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Lampoon contributor Rick Meyerowitz gives an insider’s tour to the humorous magazine. Mark Bittman writes about food in a way that makes you want to cook, eat and explore gastronomy. The Food Matters Cookbook macerates the author’s myriad interests with a keen interest in conscious eating. Bittman’s easy-to-follow recipes never skimp on flavor, imagination and enthusiasm. Perfect for bachelor/bachelorette cooks, Peg Bracken’s The I Hate to Cook Book assuages the most fearful of the kitchen. Funny and easy to follow, the recipes range from “fast spaghetti sauce” to “Indonesian Curry.” Hitchcock, Piece by Piece is the first authorized illustrated biography of the Master of Suspense. Feast your eyes on never- before-published images, a foreword by Hitchcock’s daughter and text by award-winning filmmaker and best-selling author Laurent Bouzereau. Kristina McGowan’s Modern Top-Down Knitting offers city-chic designs using the classic top-down method. Learn from step-by-step photo tutorials and score tips on how to finish your garments with couture-quality trims and linings. Reefer Movie Madness: The Ultimate Stoner Film Guide, by Shirley Halperin and Steve Bloom, lists 420 films worth smoking to. From the Cheech & Chong series to The Dreamers, you’ll never have to get high in a vacuum again. Just when you think preppy is dead, along comes a new

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in front of you. Because it’s CGI and we weren’t shooting on a green screen, we were in the real world, and it took the MONSTERS pressure off.” Andrew Kaulder (Scoot McNairy) who works for Sam’s I f Whitney Able and Scoot father is also in Mexico and is assigned to escort Sam to the coast where she can safely sail home. Naturally, their plans McNairy can make it here... are thwarted by a hotel thief who steals Kaulder’s money and the lack of viable transportation. They must resort to taking a bya c ndice winters bus through alien-infested forests, a terrifying riverboat ride through the infected area and a long walk to make it home. A ccording to current cinema, the apoc– To filmMonsters , the cast and crew shot in Mexico, Belize

alypse is now. If there isn’t a superhero to save the world, and Guatemala to name a few countries. But Able admits it Magnet Releasing then aliens or zombies set up camp and make a realistic case wasn’t as glamorous as a Hollywood set because they weren’t for the possibility of monsters. In the vein of recent films like in “the touristy places that people think of when they think Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able in Monsters District 9 and 28 Days Later, a new flick about to hit theaters of Mexico. We stayed in small hotels because we were in these is playing with our innate attraction to the unfamiliar. small towns that no one really goes to. We weren’t spoiled by Mexican fisherman at work. He developed not a full-fledged “People always enjoy films about things they imagine,” any means, but we didn’t have to camp in a tent in the jungle. script, but something like 12 pages of notes outlining basic explains Whitney Able, star of Monsters. “Monsters are a fear. Although that would have been awesome!” plot details, emotions and actions. The dialogue and other It can be a metaphor for lots of things in your life, and people McNairy and Able, who are now husband and wife, were minor characters were left to the two main actors and their can relate to that on a metaphorical level. We didn’t include brought into the project as a pair because the filmmakers improvisation skills. the monsters so much that it’s a movie about monsters. It sits wanted a real-life couple to play Sam and Kaulder. “Right off the bat I noticed how calm he was, and how in the backdrop. Our logline of the film is, ‘road movie, sci-fi, “It was definitely nerve-wracking,” says Able about patient he was,” gushes McNairy about Edwards. “This was love story … with monsters in the background.’” working with her then-boyfriend. “It’s the kiss of death for one of the first directors I’ve worked with when I knew that Able stars as Samantha Wynden who is the daughter of some acting couples. Many don’t survive it, but we said that he is going to do really well, like Peter Jackson or George a wealthy newspaper tycoon and who is injured in Mexico if we could get through this, and work together on this level, Lucas. He’s really smart and really creative.” after a flare-up of the “creatures.” Oh yes, Mexico is not then we could probably get married. And we did.” The film is a surprisingly funny and often profound take only plagued by cocaine and ruthless drug lords, but also “I’d been to some pretty backward areas, spending weeks on the typical monster genre piece. by rocket-sized, octopus-like monsters that hover over the at a time on top of a mountain, camping and stuff,” explains McNairy’s best advice is to, “Go into this film with an country. McNairy. “I warned her that it was going to be really rough. open mind. It’s got monsters in it, but don’t let the title “We were acting to nothing,” says Able about her But when we got out there none of it bothered her. She really deceive you even though it will deceive you. Don’t expect computer-generated co-stars. “We saw a couple vague just didn’t care.” anything, and you will enjoy this film.” drawings, but it took away this idea of having to react to Director Gareth Edwards has said that he was inspired to something that isn’t real and that is this fake thing standing write and direct what would become Monsters after watching Monsters releases in theaters Oct. 29.

GRAPHICNOVELS PROJECTIONS DC Universe Illustrated By Neal Adams, Vol. 1 (DC) Neal Adams was one of the key figures in bringing comic books into the modern day. His SCRIPTAPALOOZA dynamic writing and artwork provided a shot in the arm for many of the biggest characters in comics – most notably bringing back some of Batman’s dark, brooding integrity from bya c ndice winters campy TV hell. This is the first of two volumes culling Adams’ previously uncollected works, including his first gig on the Elongated Man, his run on the immensely popular “Teen Titans,” as R emember when a woman by the pen name of Diablo Cody well as some rare Superman issues, including a PSA for juvenile civil rights awareness. haphazardly stepped up the golden stairway in an unorthodox leopard print dress and Supplemental artwork includes penciled pages, thumbnail layouts, character design numerous tattoos and gave a surprisingly gentle and heartwarming acceptance speech for pinups and his 9/11 tribute. Adams provides commentary for these as well as a foreword. the Academy Award she had won moments before? Grade: A I watch the Oscar ceremonies every year, and though some are more memorable than —Mike Sebastian others, this moment is what first comes to mind when I look back on the ceremony in DC Universe Illustrated By Neal Adams is currently available. 2008. Plucked from a stripper pole (I’m sorry, exotic dancer) and from virtual obscurity, Cody wrote a little film called Juno in 2007 that brought back the edgy, sarcastic female protagonist who got lost somewhere after the release of Heathers in 1989. Juno was sassy and spoke unrealistically, but her humor and human interest won the general public, even if stodgy film critics poo-pooed the film. The news and general media clung to Cody vociferously for her rags-to-riches story, and she was granted the credibility to create her own television series (“United States of Tara”) and sophomore work (Jennifer’s Body). If it could happen to Cody, a part-time dancer and unsuccessful blogger, it could theoretically happen to anyone, right? That’s what Scriptapalooza is here for. The 13th Annual Screenplay Competition is designed with you, the struggling writer, in mind and provides an unprecedented opportunity for aspiring screenwriters to compete in the competitive world of filmmaking. From now until April 15, 2011, you can submit your original script online. Your work will then be reviewed by more than 90 leading filmmakers, production companies and literary agencies. The first place winner receives a $10,000 grand prize and promotion of the work for one year after the winner is announced. Chance and circumstance are the most important parts of being a writer in www.olivefilms.com Hollywood, and right now, opportunity is knocking. EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT WEST HOLLYWOOD Laemmle’s Sunset 5 (310) 478-3836 For more information, visit scriptapalooza.com. STARTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29TH! Tickets available @ laemmle.com

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This prompts wifey to do a little soul-searching of her own. She hops into Doug’s Caddy and heads to the Big Easy to get her man. Their reunion is sweet until she meets Doug’s pet project. Lois realizes that Mallory is Doug’s attempt to regain parental control after the untimely death of their own 15-year-old daughter, Emily. Welcome to the Rileys is a kind representation of the human condition, with all its complexities. Gandolfini shows that he is a fine actor who can play a Bible Belt-dweller just as easily as a shady Italian gangster. Partnered with Leo, he exhibits his generosity as a performer. Leo is stunning as the agoraphobic housewife. Her sex appeal is a gentle undercurrent that adds to the storyline. But it’s Stewart whose extracurricular Twilight work will be her saving grace. What a charming and gritty performance to add to a stellar resume of films likeInto the Wild and Panic Room. Mallory is a smut-mouthed brat at times; a wounded puppy at others. Stewart is perhaps the only actress on the scene who is

