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Shows: 5/19-6/19… And Beyond!

Posted by on May 18, 2013 15 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.  (And sometimes other shows that look cool.)  See something we missed? Want your shows listed? Leave a comment or contact us.

Local Metal and More

5/19

  • Murder Junkies, Barb Wire Dolls (from Greece!), Empty Vessels, Damn Broads, Goat Herder, and more at the El n Gee in New London
  • Graven Image, Crossing Rubicon, Hard Candy, and Murray the Wheel at Cook’s in Naugatuck — proceeds benefit Relay for Life, show starts at 4:30. Read more »

For Ladies Only: How to Cut Up Your T-Shirt

Posted by on January 6, 2013 3 comments

eyes of the dead shirt

A couple weeks ago, I was the lucky recipient of a free Eyes of the Dead t-shirt.  I was really excited about the shirt’s design and my newfound ability to support the scene through wearing this shirt to concerts — but it didn’t show off enough of my feminine mystique.  And by feminine mystique, I mean “back.”

Not wanting to ruin a perfectly good free shirt, I did what any girl would do: I went to the internet.  With some help from CraftAwl.com, I was able to transform an awesome shirt into an even more awesome shirt.  Here are the step-by-step instructions from the internet, accompanied by pictures of me following them. Read more »

The Gold-Coasters Hit the Road: Cherry Street Station and Cook’s Café

Posted by on June 24, 2012 No comments

Down here in Stamford, there are metal shows… But the audience is the band members’ twelve friends and the beers all cost six dollars.  Okay, five for a PBR.

Any Lightsbane fans in the house?

To find a really brutal metal show in Connecticut, though – the kind where there’s a hundred people and some dude is fisting a blow-up sheep – you have to head up Route 8 or north on the Merritt. My Gold Coast companions and I had the pleasure of seeing two such shows recently: “Lightsbane and Friends” at Cook’s Café in Naugatuck and the Priapism CD release party at Wallingford’s infamous Cherry Street Station.

Cook’s décor? It’s a bar. If you can find the door, you’re good. When we went there on June 16th, I was pleased to order Hooker drafts for $4 each. A glance at the menu reveals regular bar food. No goat cheese and truffle oil nachos. No manchego. (What is that??) Bar food. Read more »