Just a few suggestions for Halloween fun this weekend.
Martyrs’ has three nights of Halloween festivities scheduled for this weekend. Mucca Paza, a truly eclectic mashup of rock and marching band music, kicks things off Friday with a show they’re calling Sleepover Band Camp. On Saturday, the Lincoln Avenue venue has an all-ages four-band costume party starting at 5:00 pm, and a show later that night featuring Marcus Rezak’s Shred Is Dead and K-Nein. Sunday night brings the Haus Of Everything’s Pride Takeover, hosted by Ressie G, and featuring Mikey Everything, Boys VS. Girls, Broken Robots Music, Domomoon, and Hasaan Honus. Numerous other guests will be joining in the fun.
Maureen Johnson, whose Truly Devious series of YA mystery novels had a profound influence on my own (yet to be published) YA novel, will be hanging out with Jenny Lawson The Bloggess tomorrow (Friday) at 6:00 pm EST. Devious fans, aspiring writers, book lovers, and anyone just looking to enjoy some spooky chatter, are invited to check it out for free. Johnson noted they will be “discussing murder, books and creepy things.” Check the link on her Instagram profile.
The Bowie 75 pop-up store in New York is now up and running, and I’m sure the staff would love seeing customers dressed up as their favorite David Bowie incarnation come in on Halloween. The store is located at 150 Wooster Street and will be open seven days a week from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm through late January.
The American Writers Museum, located at 180 N. Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago is holding a Halloween-related event that runs from today through next Monday. Edgar Allan Poe and Ray Bradbury are among the writers who will be in the spotlight. The museum promises visitors will be treated to horror writing, mystery and detective stories, Halloween reading and podcasts.
Halloweekend, the beloved, two-night, multi-act tribute festival, will take place at Montrose Saloon on October 29 and 30. This event has always featured local musicians delving into a variety of genres, but for 2021, the emphasis is on covering counter-culture acts. Tickets are $20 at the door. Montrose Saloon is located at 2933 W. Montrose Avenue on Chicago’s north side. The festival starts at 8:30 pm each night, and it looks like each act will perform for about 30 minutes. See my October 13 post for more details.
If you’re looking to create a playlist for your own Halloween event, Little Steve Van Zandt’s very fun and spooky Halloween A Go-Go on the Wicked Cool label is now available on Bandcamp, so you can download any or all of its tracks. Also, be sure check the Broken Hearted Toy archives for all of this month’s Halloween Song profiles.
A new season of Doctor Who (and the last for Jodie Whittaker in the title role) kicks off at 2:25 pm Halloween with an episode called Flux. Judging from the teaser ads, The Doctor has a few new companions to travel with. The season premiere will wrap up BBCAmerica’s four-day Wholloween event which will present episodes with David Tennant, Matt Smith, and Peter Capaldi in the lead role.
Durty Nellie’s in Palatine is holding a Halloween Prom Night on Saturday with live music by the popular cover bands Modern Day Romeos and There Goes The Neighborhood. Guests can attend in costumes or formal wear, and there will be two separate costume contests.
When The Footlight District performs a special Halloween show at Carol’s Pub at 4659 N. Clark Street on Chicago’s north side this Sunday, they’ll have a brand new spooky song titled “War Paint” to showcase. Plus, the four-sister-one-brother band can draw plenty of chilling material from its 2019, Steve Albini produced album Fairytales For The Dark Age. The bands Fluorescents and Black Bolts will also be performing; the music starts at 8:00 pm. Halloween costumes are encouraged.
Brothers’ Field in Long Grove has been drawing crowds back to the shopping district this summer with various live music events. There’s an outdoor Halloween Costume Party going on tomorrow night, starting at 7:00 pm.
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