Courtesy of Olive Films awkward enough to handle the sexuality with respect to the characters. The only bummer about Welcome to the Rileys is Marie Bos stars as Ana in Amer. its ending. So much of the film was lyrical and special that it deserved a better send-off than it got. Amer a momentous beginning-of-summer dinner party and then Grade: B (Olive) catches up with them a year later to see how that night has —Ebony March Amer is a beautiful, meticulous and quite intriguing film. It affected their lives. ML (Karin Viard) and her husband Piotr Welcome to the Rileys releases in select theaters Oct. 29. is directed by Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani, and it is the (Dany Boon) host the party, not planning to force anything duo’s first feature film, though they have been making short to come to the fore except to set up ML’s sister Juliette Wild Target films together for the past decade. (Marina Hands) with their kitchen designer, Jean-Louis (Freestyle Releasing) Amer concerns itself with Ana (Marie Bos), or more (Laurent Stocker). As the night goes on, however, old friends Jonathan Lynn is no ordinary writer-director in my eyes; precisely, it is about the sexual progression of Ana’s life. We unexpectedly reunite, couples fight and two old-timers he’s the man responsible for two of my all-time favorite experience Ana’s story as a kind of triptych. We first meet connect. Flash forward a year and there are injuries, divorces comedies, the eminently quotable Clue (“Flames – on the her as a very young girl, then as a teenager and finally as a and pregnancies, all stemming from that night. side of my face. Breathing – breathless – heaving breaths.”) grown woman. All three of these personifications of Ana are The film starts out fast and furious, the characters and My Cousin Vinny (“What is a ‘yout’?”). rife with dread, the promise of possible violence and raw throwing out quick and witty dialogue. There’s even a Having spent hours watching and re-watching the sexuality. talking-about-sex-with-your-mother joke for good measure. hyphenate’s work, I walked into his latest film, Wild Target, Since its premiere in 2010 at the South by Southwest Film Another humorous sequence involves two old-timer expecting only the best. Unfortunately, it’s a movie that lacks Festival, Amer has been labeled rather erroneously as a horror Parisians who grumble about the younger set and their some of the brilliance of his earlier work, but the man hasn’t film, and even though the film’s editing and cinematography uptight ecological ways. directed anything in seven years. Perhaps he’s just gotten a speak the language of the Italian giallo films of the ’60s and But as the film goes on, the drama of the unfolding little rusty. ’70s, this first-time feature is anything but a retread of the events takes over any cheekiness the film tried to have in A remake of the 1993 Pierre Salvadori French hit, Cible well-worn exploitation genre. Likely, you have never seen a the beginning. I don’t think the film suffers from it, though. émouvante, Wild Target stars Bill Nighy as Victor Maynard, a film quite like this. It is almost sans dialogue, relying instead The viewer becomes engrossed in these people’s lives, and hermetic, regimented, lonely second-generation assassin on on the actor’s inner monologue, which is brought to life it’s interesting just to see how the different situations will the verge of retirement. But there’s always that one last hit. by way of very precise performances and by the director’s get resolved. These characters’ lives were so tangled it was Assigned to clip a ballsy and beautiful kleptomaniac, Rose sublime editing and intuitive compositional work. reminiscent of “Grey’s Anatomy.” But you know, without all (Emily Blunt sporting an outrageously fabulous wardrobe), Nearly every frame of Amer is a piece of art. That this the gory surgery shots. after she pulls a fast one on hotelier/gangster Ferguson is a first-time feature is baffling, but certainly has mein Every entanglement boiled down to the fact that the (Rupert Everett), Victor finds himself unable to carry out anticipation for whatever comes next in the directing duo’s characters were unhappy with themselves. By finding that the hit and instead uses his lethal force to protect Rose and career. Amer exudes more style than any De Palma outing. thing that made them happy, they were able to resolve their the pair’s unwitting tag-along sidekick, Tony (Harry Potter’s Its use of color trumps even that most seminal of Dario differences. It was very interesting to me because it seems sidekick Rupert Grint). Argento’s films, Suspiria. Cattet and Forzani may, indeed, be like sometimes we make up with those close to us out of While the film’s plot can move from implausible to the true heirs to Italian director Mario Bava. necessity. But these characters did so out of true connection downright campy, thanks to Lynn, it’s able to walk an All praise aside, there will be those who do not enjoy the and greater understanding. As one character, a flamenco enjoyably fine line between thriller and quirky comedy, film, and though everyone will have his or her own reasons, dancer says after she gains a freedom, they “can just live.” though it should be noted the humor is decidedly British, a large part may be attributed to the film’s narrative, which Grade: B+ filled with restraint and irony laced with a splash of is almost the antithesis to what most people expect from —Kate Bryan raunchiness. But that same gentility is a great part of the something so closely identified with the exploitation genre. Change of Plans releases in select theaters Oct. 29. film’s charm, especially as Nighy imparts the rigidity ofa This isn’t some “by rote” thriller; this is an examination of cold-blooded killer with a dutiful schoolboy’s assiduousness. desire and sexual awakening realized as a paranoid fantasy. Welcome to the Rileys Although there are romantic moments between Rose Even the highly stylized violence that is associated with the (Samuel Goldwyn) and Victor that inspire shudders of dread, Blunt plays the giallo is hidden away until the film’s final moments, though Doug (James Gandolfini) is a middle-aged man from the part of the manipulative and loopy femme fatale with when the bloodletting happens it is, of course, the very Midwest. He’s been married to his wife, Lois (Melissa Leo) relish and zeal, as Nighy holds the film’s emotional center picture of aestheticized violence. for 30-some-odd years. Their marriage seems to be a casualty as a quiet, stoic, lovable murderer. The two Ruperts fill Grade: A of the decades. Gone is the passion and the fire – so much their roles aptly, though they’re little more than window —Nick Day that Doug has been getting his kicks from a local waitress dressing. Interestingly, as Everett breezes through his turn Amer releases in select theaters Oct. 29. named Vivian (Eisa Davis). as the resident baddie, Grint’s effort to prove his mettle is Sadly, Viv kicks the bucket, leaving Doug with a heaping flagrant. The young actor tries everything he can think of to Change of Plans dose of reality. What’s a desperate husband to do? He heads demonstrate there’s more to him than being Ron Weasley. (IFC) to New Orleans and seeks to lose himself in the city during a While Wild Target isn’t the jewel one might expect from Change of Plans is billed as a “comedy of manners,” meaning work convention. While there, Doug meets a teenage stripper Lynn, it’s a fine cubic zirconium thanks to a great cast, most the story involves several secret romantic affairs and tangled named Mallory (Kristen Stewart). Conventional wisdom sets notably, the unlikely charm of the film’s leading man. lives, with a drizzle of funny and vulgar dialogue. But the its odds on the young girl entering into a salacious affair with Grade: B film is only really this way for the first act of the film. her latest customer. But Doug has other plans. He decides to —Sasha Perl-Raver The story follows a group of acquaintances as they have leave Lois and stay with Mallory to help her clean up her life. Wild Target releases in select theaters Oct. 29.

