Listening Lately: MOTHER FEATHER, YEAR OF THE COBRA, 1476, and DUST PROPHET

We’re barely into November and it’s already a great month for music!  As the days grow shorter, I’ll decorate with sound to raise my spirits…. …and Mother Feather is the perfect band to combat the end of daylight savings time.  This Brooklyn outfit is by far the most colorful band on Metal Blade, and probably… Continue reading Listening Lately: MOTHER FEATHER, YEAR OF THE COBRA, 1476, and DUST PROPHET

2016 Year in Review

Another year goes by in the blogosphere…. Alternative Control has been pounding the internet’s pavement since September 2010 and all we’ve got to show for it is this great website, a super bunch of people writing for it, and the occasional set of press passes to really cool events. Here are some of this year’s… Continue reading 2016 Year in Review

SHOW REVIEW: Mother Feather Album Release Party, May 13, 2016 // Brooklyn, NY

Photos by Jim Clegg. If there’s one pop rock band that belongs on Metal Blade, it’s Mother Feather.  They put out their first LP this Friday on the internationally known metal label, kicking things off with an exuberant release party at Knitting Factory in Brooklyn. The stage show was dripping with sex, and this is… Continue reading SHOW REVIEW: Mother Feather Album Release Party, May 13, 2016 // Brooklyn, NY