"Oklahoma Gazette invited resident Okie eccentrics the Flaming Lips to participate in its annual "Ghouls Gone Wild" Halloween parade, the Lips enlisted their biggest fans to join the March Of 1,000 Flaming Skeletons--a "spectacle celebrating the mysterious, the supernatural, and the otherworldly," according to the band's recruitment email." [Yahoo]

Videos below...

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* Halloween Parade
* Annuals @ Bowery Ballroom
* Ryan Adams & The Cardinals @ Hammerstein Ballroom
* Zap Mama @ Highline Ballroom
* Type O Negative & Lordi @ Starland Ballroom
* B-52's & The Rapture @ Roseland Ballroom
* Figurines & The Coathangers @ Mercury Lounge
* Black Crowes & Patti Smith @ United Palace
* Rasputina & Golem @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* Antibalas @ SOB's
* Yeasayer & It Lives @ Shangri La
* The Police @ MSG
* Aids Wolf, Old Time Relijun, Aa, USAISAMONSTER @ Silent Barn
* Lightspeed Champion @ Sound Fix
* "Misfits" @ BB King's
* Ace Frehly @ Hard Rock Cafe
* White Williams @ The Annex
* Laugh
* Dance

There's too much going on tonight to list everything Halloween-related. What else?

DOWNLOAD: Thunderheist - Jerk It (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Misfits- halloween (cousin cole vs flufftronix remix). (yousendit)

Thunderheist @ 205, NYC (BV & DB's Dance) - Oct 20, 2007

Dress up and get down tonight (Oct 31, 2007) at Flavorpill's annual Anniversary/Halloween party. Not only is it the scariest of parties, the line-up is stacked tonight with Peanut Butter Wolf, Swayzak, Japanther, and Thunderheist - maybe you caught their crazy set at our CMJ party at 205 (pics above). Swayzak have been doing live electronic (and minimal) since before laptops (and minimal) exisited. The Flavorpill party is in a secret location (and benefitting charity: water) so make sure you've texted the secret number and bring a little extra cash for charity: water. (RSVP - code= helix)

Ghostly International and DFA are teaming up tonight for a spooky bash at Studio B in Brooklyn (tickets here). It's the last stop for Matthew Dear's Big Hands live show along with Invisible Conga People and DJ support from DFA's T and T (Tims Goldsworthy and Sweeney), The Juan Macelan, Morgan Geist, and Ghostly's Derek Plaslaiko and Jeffrey Sfire. No word on whether Sfire's Ghostly's spooky tee shirts are condsidered a costume.

Where to dance like the zombies you are with the rest of the living dead...

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DOWNLOAD: John Carpenter's Halloween remix by Single Frame (MP3)

Pay nothing for...
* Tim Fite's Halloween EP (today only!)
* Heartonastick's Halloween mix
* Over 80 classic Halloween Records
* Stuff you can also pay for if you want

The soundtrack is really good. Largehearted Boy is right. Stream it at AOL. See it live sort of. The actual movie will be playing at Film Forum in NYC. when it opens on November 21st. Trailer and clips below...

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DOWNLOAD: Sue Schnitzer - Halloween Party (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Ministry - Everyday Is Halloween (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Sonic Youth - Halloween (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Danny Elfman - This Is Halloween (NMBC) (MP3)

* NY Mag has a 2007 Halloween Guide
* And some 2007 Halloween Parade pointers
* The Forms are playing Cake Shop
* Pianos turns 5 with a free show
* Free comedy @ Heathers w/ Todd Barry
* The Weakerthans are at Webster Hall!
* Awesome Color is playing Glasslands
* Chromeo, Dan Deacon, Kudu, NY Magazine
* David Bazan is playing Southpaw
* Salt & Samovar are playing Mercury Lounge
* Lykke Li is playing Mercury Lounge too
* Cypress Hill are playing Nokia Theatre
* The Black Crowes & Patti Smith are @ United Palace
* Jenny Scheinman is at Barbes
* Joan Jett & farm animals @ Home for Halloween
* Throw away your fake plastic teeth
* Look for people dressed as Amy Winehouse

What else?