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of heart since they involve rigorous paddling and moments of thrilling intensity. While the experience is physically ADVENTUROUS exhilarating, it is just as much intellectual stimulation. The guides are all equipped with information about the vibrant flora and fauna of the area. VENTURA On the bright side, the area has made a remarkable recovery with the banning of fishing near the cove. Take the by d dov ru nick brown pelican, for instance. In 1970 only one hatchling was

born due to the devastating effects of DDT. They are now Hauf Tim Without getting on an airplane, it is pos– a thriving species that has been removed from California’s sible to arrive on a gorgeous and unpopulated island in mere Endangered Species List. Other news, however, is far from Have an island adventure at Scorpion Cove, Santa Cruz. hours! Santa Cruz Island, just off the coast of Ventura, is one good. The ocean has lost 40 percent of phytoplankton in the of four northern Channel Islands in the area, which are part last generation because of pollutants and global warming. joy. One is also advised to try traditional Greek wine Retsina of the federally protected National Park System. In the 40 One day on Santa Cruz Island packs a month’s worth of or the powerful after-dinner drink Idonika. years since the islands have come under protection, the area adventure and gives plenty to ponder on the boat trip back If spending a night in the city, you can find a great has undergone a remarkable recovery so that now it is home to Ventura. room at the Crowne Plaza (450 E. Harbor Blvd.; cpventura. to a marvelously diverse and vital ecosystem. The fact that Ventura has been traditionally overshadowed com). The hotel is quite possibly the largest building in all of Island Packers (islandpackers.com) offers daily trips to by Santa Barbara, its larger neighbor, has been a blessing Ventura. From its higher floors you can see all of downtown the islands at an affordable price. Thrown in to the bargain in disguise. There are no chain stores or glitzy makeovers on one side and turn west to peruse a vast expanse of ocean, is the likelihood of seeing schools of dolphins that escort the that characterize its northern neighbor. On the contrary, including Santa Cruz Island in the distance. boat along its journey in magnificent fashion. Much of Santa Ventura retains a quaint, old-town feel complete with family- If you have extra time, a visit to the Limoneira Cruz Island is under the care of the Nature Conservancy so owned boutiques and restaurants. One of the finer of these Packinghouse (limoneira.com) in nearby Santa Paula is a special permission is required to venture on to these parts. restaurants in the historic district is Watermark (598 Main fascinating diversion. Hidden among vast acreage of citrus The rest, however, is state park, and trails can take you to St.; watermarkonmain.com), housed in a gorgeous 1920s trees, the company offers tours of its orchard and turn-of-the numerous little coves. The ship drops you off at Scorpion building that once served as a bank, serving Spanish tapas century packinghouse. As the birthplace of the Sunkist brand, Cove, a lovely little bay that opens at the mouth of the valley. with a Californian twist, including duck quesadillas and the company takes great pride in its history and its current There are lovely walks to be taken in the area and beaches lamburgers. The fresh oysters are also amazing! sustainable agricultural programs. fit for swimming, but the most exciting activity is kayaking Yet another fantastic dining experience can be had Ventura gets its name from the mission San Buenaventura. through the many coastal sea caves. at the Greek at the Harbor (1583 Spinnaker Drive; Translated from Spanish, it means “good journey,” an Aquasports (islandkayaking.com) rents kayaks and greekventuraharbor.com), located very near the Island appropriate name for a region that offers so much to do, see offers tours of the sea caves. The guides are highly trained in Packers station. Owned and operator by husband-wife team and learn. first aid and rescue as well as being extremely knowledgeable Makis and Lynn Mikelatos, the restaurant simmers with of the natural environment. The tours are not for the faint authenticity. One bite of a savory lamb chop can elicit tears of For more information, visit ventura-usa.com.

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Gourley on vocals and guitar, Jason Sechrist on drums, Ryan Neighbors on piano and Zachary Carothers on bass – recently PORTUGAL. left their label to join Atlantic Records, the same label Led Zeppelin once belonged to. Since then, they released a video for a single off The Satanic Satanist, the anti-war “People THE MAN Say,” and are set to release their next album (their debut with Atlantic) sometime early next year. Transitioning Frequencies The band is currently touring through the United States, culminating in a Los Angeles gig at the El Rey Theatre. byi ar t john The band has done nearly 800 shows together. They drive themselves to their shows and spend their free time hanging B efore forming Portugal. The Man, before out and watching movies.

being named “Best Vocalist” in 2008 by Alternative Press, “I watch nerdy movies, like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Austin Sellers John Gourley, Emily Dyan Ibarra, before skyrocketing to recognition and a major label on 2001: A Space Odyssey, Logan’s Run, Blade Runner,” Gourley the success of 2009’s The Satanic Satanist, John Baldwin says. “Then, of course, we like to stay up on American culture Gourley lived in a small Alaskan town, in a home that ran and watch ‘Jersey Shore’ and ‘The Soup’ every week.” finished The Satanic Satanist, and it was more just a fun on a generator and had no phone. Ask him if this sort of Since forming in 2005, the band has put out six albums, project for myself. It was never really meant to compete with upbringing – isolated, physical and rustic – is reflected in the including an acoustic version of The Satanic Satanist titled The Satanic Satanist,” Gourley says. “I went into a studio for rhythms and lyrics of the band and he’ll say yes, in the sense The Majestic Majesty. They have been under the radar, but 10 days and wrote 10 songs.” that anyone’s music is a reflection of their home. The Satanic Satanist and the slew of positive reviews it This time around, on their 2011 untitled album, people “It’s all relative. Of course we make the music we make received have upped their game. will – maybe wrongly – expect something close to what because of where we grew up, but there are also really shitty “I think pretty obviously by far The Satanic Satanist they’ve been getting: a sound rooted in the relative peace of metal bands from up there – shitty metal bands. We could has been our biggest album, and it wasn’t really necessarily the north, in the Motown and Beatles’ songs Gourley listened have been a completely different band had we grown up written to be that. I just really wanted to write some songs,” to on the oldies station growing up, in their eclectic personal somewhere else,” says Gourley, the band’s lead singer. Gourley says. tastes ranging from Nirvana to Wu-Tang Clan to Nigerian The band they ended up being, Portugal. The Man, has The album peaked at No. 81 on the Billboard 200. popular music. Time will tell. been welcomed into the fold of indie rock and branded with With it, the band took one step closer to general exposure, “I know now, as I get further into the career, that I have overly used labels like “psychedelic” and “experimental.” complete with extensive play of their quasi-spiritual, slightly to understand the tone now,” Gourley says. “A lot of those “I feel that we’ve transitioned very well into whatever the melancholy track “Do You” on MTVU. Their next album, frequencies, the tones that suck you in ... you really hear it, you next thing is and the next movement,” Gourley says. “We’re American Ghetto, picked up where the previous left off in really feel it, you really do connect memories because of it.” just not a part of that movement; we’re just sort of there. terms of producing a sound that is never completely any one We’ve been steadily doing our own thing.” thing (electronica, folk, post-rock, psychedelic). Portugal. The Man perform Oct. 30 at the El Rey. For more Portugal. The Man is in the midst of a transition. They – “American Ghetto was recorded two weeks after we information, visit portugaltheman.com.

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Deftones The curtains opened and a delightfully Disney rendition Oct. 12 @ Gibson Amphitheatre of “When You Wish Upon a Star” played all the way through The Gibson was full of excitement for Mastodon, Deftones before E took the stage with a couple of other guys. What and Alice in Chains. The Deftones began playing to an already began as a three-piece grew to a six-piece rockabilly band, upbeat crowd, following Mastodon’s epic set. Frontman all dressed to the nines with the exception of E, who led Chino Moreno continued the excitement and slight insanity the band from behind a bandana, locs, a thick beard and a throughout. His trademark vocals and the electrifying stage jumpsuit. —A.J. Grier presence of the band made for a spectacular show. The audience cheered and screamed the most when the Lotan Baba band delivered their more classic songs. “Change (In the Oct. 14 @ House of Blues Sunset Strip

