June 4, 2018
Sticky Situation: A Review of GEPH’s Apophenia
The Chapman Stick is not an instrument you’d expect to see when going to a local metal show. In fact, the only thing you’re less…
Articles Written By: Johnny Pluckman
April 17, 2018
Review the Nightmare: Johnny Pluckman’s Take on Rise to Burn’s ‘Baptize the Nightmare’
Rise to Burn of Westchester, NY are no strangers to Alternative Control, or to anyone in the local NY and CT metal scenes. They were…
January 31, 2018
A Treehouse for Grown-Ups: Tree House Brewing of Charlton, Massachusetts
Around this time last year I made my first trip to Tree House Brewing. It was their original location in Monson, Massachusetts. I didn’t put…
September 7, 2017
Lock City Brewing Opens in Stamford
Lock City Brewing, which opened last month on Research Drive in Stamford, is founded by co-brewers Mike Bushnell and Patrick Casciolo who both share a passion for…
December 16, 2016
Alternative Adventures at Beer Conn 2016
It was an honor to again be invited for the 3rd time for the 3rd Annual Beer Conn presented by Starfish Junction at the Webster…
November 6, 2016
Peanut Butter or Legs? Another Interview with GWAR
It’s that time of year again! Every year sometime between October and December GWAR makes their yearly pilgrimage to Toad’s Place in New Haven, CT…
October 7, 2016
Smoke in the Valley 2016 – Return of the Home Brew
A lot of beer fests tend to blend together; same thing with different scenery, but what sets Smoke in the Valley apart from most other…