Dress up, help raise money for Farm Sanctuary, AND get to see Joan Jett perform live - tonight @ Home in NYC (Oct 30). Flyer & videos below...

Continue reading "Joan Jett & Farm Sanctuary Halloween Bash tonight"

DOWNLOAD: John Carpenter - Halloween Theme (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Shaggs - It's Halloween (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Subsonics - Frankenstein (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: J Church - Vampire Girl Prefers Me Alive (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Zombina & The Skeletones - Zombie Hop (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bobby 'boris' Pickett - Monster Mash (MP3)

It's not even Halloween yet, but the photos of people wearing Amy Winehouse costumes keep pouring in. Send in your pics of Amy or other music-related costumes. And if you're just joining us, check out the first sixty pictures before proceeding on to this new batch of thirty.....

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DOWNLOAD: Cypress Hill - Can U Handle This (MP3)

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continued below....

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DOWNLOAD: Amy Winehouse - Rehab (Hot Chip remix) (MP3)

Amy Winehouse is one of this year's hottest Halloween costumes - possibly now even more popular than the Bride of Frankenstein (a long-time monster party staple).

HOT

NOT

The hotness continues below. Which one is your favorite Amy?

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DOWNLOAD: The Shins Bluegrass Tribute - Kissing The Lipless (MP3) (via)

well, it looked cooler at least....

Continue reading "the Shins improved their live show @ Vegoose"

DOWNLOAD: The Misfits - Halloween (MP3)

All Good Naysayers provides all the info you need to create your very own Sufjan Stevens-themed Halloween costume to go with your Sufjan Stevens pumpkin. And since the city was filled with people dressed up for Halloween this weekend (4-5 days before Halloween), it probably wouldn't be against the rules for you to wear your costume again 1-3 days after Halloween.

Check out creativetechs for links to Zip files of over 80 classic Halloween records turned into MP3s.

DOWNLOAD: Dead Kennedys - Halloween (MP3)

...but first, a pumpkin carved to look like Sufjan Stevens....

Thx Volume Knob for the pic! Cycle Sluts info below....

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"Mashing Pumpkins is a pretty swell new free album of illegal Hallowe'en mashups." [Boing Boing]

DOWNLOAD: Chromeo - Needy Girl (MP3)

Remember how the Dan Deacon NY Magazine scavenger hunt thing was cancelled? Well, now they're doing it again, but different for Halloween with Chromeo & Kudu, and at Judson Church on October 30th. Tickets are on sale, and there's more details below....

BUT FIRST, it's also worth nothing that in addition to the Dan Deacon & Deerhunter show that is happening on October 17th at Bowery Ballroom, Dan Deacon is playing an Impose party at Silent Barn on October 16th, and Deerhunter is playing at a TBA Brooklyn venue on October 22nd (with No Age who is also playing that Bowery show). All tour dates below....

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I wasn't even going to post the upcoming Misfits tour dates, because the only thing that bothers me more than Jerry Only keeping the Misfits alive without Glenn Danzig on vocals, is his new Misfits taking it even a step further by calling this their "30th Anniversary Tour". Scam.

Then I found out that Danzig is also touring. Not only that, but former Misfit Doyle will once again join him - maybe just as opener, though I'd be surprised if he didn't get on stage with Glenn to play at least a few Misfits songs. So since I'm posting Danzig's dates anyway, why not combine the post and try to make them one big happy family again. So check this out:

NYC
Oct 27 - Danzig & Doyle @ Nokia Theatre
Oct 29 - Type O Negative @ Irving Plaza
Oct 31 - Misfits & Balzac (NOT from Gwar) @ BB King's

Happy Halloween. Danzig tickets are now on presale, and will soon be on regular sale. Type O Negative is still on sale, and "Misfits" are on sale too. Danzig's and Type O's dates overlap, so unfortunately I guess that means that Johnny and Kenny from Type O won't be playing in Danzig's band (like they both have been lately).