House of Flies),” from 2000’s White Pony, in particular got The House of Blues has long been known as a stop on the Agle Tamea the biggest reaction when its first notes played out. The band road to fame for up-and-coming bands as well as home to is touring to promote their latest release, Diamond Eyes. larger acts. For the members of Lotan Baba, I hope the same Chino Moreno of Deftones electrified Gibson Amphitheatre. The new album was a long time coming and was delayed will be the case. While the crowd was not large, by the end of following an accident involving bassist Chi Cheng. the set I think it is safe to say that the band had made more witness a magical light show unlike any other. The bass could As the night came to a close, the Deftones left the audience than a few new fans. be felt across the floor as it pounded inside everyone’s chest. in the capable hands of the always-entertaining Alice in After working for years in France, two brothers – Steven MC Earl Zinger explained the K&D mission was simple: “To Chains. The combination of the outstanding performances (vocals) and Gurvan (guitar) – decided to make their way make your mind unravel and your body feel motion.” As the put on from the opening act, Mastodon, Deftones and Alice to Los Angeles. Once here, the brothers added their newest show continued, the mission was instantly accomplished in Chains made the BlackDiamondSkye tour one not to be member, bass player Joel O’Neill. The trio is currently playing with hip-hop, drum and bass and reggae jazz collaborations. missed. —Tamea Agle with a selection of drummers, including Brant Cole and The club nearly ignited as they performed a slower Michael Jerome Moore at venues in and around Los Angeles. trip-hop adaptation of Depeche Mode’s “Useless.” Ras MC Eels When Lotan Baba began, the atmosphere was instantly T-Weed also sang along with Zinger, adding flavors of reggae Oct. 12 @ The Music Box transformed by the stage presence and energy of the band. and jazz into the mix. They fed off the crowd’s energy by None of the night’s entertainment was what I signed up for. As they moved on, the people in the HOB quickly began dancing, jumping and twisting across stage. That’s not to say that I didn’t have a good time, because I to come onto the floor, and before long the band had the K&D carried a danced-packed two-hour setlist with had a blast. But the melancholy tones of Beautiful Freak were complete attention of the crowd. —Tamea Agle house beats, slow tempos and mellow harmonics. Encore nowhere to be found. performances included a rewrite of the Beatles “Let It Be” The first act of the night was a ventriloquist. The worst Kruder and Dorfmeister with the lyrics changed to “K&D” instead of “Let It Be.” ventriloquist I’ve ever seen. I’d like to say he was ironically Oct. 15 @ Club Nokia Zinger expressed tremendous gratitude on behalf of K&D funny, but there wasn’t anything amusing about him. It was The electronic duo of Kruder and Dorfmeister stopped by as they bowed before the dedicated crowd. The tour was just bad; it was uncomfortably bad. He was followed by a folk Club Nokia to unleash a spectacular musical performance. in celebration of their 16th anniversary with the label they singer who wasn’t that bad and then the main event. As the lights went dark, the audience rushed the stage to created, G-Stone Recordings. —Jacob Gaitan

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Ebo Taylor to say that the trumpeter has Love and Death accomplished that with this (Strut/!K7) collection. This year’s most-anticipated event, the 2010 World Cup, might have The gifted musician, ended months ago but a few things from it linger. Think: culture. alongside a talented team of Though the ball has stopped moving about Africa’s modernized, instrumentalists, has given state-of-the-art soccer venues, Africa continues to entertain us – the songs a refined New musically speaking. Orleans spark. From the very Ghanaian Ebo Taylor, who is famous for his guitar skill and start, with the instrumental association with various sounds from Highlife to Afrobeat to jazz, is track “Panama,” Ruffins amusing music aficionados with a little bit more world in his album, takes listeners on a short Love and Death. voyage south of the border. Yes, it’s worldly. And yes, the man is legendary. His album is In just a little over five powerful, and it’s in another language, which makes the experience minutes, you’ve stepped into a time warp, felt the grains of sand feel like a backpacking trip through Africa’s rural, exotic landmarks. while you sat down on a plastic beach, tasted the salty humidity Start off with “Victory” or “African Woman” if you’re planning and arrived back at square one. “La Vie en Rose” is for lovers. It’s a to test the waters with this album. Otherwise, just randomly select a passionate, lyrical tune that makes dancing cheek-to-cheek suitable song, hit play and let the wonders of Africa’s Ebo Taylor envelop you. for any occasion. “High Hopes,” on the other hand, will get you to Grade: B+ don a loosened bow tie, a fedora and tap shoes à la Sammy Davis Jr. —Christine Hernandez during his career in vaudeville. Love and Death is currently available. Grade: A —Christine Hernandez Fantazzmo Happy Talk is currently available. Fantazzmo I: Enter the Fantazz (Supernova) Sun Airway Fantazzmo is the stage name of guitarist/vocalist Sergio Bedolla and Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier what an attention-getting handle it is. The name indicates that what (Dead Oceans) waits in the musical presentation is glamorous and magical, and to With an album title like Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier you an extent Fantazzmo provides exactly that. could reasonably expect Sun Airway to play psychedelic music. They Opening cut “Superman” is a naughty, strutting assertion of don’t, but the album is very atmospheric and trippy in its own way. masculine prowess set to a funky fusion of Prince, Jimi Hendrix and For the most part these are introspective soundscapes with layer any number of rap-rockers. “I Know You’re Mine” is a poppy rocker after layer of gently fluctuating texture and lyrics that are delivered that gives Green Day a run for their money while “Drown Your Lies,” with a bit of uncertainty like a great question has not quite been “Fear in Me” and a couple other tunes are derived from Britpop and answered. lean toward Oasis. “Infinity” sounds like something the Strokes would record while Not like they are the originators of the sound, but “She Really they’re dreaming; an ethereal, bereft-of-rhythm number that’s easy Likes It” is blues the way the White Stripes do it – a simple but to float away with. “American West” is a zippy, jazzy bit of modern persistent drum beat, stinging guitar riffing, a slinky vocal and music that contrary to its title has nothing to do with the west other ultimately, a guitar solo freak-out (If you wonder about Fantazzmo’s than the fact that it would fit perfectly as background music on a ax-slinging ability, just listen to this.). For “We Are Waiting For You” hip bullet train to Albuquerque if such a thing existed. Definitely Fantazzmo sets his guitar to “psychedelic” with a little Spaghetti not pop music but also not too hard to relate to, Sun Airway makes Western theme music thrown in; the result is downright eerie, like music that fans of the noodling side of Modest Mouse and similar the Meat Puppets waiting for the Martians to land. Fantazztic. should appreciate. Grade: B Grade: B —Kevin Wierzbicki —Kevin Wierzbicki Fantazzmo I: Enter the Fantazz is currently available. Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier is currently available. Jason Spooner Warpaint Sea Monster The Fool (Self-released) (Rough Trade) Jason Spooner’s latest album, Sea Monster, is soothing but leaves Silver Lake darlings Warpaint consummate the hype that’s followed much to be desired. This is the fourth album from the New them since their 2008 EP, Exquisite Corpse, with their cathartic England-based singer-songwriter, released after much success with debut, The Fool. his live shows. He has opened and sung alongside a lengthy list of Part of what makes this all-girl band so extraordinary to listen performers, including Blues Traveler, Ray LaMontagne and Brandi to is the gentle blend of guitars with drummer Stella Mozgawa’s Carlile. Spooner has also been recognized in numerous songwriting hypnotic percussion. The Fool requires patience and a lot of competitions, such as the Portland Phoenix Awards. attention to understand and enjoy every little sound. While many of the songs on Sea Monster are unfortunately Cascades of harmonizing vocals sound glazed against the forgettable and not too catchy, Spooner delivers on a few songs. dreamlike landscape created by the slow, thumping bass lines When he gets it, he definitely gets it. The tracks “Half a Mind,” and scattered guitars. These aren’t songs; they sometimes feel like “Crashing Down” and “Big Fork” are all pretty hot. auditory paintings. Spooner’s voice is luxurious, and the lyrics are heartfelt; it’s just The Fool would fool you into thinking this band’s chemistry a shame the music itself is lacking in a few areas. is years old, but in an amazing display of congruence, Mozgawa’s Grade: B- addition to the band came only a month before initial recording —Stephanie Forshee began. The gel of “Undertow” and “Warpaint” in all its jazzy wonder Sea Monster is currently available. shouldn’t sound this good for a band barely getting to know each other, but part of magic relies on not understanding the illusion and Kermit Ruffins just being mesmerized by it. Happy Talk As calming and rich as the material sounds, its only downfall is (Basin Street) that it’s too mellow toward the end of the record. It’s easy to drift Kermit Ruffins has many reasons to put on a pearly white smile. off, so a little variation on the sequencing couldn’t have hurt, but if Here’s one: He’s got a new album titled Happy Talk, and the album’s you’re committed to the whole ride, this won’t be an issue. cover art well depicts his charming ear-to-ear grin. To quote the Grade: A- man himself, he hopes that the tunes “put a bounce in your step —Richard Castañeda and a smile on your face.” With spirited, spiced-up rhythms, it’s safe The Fool is currently available.

