About six months ago, Jimmy Junk Bird and the Stiffs played an all-day fest at The Outer Space, where we met a groovy band called Quantum Funk. We got to talking with QF’s drummer Todd Ellison, which eventually lead to booking a show with his other band, The Brain Room — and that show is… Continue reading Who Is The Brain Room?
Author: Jessie May
Album Review: Tengger Cavalry’s Blood Sacrifice Shaman
Deserved or not, folk metal has a less-than-serious reputation — a genre that calls to mind horns of mead and drunk guys do-si-do-ing in the Ensiferum pit. But Tengger Cavalry, based in Mongolian folk music, eschews the ironic joviality of some of its European cousins. Featuring throat singing and traditional string instruments along with drums,… Continue reading Album Review: Tengger Cavalry’s Blood Sacrifice Shaman
Track Premier: “Pyramid Scheme/Friday the 13th (Pt. 2)” by Intercourse
One of our favorite local noisemakers, Intercourse, have become an interstate band as guitarist Kev King has moved to California. But luckily for their Connecticut fans, they are still releasing recordings. One of the great things about this band is that you can understand every single fucked up thing that vocalist Ricky Ahmed says, leaving… Continue reading Track Premier: “Pyramid Scheme/Friday the 13th (Pt. 2)” by Intercourse
Angela Burns Isn’t Here to Make You Feel Better
Influenced by grunge and pop-punk, 21-year-old Texas native Angela Burns has put together an eight-track “mixtape,” So You Can Feel Better, that sounds like the beginning of something promising. “I’m calling it a mixtape,” Burns said on Facebook, “because production-wise, it was such a learning experience. This is my first effort, and I’m proud of it!” Incorporating… Continue reading Angela Burns Isn’t Here to Make You Feel Better
EP Review: Bad Reed (Self-Titled)
Canadian rockers Bad Reed released their three-song EP in June of last year and it’s beginning to make its way down to the States. “Slackjaw Romance” is the standout track. The delicate intro gives way to an irreverent ballad about unhappy love. Its refrain, “All I want is a pack of cigarettes / And a… Continue reading EP Review: Bad Reed (Self-Titled)
More Pirate Music in the New Year with Below the Gaff
I’m a sucker for Kickstarters. My philosophy is that if I would buy the person a beer in real life, I can give them a few bucks on the internet towards whatever endeavor they’re pursuing. So when I saw that my old college roommate’s band was crowdfunding to record a full-length album, I figured, “Why… Continue reading More Pirate Music in the New Year with Below the Gaff
Content by Numbers: Alternative Control’s 2015
Anybody who knows me in real life can attest that there’s nothing I love more than a list. The quantification of items and the planning of tasks gives way to the satisfaction of knowing that everything on the list has been acquired or accomplished — only to toss it in the trash and begin again… Continue reading Content by Numbers: Alternative Control’s 2015