What's Going On: 10/27, 10/28, 10/29 & 10/30, 2016

Philly's Primitive Finks play "Monster Surfing Time" at The Saint on Friday. GhoulDad will be there.

Happy Halloween

I used to love Halloween as a kid. Maybe my favorite holiday. I still love it, though I feel like it's become more and more about adults getting drunk than kids trick or treating over the years. Whatever, I guess. Lots of opportunities for both this weekend.

Things kick off tonight with a free acoustic night at the new Asbury Park Brewery featuring Renee Maskin, Dan Apy, Rachel Ana Dobken, Joe Galuppo, and Avery Mandeville. JoeP of Deal Casino and Brother Andrew go at each other at APYC. The Battery Electric open for David Cassidy at Red Bank's Count Basie Theatre.

On Friday night, it's "Monster Surfing Time" at The Saint with Black Flamingos and The Primitive Finks, DJs, costume contest, tiki drinks, and me doing something as GhoulDad. Should be interesting. Ribeye Brothers play APYC with The Long Defeats and Bamboo Kids. Von Mons and Creamer are in the basement at the Bond St. Bar complex. Nicole Atkins and WOLF! are at House of Independents. SICK SHIT play a show at Millhill Basement in Trenton with Crackfiller, Posers, and Josh Adair. There's some kind of thing with Hot Blood over at Red Bank Rehearsal doing KISS covers, I think.

On Saturday, The Asbury hosts the Black & Gold Halloween Ball with CeCe Peniston. Morgan Freemasons, Dirty, and Lunch Ladies are at APYC. Beatrix Potter and Cranston Dean are next door at Langosta. The Battery boys head over to Trenton for a show at Millhill Basement with Honah Lee, Cyclone Static, and Alpha Rabbit. Langhorne Slim & The Law play House of Indepenents with Susto and American Trappist. Streetlight Manifesto play Starland. Texas Is The Reason's Garrett Klahn plays Brighton Bar. The North American, dollys, Paper Streets, and Laketon play Cee Gee's in Jackson.

Saturday is also the second installment of Convention Hell. This year, bands will be covering INXS (Parlor Mob), No Doubt (Shady Street), New York Dolls and Johnny Thunders (The Vansaders), Michael Jackson (Des & The Swagmatics), Elton John (Matt Wade), Black Sabbath (Deaf Rhino), and YES (Karmic Juggernaut). Also, skateboarding.

On Sunday, Eastbourne play Brighton Bar. There's another Halloween covers show at Scarlet Pub. Beartooth are at The Stone Pony.

Have a fun and safe Halloween. Don't act like an idiot.

THURSDAY (10/27)

Asbury Park Brewery (Asbury): Renee Maskin / Dan Apy / Rachel Ana Dobken / Joe Galuppo / Avery Mandeville, 8pm, FREE

Asbury Park Yacht Club (Asbury): JoeP of Deal Casino / Brother Andrew, 9pm, FREE

The Asbury Hotel Soundbooth (Asbury): Open Mic, 8pm

Count Basie Theatre (Red Bank): David Cassidy / The Battery Electric, 8pm, $30 - $250

House of Independents (Asbury): Idiocracy, 9pm, $8 or $10 with a slice

Inkwell Coffee House (Long Branch): Open Mic, 8pm

Monty Hall (Jersey City): Dan Adriano In The Emergency Room / Dan P / Derek Grant, 7:30pm, $13 adv, $15 door

FRIDAY 10/28)

Asbury Park Yacht Club (Asbury): Ribeye Brothers / Long Defeats / Bamboo Kids, 9pm, FREE

Bond St. Bar (Asbury): Von Mons / Creamer, 9pm, FREE

The Brighton Bar (Long Branch): Johnny B. Morbid FAREWELL SHOW / Original Lineup Reunion / 30th Birthday Bash / Halloween Party, 6:30pm, $12 adv, $15 door

Court Tavern (New Brunswick): The Court Tavern's Annual Halloween Cover Show 2016, 8pm, $10

Decker Hall (TCNJ): Alex G / Clique / Brandon Can't Dance, 5pm, FREE to TCNJ students and guests

House of Independents (Asbury): Nicole Atkins / WOLF!, 8pm, $20 adv, $25 door

Langosta Lounge (Asbury): DJ Don Dazzo, 9pm, FREE

Millhill Basement (Trenton): Crackfiller / SICK SHIT / Posers / Josh Adair, 9pm, $10 or $5 w/ costume

Red Bank Rehearsal (Red Bank): Hot Blood is playing here with other bands, beer apparently. I think there will be KISS covers or something. $10, I think. Ask them.

Roxy & Duke's Roadhouse (Dunellen): Zombie Beauty Pageant, 9pm, $15

The Saint (Asbury): Monster Surfing Time ft. Black Flamingos / Primitive Finks, 7:30pm, $10

The Stone Pony (Asbury): Old Dominion / Steve Moakler, 7pm, SOLD OUT

Vimana Studios (Clifton): Casual Friday / LKFFCT / NGHTCRWLRS / The Subcultures / B3B3 and The Unfukwittables, 7pm, $7

The Wonder Bar (Asbury): Midnight North ft. Grahame Lesh, 7:30pm, $15

SATURDAY (10/29)

The Asbury Hotel (Asbury): Black and Gold Halloween Ball w/ CeCe Peniston / DJs, 7pm, $25

Asbury Park Yacht Club (Asbury): Morgan Freemasons / Dirty / Lunch Ladies, 9pm, FREE