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by kevin wierzbicki more compelling to look at pictures and see what people have to say in their own words,” says Daniel House, owner My Chemical Romance Has Ray Guns of RocknRollDating. “You still have to be an active member If you’ve heard the latest single from My Chemical Romance, if you want to send messages, add to favorites or forward a the rather lengthily titled “Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na profile to a friend. But for those who are still on the fence this Na Na Na),” then you realize that the four-year wait for new just made the most sense overall.” material from the band is over. The single, however, is just The free site is said to be the largest source of music- a taste of what’s to come as Nov. 22 is the scheduled release loving singles looking for relationship matches on the date for the new album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Internet. Fabulous Killjoys. An exclusive box set called Danger Days: California Gee, You Smell … LOUD!

Edition 2019 drops on the same day; it includes the full Tommy Hilfiger Toiletries has joined forces with the Ting Neil Krug Danger Days album on CD, an EP with three songs by Tings to set the latest Tommy fragrance collection, LOUD for the Mad Gear & Missile Kid, a “Bad Luck Beads” wooden him and LOUD for her, to sound. The Ting Tings wrote and My Chemical Romance go zap! Pow! Bang! bracelet, a 48-page booklet entitled Art is the Weapon and produced a new track inspired by the fragrances, “We’re Not one of four wearable masks and collectable ray guns. the Same.” Perfumer Aurelian Guichard describes LOUD for Age band mate Michael Shuman. The songs on the self- There are four different sets of matching masks and ray her as fragile, explosive and tormented. titled release, due Nov. 2, derive from three vignettes, but guns, one representing each band member, and the ray gun When comparing the notes of the fragrance to the Ting according to Mini Mansion-er Zach Dawes, the band didn’t comes with a clear acrylic display stand so it has its own Tings song, Guichard says, “LOUD for her is built around intentionally set out to make a concept album. place when you’re not running around pretending to zap the strong rose note. In the Ting Tings song it’s as though “There are a lot of different spaces that we like to people with it. The box set can only be purchased through the lead singer’s voice is like a shouting rose; it has the feel explore; it’s basically about letting the songs take you and mychemicalromance.com and preorders are being taken of drumbeats and punk-like bursts of electricity from the seeing where you can go with them,” says Dawes. now. guitar. It’s similar to how you would describe the way the “It’s genuinely psychedelic with huge hooks,” adds patchouli burst onto the scene of the fragrance.” Homme. “After listening to Mini Mansions just once you’ll be RocknRollDating Opens Up The company has also launched LOUD Radio where the saying ‘I can’t get this out of my head.’” Two years after its initial launch, rocknrolldating.com playlist consists of music by artists that display “a similar Mini Mansions appear at Space 15 Twenty Oct. 28. has decided to open up its member profiles to the public. DNA to Tommy’s brands.” A free download of “We’re Not Previously, the site only allowed active members of the site the Same” is at Tommy.com/LOUD. Yes + Toto = Yoso who were logged in to see the individual member profiles, Members of classic rock groups Yes and Toto play a benefit but now anybody can search for possible matches and see Open House for Mini Mansions show for the Fur & Feather Animal Sanctuary at the details of the various members on the site. Rekords Rekords, the recently formed label owned by Josh Musician’s Institute Music Corridor & Amphitheater in “This was not a decision that was made overnight, but Homme, is about to release the first full-length effort from Hollywood Nov. 6. The performance by Yoso will be preceded after looking at two years worth of data we realized that it’s Mini Mansions, the trio fronted by his Queens of the Stone by a “paw-sta” buffet dinner. Ticket info is at furfeather.org.

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by brien overlY fun./Steel Train Oct. 28 @ The Music Box VersaEmerge To be totally honest with y’all, this might be the only show Oct. 27 @ The Troubadour this week that won’t leave you feeling a little emo (Sierra), a Oct. 29 @ Chain Reaction little aggressive (Jimmy) or a little busted in the face to do Usually, there’s about one show every month where I lose all contact with a singer’s fist (Keith). In fact, it might even make of my journalistic impartiality when discussing that show as you feel a little stoked on life. As much as the concept of pop one of my Frequency picks for that week. And by “lose,” I music with integrity and substance may seem paradoxical, mean “abandon recklessly, knowingly, willingly and without both of these bands make it work with some of the catchiest regard to repercussions.” Last month, it was the There for songs around. Tomorrow/Graduate shows. This month, it’s this one. Given my well-voiced distaste for the state itself, there Polar Bear Club seems to be some cosmic irony at hand that they, along Oct. 28 @ Fox Theater Steel Train make a stop at the Music Box Oct. 28. with the TFT guys, are native Floridians. As if the rock gods Oct. 29 @ Club Nokia themselves heard my curse on the godforsaken state during I honestly don’t even care about any of the other bands on The Damned Things my lovely visit while on Warped Tour, and instead decided to this tour, but Polar Bear Club is the raddest bunch of nice- Oct. 28 @ The Roxy smite down upon me. guy badasses you haven’t heard of yet. I know they aren’t the Keith Buckley isn’t always the nicest guy. At times, he can be Regardless of their point of origin, the threesome are headliner of this tour. They’re not even one of the big-draw somewhat abrasive, both as a musician and as a person. That one of the best up-and-coming bands in their genre. And, bands on the tour. But they’re definitely the best band on said, he’s never a bad musician. I doubt he ever could be, dare I say it, arguably the single best girl-fronted band that’s this tour. even if he legitimately tried to. Whether he’s fronting Every on their level of exposure. Though I love me some girl- While some of their tour mates on this outing sponsored Time I Die, or the Frankenstinian conglomeration that is the fronted emo pop and am all for girls getting up behind the by some other magazine have opted to go the route of acting Damned Things, Buckley inexplicably makes magic happen mic, I have to say, frontwoman Sierra Kusterbeck is one of out scene clichés and writing songs of completely trivial when he gets on stage. precious few who’s legitimately got the talent to back her subject matter, these guys have taken the higher, more legit Though it’s admittedly weird to think of him tearing stage presence. A powerhouse vocalist who can still hold an road. Bringing a classic punk rock style back in a very gritty, up a stage without his brother Jordan shredding away on intelligent conversation about lyricism and song structure, modernized way, the Rochester/Syracuse fivesome similarly guitar next to him, the fact that he’ll be with a whole band of she’s the quintessential full package. The fact that guitarist bring one of the most intense and raw live shows to the stage seasoned rock vets means there’s a generally low risk of suck- Blake Harnage and Devin Ingelido also both find time on with them. age and a high probability of win with this project. Between the band’s albums and in their live shows to really shine And one more thing that sets these guys apart from some Andy Hurley and Joe Trohman of Fall Out Boy and Anthrax and show their individuality makes the band all the more of their tour mates? They’re really good guys. Frontman alums Rob Caggiano and Scott Ian, the Damned Things impressive as a whole. No egos, no pretenses, no riding Jimmy Stadt is the far opposite of a d-bag. The antithesis of promises to still bring the thrash with their Southern-fried anyone else’s coattails, just some really talented kids on stage one, in fact. Unlike some other dudes on this tour. Not to brand of gritty hard rock, but presumably will have a sense playing some really good music. name names, or anything… of humor between songs.

