I had the recent opportunity to check out She Walks Without Legs at Axles in North Branford (which by the way is an awesome venue that does Thursday night rock/metal shows every two weeks, go check it out!) and I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed their set. Yes it’s true, not every… Continue reading Review of She Walks Without Legs’ Relentless Determination
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Controverting The Comedy: A Review of Lightsbane’s Controverting Irrelevance
Anyone who knows Lightsbane personally understands that the guys have a pretty modest and humorous view of themselves. Experiencing them live is always a hefty helping of great music with a little extra comedy thrown in to make the whole show more approachable. And in my opinion, if the local metal scene needs anything… Continue reading Controverting The Comedy: A Review of Lightsbane’s Controverting Irrelevance
Suffocation Show Review
The Palace Theater in Stafford Springs played host to a highly anticipated metal show this past Saturday, where Long Island’s Kings of Death Metal, Suffocation, played headliner over a bunch of local and regional loud rock bands. The bands were split up onto two stages with the headliners Hanzel Und Gretyl and The Summoned playing… Continue reading Suffocation Show Review
Payday Downloads: Dream of Scipio, Barn Burner, and David Kaye
This is the first in a new bi-weekly series about music we’re finding on the web. Many of the reviews on Alternative Control are intended to be at least somewhat in-depth, but this is quite the opposite: download on Friday and post a short, conversational review by Sunday. It’s all about finding new music we… Continue reading Payday Downloads: Dream of Scipio, Barn Burner, and David Kaye
2013: A Year in Review
This year has been full of action of Alternative Control. Here’s a rundown! Thanks to people like you, our readership continues to grow — 44,000 visits from almost 38,000 unique visitors! Although most of our content is about music, our most viewed article was about hair: “Tips and Tricks for Dyeing Your Hair Interesting… Continue reading 2013: A Year in Review
Bair Grills… 2013
There’s no doubt that some of my greater achievements and most dismal disappointments occurred during the last 365 days. One of my fondest moments in over a decade of performing took place at Cherry Street with Last In Line, paying tribute to Dio with some of my very best friends, and in the doing… Continue reading Bair Grills… 2013
Alternative Control’s Top Ten Articles of 2013
10. Connecticut’s Gonna Have a Cop Problem and The Hipster King on Mazzy Star (a tie!) 9. Sound, Blood, and Lineup: A Review of Howl’s Bloodlines 8. LSG on the CT Music Awards Best Metal Nominees 7. Official Truth, 101 Proof:… Continue reading Alternative Control’s Top Ten Articles of 2013