“Man, there are never any good shows in Connecticut!” Uh… We here at Alternative Control respectfully disagree. In fact, there’s already a warning out from the Department of Heavy Metal Awareness for some major activity mid-month…. 7/12 — Cherry Fest, Day One at Cherry Street Station in Wallingford The second annual local band extravaganza… Continue reading Three Days in a Row of Shows You Need to Know About: Cherry Fest, Cherry Fest, and Eyehategod
Album Review: Stikpin’s Funeral for the Sun
Middletown rockers Stikpin released their first album Funeral for the Sun this June. Characterized by gritty vocals and slow, bluesy grooves, fans of Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and Deliverance-era Corrosion of Conformity will find it a worthwhile listen. With Chris Weller on the mic and guitarist Marco G. at the helm in terms of songwriting… Continue reading Album Review: Stikpin’s Funeral for the Sun
When in Rome, We Interview FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE
On June 24, 2014, I along with my Uruguayan sister Andrusky were given the opportunity to speak with Tommaso Riccardi, lead singer and guitar player of FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE at Gramercy Theater in NYC, the second stop of the Conquers of the World Tour they are on with Septicflesh and Necronomicon (a local band called… Continue reading When in Rome, We Interview FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE
Deliberate, Beautiful Evil – A Review of Wolvhammer’s Clawing Into Black Sun
It’s easy for a metal band to sound evil. But it takes more than just a couple Flying Vs and encyclopedic knowledge of mythological monsters and medical terms to really put something out there that transcends the typical evil metal arts. And sounding evil in a creative way doesn’t have to include an A grade… Continue reading Deliberate, Beautiful Evil – A Review of Wolvhammer’s Clawing Into Black Sun
Dead By Wednesday Hits the Road with Shadows Fall
Connecticut’s own Dead By Wednesday will be joining Massachusetts metal giants Shadows Fall for sixteen tour dates in late June and early July. The first SF/DBW show will be June 20 at Maximum Capacity in Chicopee, MA; then the tour swings down to City Limits in Waterbury on June 21, with local support from a… Continue reading Dead By Wednesday Hits the Road with Shadows Fall
Dirt Daubers Interview
A few years back, I interviewed Dirt Daubers frontman JD Wilkes, when his other band The Legendary Shack Shakers was playing a show at the late, lamented Daniel Street in Milford. When I called and we first started talking, he thought I was doing interview about the Dirt Daubers and not the Shack Shakers. So… Continue reading Dirt Daubers Interview
Places to Go: Kosciuszko Park, Stamford
I recently discovered Kosciuszko Park in Stamford. I always knew it was there, but I’d never actually gone in. It’s in what used to be the South End, but now that it’s been rebranded as Harbor Point I figured it was safe for a white lady to walk her friend’s dog there. Kidding… half-kidding.… Continue reading Places to Go: Kosciuszko Park, Stamford