. The 1939 movie’s success was largely due to Dorothy’s innocence as she travelled through a mystical world. Dorothy was pure and good and that, at its core, is… Read more »