Trick-or-Treat-or-Concert-Seat?

Believe it or not, Halloween is less than two months away, and whether or not you enjoy the idea of trick-or-treating and costume parties, you can't help but get caught up in some aspect of the fall holiday. Hell, there are even activities for the music fans. And no, I'm not talking about sitting in your room with the lights off listening to Thriller.

This upcoming Halloween offers a number of concert opportunities that will surely make any music fan's mouth water. From Los Angeles to New York, Las Vegas to Philadelphia, October 31st will bring holiday-flavored festivals and concerts to anyone looking for a bit of mysterious music. Just be sure to bring your costume.

Alright, enough with the lame clichés, time to get down to the nitty-gritty details. Halloween's most appealing music-related event is easily the HARD Haunted Mansion in downtown Los Angeles, California. Produced by the same folks who have brought us the HARD Summer Music Festival and HARD New Years Eve, the Haunted Mansion will offer an electro-friendly lineup featuring such high-profile acts as Justice, Soulwax, Simian Mobile Disco, and Crystal Castles. Admission requires a ticket and a costume, but when you're getting down to D.A.N.C.E., will it really matter if a mask is covering your face?

What band fits the Halloween mold more than Of Montreal? Between the band's often mysterious sounds, numerous costume changes, and crazy onstage antics, nearly every one of the Georgia outfit's concerts is essentially a Halloween party in itself, so one can only imagine whan an actual Of Montreal show on Halloween would be like. Well, folks in Philadelphia will have their oppurtunity when the Kevin Barnes-led group performs at the Electric Factory on All Saints Eve.

Just up the road, the Big Apple will play host to a number of concerts on October 31st. The Grammy-award-winning Café Tacuba will offer multi-genre styles and sounds to Terminal 5, while concert promoter Todd Patrick will offer Matt & Kim, DMBQ, and Ponytail as part of his Big Halloween Bash at the Danbro Studios Warehouse. But if you're looking for music to fit the night's theme, you may want to head over to B.B. King's and check out punk legends the Misfits. At least there face makeup will be plentiful.

Other notable Halloween concerts in the U.S. include Stone Temple Pilots at the Verizon Wireless Music Center in Pehlam, Alabama -- lets keep the 'Scott Weiland doesn't need a costume' jokes to a minimum -- Alkaline Trio and Rise Against at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, and Kings of Leon, The Stills, The Whigs and We Are Scientists at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom.

If Halloween night doesn't quench your thirst, then you can always head to Vegas the following evening for the Fabulous Festival. Armin Van Buuren, MSTRKRFT, and Crystal Castles will be just some of the acts included on the all-day bill.

Then again, you could always just head over to London for Release The Bats. But that's an entirely different story and, well, do we really want to go there?

Comments

[Grateful]

Don't forget Phil Lesh & Friends at the Nokia Theater. Just like last year they'll kick off the "Philathon" on Halloween night - this year it's the first of 15 SHOWS!

[phil]

Nothing better than Vegas for Holloween Night. Any news on who is playing in the city that never sleeps?

[Barenaked Ladies Concerts]

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i love Amir.

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