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CURTAINCALL HIV NEGATIVE & POSITIVE WOMEN & MEN… “Venice” Ages 18 to 65 are needed for a Now-Nov. 14 @ Kirk Douglas Theatre I saw “Clay,” Matt Sax’s one-man show, UCLA immunology research study in 2007 and was blown away by his energetic, magnetic talent. The way he • You will be asked to donate up to 110 cc (approximately 4 ounces or 8 tablespoons) of delivered his raps was exciting, not only blood up to 15 times over 4 years. • Volunteers will be paid $25 per visit. because they were smart, but because Sax combined hip-hop and theater to great success. “Venice” is his latest project, on To find out more call Alfonso Coro at (310) 206-7288 or e-mail: [email protected] which he again collaborates with Eric Rosen (Last time Rosen directed. This Beth D. Jamieson, Ph.D., Dept. of Medicine, time he wrote the book and co-wrote Principal Investigator APPROVED UCLA IRB#: 07-03-009-04 JAN 28, 2010 the lyrics.). It is a post-apocalyptic hip- Craig Schwartz hop musical based on Othello. Expiration Date: December 8, 2010 UCLA MEDICAL NSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD Sax narrates, and again is vivaciously Rodrick Covington is brilliant in “Venice.” dope. But the show’s greatest moments come in the physical and aural form of Rodrick Covington, Venice’s brother Markos Monroe. Part R&B crooner, part emcee and part sinister thespian, it’s hard not to hope that Covington takes the stage – and remains. He’s fly and emotive, and he sets the bar high for the other actors to follow. The good news is that most do, resulting in theater that is non-conventional, original and pushes the boundaries of what’s been done before. And that’s probably the best news of all: “Venice” heads down an innovative path that more theater should be brave enough to go. Adding to the pleasure of a night out in Culver City is the plethora of restaurants that now seem to be everywhere. Two toothsome bets are Rush Street (9546 Washington Blvd.; rushstreetculvercity.com) and Le Saint Amour (9725 Culver Blvd.; lesaintamour. com). If you’re in the mood for a sports bar with a tasty burger (with sweet potato fries, of course), go for Rush. If a romantic evening is on the menu with a French-style atmosphere and richly delicious fare, wine and dine at Le Saint Amour. If you haven’t been to Culver City in a minute, it’s poppin’. —Jessica Koslow Kirk Douglas Theatre is located at 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City. For more information, visit centertheatregroup.org.

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Fright Fest Magic Mountain, 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia; sixflags.com/magicmountain Costumed ghosts and ghouls, hair-raising live shows, rides in the dark, electrifying street entertainers, monstrous mazes, plus you can ride Colossus backwards. Runs through Oct. 31. Tix start at $34.99.

The Haunted Hollywood Scavenger Hunt (323) 799-1374; outoftheboxevents.net Up to six people on a team go on a scavenger hunt through the streets of Hollywood, uncovering secrets from haunted places such as the Roosevelt, the Knickerbocker Hotel and old theaters. The winning team scores a prize. Starting location is revealed upon registration. Also Oct. 30. 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. $25.

Haunted Midnights @ The Comedy Store 8433 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood; thecomedystore.com A live séance is held, rare documentary footage about the hauntings is screened and the evening culminates with a scary flashlight tour of the Comedy Store, including a visit to the notorious basement and other haunted spots. 21+. 11:55 p.m. $10.

The House at Haunted Hill 4400 Saltillo St., Woodland Hills; houseathauntedhill.com A husband-and-wife team of Hollywood professionals has created a haunted house out of passion and a love for the holiday in the San Fernando Valley. Runs through Oct. 31. 7 p.m.–midnight. FREE.

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Disneyland, 1313 S. Harbor Blvd., Anaheim; disneyworld. disney.go.com

Universal Studios Hollywood A “bewitching event” at Disneyland Park: fireworks, themed rides, music, crafts, treats. Everyone is encouraged to dress up! Movie monsters come to life at Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights. Also Oct. 31, Nov. 1. 7 p.m.-midnight. Tix start at $48.

The Search for Black Beard’s Gold Knott’s Berry Farm Haunt Crown City Theatre, 11031 Camarillo St., North Hollywood; 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park; knotts.com theatreunleashed.com HAVE Mazes and shows, magic and mayhem, scare zones and more. This pirate-themed interactive Halloween adventure is a Runs through Oct. 31. Tix start at $31. family-friendly, outdoor fun house. Battle pirates, solve puzzles and search for the gold of one of the most notorious YOURSELF A Los Angeles Haunted Hayride pirates of all time! 7 p.m.-11 p.m. Also Oct. 30, 31 from 6 Griffith Park, Old Zoo 4730 Crystal Springs Ave., Los p.m.-11 p.m. $10. Angeles; losangeleshauntedhayride.com VERY SCARY Experience a spooky hayride through the park. Runs through Villains Tavern Presents “A Dark Carnival” Oct. 31. 5 p.m.-midnight. Tix start at $30. 1356 Palmetto St., Los Angeles; villainstavern.com Live entertainment, handmade cocktails, Oktoberfest beers, HALLOWEEN Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor a circus-like atmosphere of stunts performed by Circus 1126 Queen’s Highway, Long Beach; queenmary.com Insidious, including fire, music and magic shows, tarot card Three shipboard and two onshore mazes with more than reader and face painting. Cash prizes for best costumes. Also BYa LYnd correa 45,000 scares per hour, 160 monsters and 20-foot tall flames. Oct. 30. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. $10, free w/costume. Runs through Oct. 31. 7 p.m.-midnight. Tix start at $35. SATURDAY, OCT. 30 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27 THURSDAY, OCT. 28 Boo at the Zoo Fifth Annual Haunted House Halloween Horror Nights Los Angeles Zoo, 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles; lazoo.org Theatre 68, 5419 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood; 68centcrew.com Universal Studios, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City; Pumpkin patches, jack-o-lantern carving, photo The 68 Cent Crew Theatre Company has morphed into a halloweenhorrornights opportunities, tasty treats, eerie crafts, face painting, wacky “graveyard” and haunted house spooked by actors from the Mazes, terror tram, scare zone, live shows, traps, haunted mirrors and an amusement zone filled with games. theater company. Runs through Oct. 31. 8 p.m.-11 p.m. $10, houses, walk the backlots. Also Oct. 31. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $14. but $1 w/canned good. Runs through Oct. 31. Tix start at $36. The Haunted Shack Hollywood Museum’s Chamber of Horrors - Top 10 Scariest FRIDAY, OCT. 29 5112 Maricopa St., Torrance; thehauntedshack.com Movies A residential haunt and maze that takes three to four minutes, The Hollywood Museum, 1660 N. Highland Ave.; Fifth Annual Halloween Costume Party but the memories last a lifetime. Also Oct. 31. 7 p.m.-10 p.m. thehollywoodmuseum.com Vanguard, 6021 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood; vanguardla. FREE. See props and exhibits from horror movies such as Hannibal com Lecter’s dark jail from The Silence of the Lambs, Boris Karloff’s A haunted house full of random entertainment, one outdoor King Tut’s Tomb/Temple of Boom actual mummy from his classic 1932 film, a shark’s head used and two indoor sound stages, 10-plus DJs (including Miike Egyptian Theatre and courtyard, 1625 N. Las Palmas Ave., in the filming of Jaws, the masks from Halloween, Vampira’s Snow), aerialists, photo booths and dance party madness. Hollywood costume and more. Runs through Sunday. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $15. 21+. 9 p.m.-3 a.m. $35 presale, $40 at the door before 10 p.m. Spend Halloween 2010 in the world-famous Egyptian

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I f you’ve ever seen people dancing, eating and celebrating in costumes in a cemetery, did you think it was another Halloween festival? Or that these people were being rude and not letting the dead rest in peace? Unless you knew what was going on, you probably would not have known that these people were actually celebrating and honoring the deceased in traditional Mexican culture. El Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a traditionally Mexican holiday celebrated mainly in Mexico but also in parts of the United States. The indigenous people of Mexico have been practicing the rituals of the Day of the Dead for at least 3,000 years. When