Danzig recently put out a great collection of lost tracks. The first and only video from that, and all tour dates, below....

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after Daft Punk in Seattle - July 29, 2007 (CRED)

Though I still can't find much about this one, word is that The Rapture are playing a Halloween show at Roseland Ballroom in NYC with the B-52's. The reason there hasn't been any official information posted about this show yet? Probably because both bands have other NYC shows coming up in August - coincidentally both in Coney Island, and both on August 9th. The B-52's show is a free one, and The Rapture one is opening for Daft Punk at Keyspan Stadium.

And speaking of Daft Punk & The Rapture, check David Bruno's latest dance post for the flyer to the NYC afterparty, and check his older dance post for more info on the afterparties happening after each show on the tour (that is going on as we speak).

Also on Halloween in NYC in a big ballroom - Ryan Adams.

More tour dates below....

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Ryan Adams seems to usually play very crowd-friendly venues, so it was definitely a surprise to see that his next NYC show is at the less-popular Hammerstein Ballroom on Halloween. Then again - everyone better dress up, and maybe it'll be a regular old monster mash dance party....

There's some presales (password=ROSE ?) for the October 31st show starting Thursday, and then the regular sale on Friday - all at Ticketmaster. All tour dates below....

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2 more NYC Halloween party options
* Shindig
* Warriors party

DOWNLOAD: Haunted Cemetery (MP3)

Dear Friends,

I was just writing to let you know that this week is pretty much the most exciting week that has ever fucking happened ever. Shit. Fuck. Piss. Damn. Anyway, for starters, as many of you who read the popular Brooklyn Vegan website probably already totally know about, this week is the week during which the exciting College Music Journal Music Marathon (or CMJ as it is known to “some”) is happening. Talk about good times- this is an example of that. Whether you like music or simply like to stand in line with a bunch of people who do (Ha! That is a playful reference to the lines that are common during this exciting event)- trust me on this one- you could do a lot worse than to attend this popular annual musical festival happening right here in town.

Adding to the excitement is the fact that this year “CMJ” is happening the very same week as Halloween, the popular celebration of candy, costumes, and scary stuff in general. Why not get into the spirit of things by grabbing two of your friends and attending a CMJ rock show dressed as the Three Blind Mice, Charlie’s Angels, or something else that will keep people guessing? I am just thinking out loud here. Have fun with it.

Also, I realize that some of you who are attending “CMJ” are from out of town. So- on behalf of me and all the other people who live here in New York City- welcome to our fair city. There is so much to see and do. Also, New York is far less knifey and rapey than it has ever been, so don’t hesitate to really sink your teeth into things and take advantage of the “anything goes” approach to life that we, as New Yorkers, get to enjoy every single day without even thinking about it. “A punk rocker, a Rastafarian, and a Hasidic Jewish guy all hanging out together eating Chinese food made by a Mexican person? It is now that I have seen everything,” you might say to yourself at some point during your visit. And to that I say “Ha! Welcome to New York City! Mexicans are everywhere in this town!”

Another thing I wanted to mention is that Brooklyn Vegan, the website on which you are reading this right now, is hosting three shows during “CMJ” and you should totally come to all of them. They are happening on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday of this week (You can probably click on something somewhere in the sentences I am typing here to find out the exact info). I am hosting the Wednesday and Friday shows and the lovely and talented Sara Schaefer is hosting the Saturday show. She is really nice and pretty but also married, so just, like, know that going in, okay?

Okay, so that about covers it as far as the topics I wanted to cover here in this letter. See you around town soon or something I hope. That would be so great.

Your man,
Dave Hill

Previously
Dave Hill to host two BrooklynVegan shows