The fact that Halloween falls on a Monday means that somehow the "holiday" has expanded into a full week of costumed events for grown-ups. One of the big ones is the annual Boo's Cruise hosted by 91X. This year's Hornblower cruise will feature music by GroupLove and Grand Tarantula. Fortunately for the non-costumed set, there's plenty of music to be had where costumes aren't required, including the Donkeys, who will be performing with Cuckoo Chaos (who just returned from CMJ) and Bully at the Casbah, Lunar Maps at the Whistle Stop, and Amanda Palmer at the Birch North Park Theatre.
Friday, October 28:
- 91X Boo's Cruise, featuring GroupLove, Grand Tarantula @ Hornblower (8:30-11 p.m., 21+, $25)
- The Donkeys, Cuckoo Chaos, Bully @ Casbah
- Lunar Maps @ Whistle Stop
- Amanda Palmer @ Birch North Park Theatre
- Milagres, Long Live Logos, Grandchildren, Nicely @ Soda Bar
- Noche de Los Muertos, with B-Side Players, Diego's Umbrella @ Belly Up
- Bonkers! EDM with Junior and Vaughn @ Bar Pink
- Halloween Psychobilly Weekender: Lonesome Batz, Hard Fall Hearts, the Altar Relics and the PeaBrains @ The Shakedown
- Lion Cut @ Tin Can
- Siesta Records Presents… @ Til Two Club
- Pink Boombox Burlesque presents Seedy Soiree with the Gore Horseman, the Burning of Rome @ Ruby Room
- Breast Cancer Benefit Show, featuring Terrordactyl, Of Sons and Ghosts, Old Tiger, Hargo @ Eleven
- Monster Mashed DJ Mashups/Halloween Party @ The Griffin
- Max the Russian’s Birthday, with Rebel Rebel, Jet Kill Radio, the Last Years, Kodial @ Tower Bar
- Feel the Noise Electro Dance, with DJs Gabe Vega & Friends @ U-31
- Collie Buddz, Gappy Ranks, New Kingston, DJ Carlos Culture @ House of Blues
- Ange Bocal, Brigitte Demeyer, Sara Petite @ Lestat's
- The Roots Factory presents the Flying Panter Tattoo Halloween Mashup, with Cumbia Machin and special guest DJ's@ Brick By Brick
- Pink Froyd @ Winston's
- Masters of the Celtic Harp, featuring Grainne Hambly, William Jackson @ AMSD (Acoustic Music San Diego)
- The Devastators @ 710 Beach Club
- Happy Hour with the Brokers @ Belly Up (5:30 p.m.)
- Everyone Dies in Utah, A Faylene Sky, Through Arteries, Eyes Like the Sea, A City Serene, Like Tyrants, A Void Within @ Epicentre
- Paroxysmal Butchering, Greenskull, Perdition, Suntorn, Ruines ov Abaddon, Metatonic @ Soma
- A Nuclei, Hotel Reverb, SéancintheSun, ANGLSDT @ Che Cafe
- Tribute to Thelonious Monk, with pianist Randy Porter, bassist Rob Thorsen and Brett Sanders on drums @ Dizzy's (San Diego Wine & Culinary Center)
- Detroit Underground @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge
- Creepy Creeps Halloween Party @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
- Dead Man’s Party 11th Annual Halloween Bash @ 4th & B
- Don’t Stop Believin (Journey tribute) @ Anthology (7:30 p.m.)
- Candye Kane @ Anthology (9:30 p.m.)
- Brick Top Blaggers, DJ R2 @ Gallagher's
- John Foltz @ Marble Room
- Zenbu Fridays with DJ Leif @ Zenbu Cardiff
- Charlie Rock, Grandmasta Rats @ El Dorado
Rosemary Bystrak writes about the San Diego music scene, events and general musings about life in San Diego on San Diego: Dialed In. Follow her updates on Twitter or contact her directly.