Tim Grant/Abaca Press/MCT Tim the Spanish conquistadores landed in Mexico, they tried to merge this ritual with the Catholic holidays of All Saints Day and All Souls’ Day (Nov. 1 and 2). It is now celebrated J oin host Dave Navarro at the Highlands Hollywood for the Official 2010 Playboy on both of these days. Halloween. It is said that during these days it is easier for the souls of the departed to visit the living. This is why people try to coax their loved ones to come back to visit them at this time with goodies, dances, music and celebration. In rural Mexico, people visit the Theatre’s courtyard as it is transformed into King Tut’s Tomb on Saturday and Temple cemetery where their loved ones are buried. They decorate gravesites with marigold of Boom on Sunday. It’s a costume party under the starts with DJs, laser show, go-go flowers and candles, bring toys for children and bottles of tequila for adults. They sit dancers, prizes and more. Also Oct. 31. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Tix start at $10. on picnic blankets and eat the favorite food of their loved ones. People don wooden skull masks called calacas and dance in honor of the deceased. Families build altars in Masquerade: A Halloween Costume Ball & Dance Party for KCRW their homes, dedicating them to the dead. These private altars contain favorite foods and Legendary Park Plaza, 607 South Park View St., Los Angeles; kcrw.com beverages, photos and memorabilia of the departed. The intent is to encourage visits by Five uniquely themed rooms, four stages by 14 KCRW DJs, Vaudeville circus troupe the souls, so that they hear the prayers and the comments of the living directed to them. Lucent Dossier and tasty artisan food trucks. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Tix start at $75. This is not a sacrilegious act. It is not meant to be taken as raising people from the dead, but mainly to welcome their spirits back to celebrate them. If you’re interested in Official 2010 Playboy Halloween experiencing El Dia de los Muertos in person, check out these events: Highlands, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles; thehighlandshollywood.com Dave Navarro hosts a naughty bunny ball with Playmates, go-go dancers and multiple WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27 DJs spinning spooky sounds in five areas on two floors. $1,000 costume contest. 21+. 8 p.m.-4 a.m. $30. Olvera Street Olvera Street and Broadway Street, El Pueblo de Los Angeles; olvera-street.com Thriller Night Olvera Street has parades, piñata breaking, children’s workshops, face painting, strolling Wokcano Santa Monica 1413 5th St., Santa Monica; wokcanorestaurant.com Mariachi, Aztec dancers, nightly candlelight processions and blessings, community altars The official Thriller tribute party features sounds by celebrity DJ Casey Connor, spooky on display. Runs through Nov. 2. FREE. drink specials, a laser light show, MJ costume contests and dance-offs. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. $10 advance, $15 at the door. SATURDAY, OCT. 30

Vampires Halloween Ball 2010 Hosted by Snoop Dogg Hollywood Forever Celebration Kress, 6608 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles; thekress.net Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles; ladayofthedead.com Fo shizzle your nizzle with Snoop’s Halloween party. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. $20. This is the nation’s largest and most authentic celebration of Day of the Dead. It is the only cemetery in the country that commemorates this tradition. Dress up as your favorite SUNDAY, OCT. 31 icon from the Independence or Revolution era. Ruben Albarran, the lead singer of Cafe Tacuba, performs at 9 p.m. 2 p.m.-midnight. $10. Halloween Festival at the Spider Pavilion Natural History Museum, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles; nhm.org SUNDAY, OCT. 31 A frighteningly fun festival complete with a costume parade and trick-or-treating in the galleries. Noon-5 pm. $9. Dia de Los Muertos Festival Museum of Latin American Art, 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach; molaa.org Howl-Oween Celebration Altar contest on display, face painting and art workshops: sugar skulls, paper flowers downtown-burbank.org and calavera masks. Live music and performances by local mariachi groups, Jesus Mejia Downtown Burbank celebrates Halloween with a family-friendly street party. Trick-or- Dance Company and a very special performance by Very Be Careful! Noon-4 p.m. FREE. treaters are invited to visit the retail stores on San Fernando Boulevard between Magnolia Boulevard and Angeleno Avenue. There is a Pet Parade for dogs in costume on the AMC TUESDAY, NOV. 2 Walkway at San Fernando Boulevard and Palm Avenue. 4 p.m.-7 p.m. FREE. Dia de los Muertos 2010 West Hollywood Halloween Carnival East LA Civic Center, 4801 E. 3rd Street, Los Angeles; selfhelpgraphics.com Santa Monica Blvd. from La Cienga Blvd. to Doheny Drive; westhollywoodhalloween. Self Help Graphics & Art’s 37th annual Dia de los Muertos celebration features a Day of com the Dead Procession (calacas and face painting at Belvedere Park’s Virgen de Guadalupe Half a million revelers fill the streets for the largest Halloween street party in the world! Mural located at the corner of Cesar Chavez Avenue and Mednik Avenue). Then at 5 p.m. The parade includes members of The Rocky Horror Picture Show cast, stage performers at the East Los Angeles Civic Center get festive with live music and food and view the and city officials being transported in pedi-floats. 6 p.m.-midnight (or until the bars community altars and local arts and crafts vendors. Emceed by Felipe Esparza. 5 p.m.-11 close). FREE. p.m. FREE.

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yours!” Other group costume ideas: Cinderella and her ugly stepsisters (perfect for females with all male coworkers); “Gilligan’s Island” (the Professor and Mary Ann … here on Gilligan’s Isle!); Spice Girls; “South Park” characters (make sure someone kills Kenny by the end of the night!); “The Jetsons;” the Peanuts gang (someone please be the teacher that only says “womp, womp, womp, womp”); Men in Black with aliens; Willie Wonka and Oompa Loompas (I’ve seen it done before, and it was amazing.). Couple costume ideas: bunny and carrot; Tweedledee and Tweedledum; peace and quiet (a hippie and a mime); Sugar Daddy and Sugar Baby (You can take it either way – the actual candy or the legal version of pimp/ho.); baker and a “bun in the oven” (super adorable if you’re actually preggers); Lady and the Tramp (you decide who’s who); Norman Bates and his mother; Thing 1 and Thing 2; The Princess and the Pea (The Pea just wears a green shirt with a “P” on it. Excellent if you’re boring.).

Now that you’ve got some ideas, here are some places to check for materials.

Hollywood Toys & Costumes 6600 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles; (866) 232-1829; hollywoodtoysandcostumes.com This store has the word Hollywood in it, which means it must be good. Here you get just about anything costume related that you can think of. Bonus: It’s a cool way to spend an afternoon looking through all the fun stuff they offer.

Robinson Beautilities 12320 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles (310) 398-5757; robinsonbeautilities.com If you want something legit (I’m talking costume O ne man’s trash is another man’s treasure at thrift shops like Goodwill. originals from movies), this place has it. Many costumes are also for rent, and their makeup and wigs are straight from the professionals. with stuff you already had in your closet. For example, find a sparkly glove, a fedora, your prom tux, and you could rule the Agent Provocateur HALLOWEEN party as the late, great, Prince of Pop. 7961 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles (323) 653-0229; Other costume ideas: cartoon characters, political agentprovocateur.com statements (I can see Alaska from here!), athletes, celebrities, If you’re into the serious stuff, this place is a worldwide COSTUMES animals, inanimate objects (I’ve seen someone be a lamp provider of designer lingerie. Only the classy stuff for classy before … “I love lamp”?) and, of course, the classic costumes costumes. of witch, princess, fairy, ghost, random guy with cape. BYya l nd correa Another cool way to be a hit at a party and meet people Trashy Lingerie is to have a costume that makes people interact with you. 402 N. La Cienega Blvd., West Hollywood (310) 652-4543; Examples: A glow stick (white shirt with lots of glow sticks trashy.com H alloween. It’s a time of year that evolves attached to you. You can give them out as the night progresses.); Ladies, if you do decide to go with a sexy costume, this lingerie with age from the acceptance of taking candy from strangers, Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates (write the saying on your store doesn’t mess around. They even have a “trashy costumes” to awkward middle-school denial of participation, back to shirt and have lots of candy on hand for people who tell you and “trashy bargains” section on their Web site so everyone acceptance of taking candy from strangers, except this time their favorite Gump quotes); Facebook (Use a cardboard box can afford to be trashy for Halloween. (Another costume idea: the candy may or may not be laced with drugs. with dry erase paper and have people write on your “wall,” tag Be “trash-y,” and deck yourself up as trash with bunny ears or It is likely that if you’re a girl, you’re dressed as a “slutty people, friend request others, update your status – “blank has something and poke fun at girls who wear the look.) – insert otherwise normal occupation/animal here.” But the the best costume ever”) or engage in poke wars, be a farmer crazy thing is, everybody’s doing it, and it’s the one time you’re on Farmville or a gang member in Mafia Wars. If you have time to spend on a ridiculously awesome and allowed to go wild and blame it on a “holiday.” If you’re going to go out with a group of friends or with unique costume, browsing through these vintage stores will During college, the most popular way to dress is as your significant other, your costume choices tilt favorably provide many hit-or-miss items to mix and match. Good luck! something sexy or funny. For the ladies, the traditional lingerie toward more creativity. For groups, dig back to your – Wasteland: 325 N. San Fernando Road, Burbank (818) with animal ears is always a favorite, however, if near nudity childhood roots and think of teams like Captain Planet and 842-4900; 7428 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles (323) 653-3028; is not your style, you too can participate in the festivities with the Planeteers. A superhero clan like this would be so simple 1338 4th St., Santa Monica (310) 395-2620; 12144 Ventura a little creativity. Guys have it much easier, though. They just to make. Blvd., Studio City (818) 980-8800; wastelandclothing.com toss on a clever hat with regular clothing, and they’re set to go. Find that buff friend who loves walking around nearly – Ozzie Dots: 4637 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles (323) If you’re not down to drop lots of cash on a factory- naked and present him with a pair of Speedos, a cut-off 663-2867; ozziedots.com made costume, head to a nearby vintage or secondhand store. shirt and blue body paint. Find a screen printing site like – Squaresville: 1800 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz (323) Sometimes you can pull together an original costume just by customink.com (serves Los Angeles with free shipping; 866- 669-8464; myspace.com/squaresvillevintage browsing the racks of other people’s junk in their attic (Hey, 715-2276) to print the planet shape onto five T-shirts. they say one man’s trash is another one’s treasure … and I’m Head to your closet or someone else’s (or a thrift sore) and For more traditional costumes, themed supplies, party gear not talking about sloppy seconds here either.). Eighties and pull out ’90s cargo vests, shorts and high tops to complete the and more, these Halloween stores will fit your fancy. ’90s looks are easy to pull off at these stores, as well as other look. Walk into parties power punching the air and shouting –Halloween Club: 7107 Telegraph Road, Montebello bohemian looks. phrases like “Let our powers combine!” If your costume is a (323) 726-2226; halloweenclub.com If you’re lucky, you might even find some awesome big enough hit (and it will be), you can “combine powers” –Halloween Town: 2921 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank accessories (hats, gloves, jewelry) that can complete a look with a sexy single – wink, wink. Remember, “The power is (818) 848-3644; halloweentownstore.com

