How some local acts are rocking for Halloween
Halloween is coming up faster than a carload of creepy clowns flocking to a makeup sale. Local musicians have been working hard on tributes to beloved bands, some even in full costume for the holiday. Here are a few in the city and the suburbs to see:
• Downers Grove's North of Eight is setting aside their usual raucous jams for two nights as Pink Floyd and the Grateful Dead. 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at The Uptown, 12 W. Burlington Ave., Westmont, no cover, (630) 969-4717; and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at North Side Sports Bar & Grill, 499 Pennsylvania Ave., Glen Ellyn, no cover, (630) 469-4602 or northsidesportsbar.com.
• Lombard's BrauerHouse hosts a rock tribute show with BLEACH headlining as Nirvana on a night that also features Chicago's Run and Punch playing as Big D and the Kids Table, Fersher taking the stage as Sublime, and The Mizzerables walking a lonely road in Green Day's shoes. 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at BrauerHouse, 1000 N. Rohlwing Road, Lombard. $7-$9. (630) 495-2141 or brauerhouse.com.
• Yorkville's The Giving Tree Band takes the stage as legendary Canadian-American roots rockers The Band. 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Old Towne Pub & Eatery Wasco, 40W290 La Fox Road, St. Charles. $12 plus $1.65 fee. (630) 513-4240 or otpwasco.com.
• The Empty Bottle makes Halloween a chance to honor a legendary musician with A Very Petty Halloween. Tight Pettyz, The Heartburns, The Traveling Gnarburys, Al Scorch, Flamingo Rodeo, Danny Black and DJ Sarah Frier will play their best Tom Petty and Petty-inspired tunes, and costumes are welcome. $10 suggested donation directly benefits United for Puerto Rico, but admission is free with donation of goods for those in need. 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, at The Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Ave., Chicago. $10 suggested donation or free with item donation. (773) 276-3600 or emptybottle.com.
• Martyrs' hosts The Cells as The Smithereens, Craftwerc as Kraftwerk, The Differents play AM Radio Hits, Phil Agotti & Friends as Squeeze and John San Juan plays as Eddie Money. 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $8-$10. (773) 404-9494 or martyrslive.com.
• Beat Kitchen hosts the Kickstand Halloween Extravaganza XIII, featuring Electric Villain play System of a Down; Bloodsport: The Movie The Band as The Replacements; Sad Paul Stanley playing Black Sabbath; Paul, Mary & Seb as Slipknot; Beat the Smart Kids as the Mighty Mighty Bosstones; Daniel Wade as CCR; Peel as Cheap Trick; and Mark Rose playing the "Karate Kid" trilogy soundtrack. 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Beat Kitchen, 2100 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. $10; $8 if you're wearing a costume. (773) 281-4444 or beatkitchen.com.
• Halloween at Cobra Lounge features Major Threat playing as Minor Threat, Violent World channeling the Misfits, The Mizzerables as Green Day and Rosaries as Black Sabbath. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, at Cobra Lounge, 235 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago. $10. (312) 226-6300 or cobralounge.com.
• Chicago's Cream Puff Warriors honors the legend of the Grateful Dead and bluesy rock band Murley jams as the Allman Brothers Band. 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, at Martyrs', 3855 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. $12. (773) 404-9494 or martyrslive.com.
More Halloween treats
• "Night of the Living Mung" featuring Mungion: 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. $10. (847) 358-9150 or durtynellies.com.
• Trash Martini reunion show/costume contest: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at BaseCamp Pub & Eatery, 5750 Lakeside Drive, Lisle. $7-$10. (331) 777-4712 or basecamppub.com.
• The Other Us, Alec Haley: 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at The Lodge of Antioch, 899 Main St., Antioch. (847) 395-3373 or lodgeofantioch.com.
• The Bank Notes: 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Duke's Alehouse, 110 N. Main St., Crystal Lake. (815) 356-9980 or thedukeabides.com.
• Afterlife featuring UMEK and Paradigm: 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at Estate, 1177 N Elston Ave, Chicago. $15-$30. (312) 523-4296 or afterlifechi.com.
• The Sky Ghosts (featuring Deb Sonzo and Jamie Riani): 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at EvenFlow, 302 W. State St., Geneva. (331) 248-0269 or evenflowmusic.com.
• Old Warsaw, Aiming For Average, Oops, Radar, St. Marlboro: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at Wire, 6815 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn. $8; free with costume. (708) 669-9473 or wireismusic.com.
• Funhouse Halloween Costume Party featuring The Fundamental Kink, Friday Pilots Club, Chandler Fuzak, Capital Soiree and Ajani Jones: 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, at HVAC Pub, 3530 N. Clark St., Chicago. $10; $5 with costume. (773) 789-8864 or hvacpub.com.