Moving F****** Sucks!

Posted by on May 19, 2012 No comments

 

This is my first time doing a rant since I started writing for this site just about a year ago, but it is one that is absolutely deserving of the title “rant.”  Moving.  Or as I refer to it, “the move” because move is a four-letter word and it rightfully should be.  In the context of moving from any domicile to another, it should be one that isn’t even allowed to be spoken out loud on television.

Quite a few of us who write for this esteemed, award-nominated (we’re that awesome) website have moved or are moving in the past few weeks. It seems as if all the rules about moving went out the window and we all had, or are having, a hell of a time.  I attribute a lot of it to companies (moving and otherwise) doing anything to make a buck, but some of the things I am dealing with are just unreal. Read more »

Shows: 5/18-6/23

Posted by on May 18, 2012 2 comments

Listings are at Alternative Control’s discretion and may not reflect set order.  We do not attempt to list all shows at all venues, but we do try to include the good metal shows.

See something we missed? Want your shows listed? Leave a comment or contact us.

Local Metal and More

Cletus & His Tings -- photo stolen from Facebook.

  • Cletus & His Tings and Riff Raff at The Fez in Stamford
  • Dead by Wednesday opens for Godsmack and Stained at the Comcast Theater in Hartford
  • Headgun at Lucky Break in Stamford

5/25

  • The Arrogant Sons of Bitches (ska) and more at the Heirloom Arts Theater in Danbury
  • Face the Kings, A Social State, and more at The Room in Brookfield
  • Pink Missile and singer/songwriter Paul Laquesse at Station Eats in Stamford Read more »

Secrets Uncovered

Posted by on May 16, 2012 1 comment

 

I wore my pretty underwear

tonight, slipped them on

right after my shower,

hair still wet and dripping

you know I hate blow drying.

You’ll like them, I promise,

lacy and black, in the front, Read more »

Top Ten Signs You’re Too Old for “The Scene”

Posted by on May 10, 2012 9 comments

The author (left) circa 2007, performing with Crawling Chaos at City Ale House in Danbury.

 

10. More than one shot guarantees a hangover, no matter how many cheese fries you eat afterwards.

9. You can’t eat the cheese fries anyway because you’re on a diet.

8.  You see a twenty-year girl old with giant gauges and a Sailor Jerry neck tattoo, and feel disappointed in today’s youth.

Faithful Unto Death Read more »

Cinco de Blueso: A Live Music Review

Posted by on May 8, 2012 1 comment

On Friday night for some pre-Cinco de Mayo action, I decided on some very un-Mexican entertainment at the Bear and Grill in Fairfield CT. Me and my fellow Alternative Control associate Johnny Pluckman drove up to see a band that’s relatively new to the music scene here in CT. They’re called Fade to Blue, and after seeing them for the second time (the first taking place at the prestigious Stella Blues venue in New Haven), I can safely say they’re one of the best local musical acts I’ve had the pleasure of hearing.

Fade to Blue at Bear and Grill, 5/4/12

Admittedly, this review has to be somewhat biased. I once shared the stage with half of the Fade to Blue members in previous bands, and have carried on a friendship with them ever since. On top of this, a great deal of people close to me also share this relation. The whole bunch of us went to the Bear and Grill that night to hear some good music, yes, but more so to show support for our friends. This being the second time I’ve seen them though, there was nothing Fade to Blue had to prove to me. I went as a friend, as well as an adamant fan. And that’s a good thing, because the boys didn’t let me down. Read more »

Music That Changed My Life, or “What the Hell is This Article Doing in a Metal Blog?”

Posted by on May 3, 2012 4 comments

By Carrie Johnson

Trying to decide what life-changing album to write about, it occurred to me that I could never narrow it down to just one. You see, my taste in music has evolved over time (or devolved, depending how you look at it…) so picking just ONE album that changed my life would be nearly impossible.

This album is so awesome, even Bert’s unibrow is acceptable.

As a child, the first album I can remember loving was actually a Sesame Street vinyl that my brother and I enjoyed the hell out of as kids. Havin’ Fun With Ernie & Bert featured Muppet voices singing songs and leading activities. Unfortunately for you, I couldn’t find any Youtube links to any of it, but trust me when I say how much fun we had playing along with this album. They encouraged you to bang on pots and pans as part of their marching band, and led you on a tiger hunt, where you had to run and climb and crawl, and since we were impressionable and imaginative kids, of course we did all of those things all around our house which I’m sure annoyed the crap out of our mother — but which I still remember, even now almost 30 years later. Read more »

Eat Your Zucookies!

Posted by on May 3, 2012 No comments

I have been on a cookie kick. I like to lie to myself and say they’re good for me. They have fiber in them; they must be good for me. Every week or so I come up with a variation on my Kitchen Sink Cookie recipe (which you can find on my blog), this variation came to me after staring at a zucchini in my fridge for about a week. I didn’t want it to go to waste, but I wasn’t interested in eating it in pure zucchini form. Thus, the zucookie was born.

Before I give you the recipe let me tell you how I prepped the zucchini. I grated it on a cheese grater directly into a colander. Then I sprinkled it with salt, mixed it up good with my hand and then squeezed out the liquid by pushing the zucchini up against the bottom and sides of the bowl. I also used a cloth to sop up the moisture from the surface of the zucchini. It weighed out at exactly 6 ounces – that was sheer luck. Read more »