Want a Deeper Dive?
Here is every resource I used to make the magazine.
I’m also including some honorable mentions that will help you familiarize yourself even more with the CT music scene.
Why Our Schools Need the Arts by Jessica Hoffman Davis
This inspiring book leads the way to a new kind of advocacy—one that stops justifying the arts as useful to learning other subjects, and argues instead for the powerful lessons that the arts, like no other subjects, teach our children.
Creative Confidence By Tom & David Kelley
Too often, companies and individuals assume that creativity and innovation are the domain of the “creative types.” But two of the leading experts in innovation, design, and creativity on the planet show us that each and every one of us is creative.
CT SETS
@ct.sets on Instagram is your “local concert plug.” They post up to five flyers a day for local shows.
Starion Dreamer
The avant-garde documentation project that is the brainchild of @aridotexe on Instagram. The 19 year old from Connecticut has captured the best and the worst moments of different local shows using their PSP.
FUNKHAUS FOREVER
A playlist created by Funkhaus proprietor Faisal Rajan. Relive the Funk.
Local Music Master Playlist
A nine hour playlist created by Minh of Microplastiks/RockGati showcasing musicians from CT, MA, and NY
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
In The Art of Gathering, Priya Parker argues that the gatherings in our lives are lackluster and unproductive—which they don’t have to be. We rely too much on routine and the conventions of gatherings when we should focus on distinctiveness and the people involved.
The Artist’s Collective
Is the only multi-arts organization of its kind emphasizing the cultural and artistic contributions of the African Diaspora. Programs expose students and the community to great and often overlooked artists of the past and present; offering the highest quality training in dance, theater, music and visual arts.
“Funkhaus forever: The most important basement in Storrs” by Taevis Kolz
undergroundstorrs.com 