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The Edgar Winter Group; “Ghostbusters” – Ray Parker Jr.; 285 degrees. Remove from heat and dip a clean, skewered “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky” – Johnny Cash; “Highway to Hell” apple in the candy until completely covered. Set candied apple THROW A – AC/DC; “I Put a Spell on You” – Screamin Jay Hawkins; on a baking sheet and repeat with remaining apples. “Men in Black” – Will Smith; “People Are Strange” – The For the grown up, cocktail version of this classic, mix 1 Doors; “Purple People Eater” – Sheb Wooley; “Time Warp” – shot of Goldschlager or peppermint schnapps, 1 shot caramel HALLOWEEN The Rocky Horror Picture Show; “Thriller” – Michael Jackson; liqueur and 1/2 glass cold apple cider. Mix alcohol first, then “Witchcraft” – Frank Sinatra. add cider and stir. PARTY Karaoke: Ask your friends if they have a machine first (you’d Witch’s Hand: Yes, it is likely the same thing that you made in be surprised how many people have them) and if not, check kindergarten during arts and crafts, but these double as snacks BYya l nd correa out karaokeguy.com for rentals. Prices average around $75 to and decorations; therefore, they are worth it. Directions: Get $100 for a 24-hour period. a box of clear plastic gloves, candy corn, popcorn and spider I f you’re not down to party with stran– rings. Step 1: Slide a candy corn in each finger slot and fill the gers, throw a party and invite only ghouls and gals you really Kings Cup: The game of heavy drinking can be turned into rest of the glove with popcorn. Step 2: Tie the ends and slide a care about. Here are a few tips to get your brain juices flowing. Hallow’s Cup – an altered version of the traditional game to spider ring onto the fingers. include ridiculous rules relating to Halloween. For example, TRICKS if someone pulls a Jack, they have to shout “Trick-or-Treat!” Brains and Guts with a Side of Blood and Bones: (Spaghetti Or if a three is pulled, that person has to howl like a werewolf and meatballs with breadsticks and marinara sauce) Yes, it’s a Invitations: Here are sample text message invitations (in 160 three times. Some other suggestions: “Fly” around the table little cliché, but it’s simple, can feed a lot of people and is fun characters or less), because let’s face it, who actually sends on an imaginary broomstick; moan like a ghost, dance like to Halloween-ize. “real” invites anymore? Frankenstein, give your neighbor a sweet treat (kiss), add –Life’s a witch! Treat her right, and there will be no tricks! potion to the witch’s brew (pour more liquid into the cup) or Jell-O Shots: Always a party favorite, Jell-O shots can be Except @ my Halloween party. Join me @ 1234 YourAddy 8 choose to poison a gamer (give someone a shot). modified to have a Halloween theme. I call this creation p.m. 10/31. Costumes only! Lemme know if u can come! “Bloodshot Jell-O Shots” – drink enough and your eyes will –Werewolves will howl, vampires will bite ... Jacob and Beer Pong: Trade out the traditional red cups with orange match the title. Ingredients: A six-ounce box of any red Jell-O Edward will be out of sight. (Or: “The witches will booze on ones and use colored ping-pong balls. flavor (strawberry or cherry), paper cups, six ounces of tequila Halloween night.”) Join me 4 a night of mayhem & munchies. or vodka, six ounces of boiling water, one ounce of cold water 1960 Bates Motel Drive @ 9 p.m. 10/31. TREATS and 1.5 tablespoons of sugar. The sugar is simply to mask the –One, two, Freddy’s coming for you ... three, four, better taste of the alcohol, so you can add more or less if you like be at my door. (Halloween Party @ 1428 Elm St. @ 10 p.m.) Besides music, a good party must include food. Or at bare (Hey! I thought Jell-O was supposed to be sweet.). Directions: RSVP 2 Me – costume contest! minimum, something to munch on during dancing breaks. To make the Jell-O, mix the boiling water until the powder Or at least a table where the socially awkward people can and sugar are fully dissolved and then add the rest of the water Costume Contest: Host a contest and give out prizes for top stand while everyone else has a good time. and alcohol. Pour the mixture into either shot glasses or one- costumes. Some ideas for categories: most original, scariest, ounce paper cups. Glasses are more aesthetically pleasing; funniest, best homemade, sexiest, best couple/group, most Poisoned Apples: Yep, good, old-fashioned candied apples. Just however, paper cups are way easier to eat out of (It’s like creative, worst effort. Prizes can be a homemade goodie bag be sure to slice them up before you serve them for easy eating. choosing between classy or trashy … and the winner is …). with sweets or, for larger parties, a few dollars can be collected Ingredients: 8 apples, 8 wooden skewers, 2 cups granulated If you decide to use paper, you can keep with the theme into a pot as the prize for best overall costume. sugar, 1 cup light corn syrup, 1/2 cup hot water, 1/2 cup red by drawing spooky designs on the exterior of the cups. Some cinnamon candies (like Red Hots). Directions: Combine simple suggestions: gravestones, bats, spiders, eyeballs or Music: An easy Halloween playlist: “Black Magic Woman” the water, corn syrup and sugar in a medium saucepan witches. For an extra treat, you can put a gummy bear into the – Santana; “The Creature From the Black Lagoon” – Dave over medium-high heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves, then cup before the Jell-O thickens. Or you can switch up the color Edmunds; “Devil in Disguise” – Elvis Presley; “The Devil Went continue to cook without stirring until mixture reaches 250 patterns by using orange Jell-O and black candy, purple Jell-O Down to Georgia” – Charlie Daniels Band; “Frankenstein” – degrees. Add the cinnamon candies and cook until it reaches with green candy, etc.

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T he Oregon Ducks showed why they are ranked as the top A fter a 2-1 victory over the visiting FC Dallas at the Home NCAAF program in the nation via the human polls, defeating the visiting UCLA Bruins Depot Center Oct. 24, the Galaxy celebrated collecting the best record in the MLS. in solid fashion, 60-13, in Eugene, Ore., on Oct. 21. “It was a great win. We had to show up. We played as good a team as there is in the “They were terrific tonight on all cylinders, the pace of play, the quarterback hitting league, and to my surprise, they came out with all of their guns. We had to earn it,” Galaxy almost everything,” UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel states. “We were having a hard time head coach Bruce Arena says. “We had to come from behind; we had to play against an keeping up.” excellent team and a tough, demanding game. I think we needed this game.” Starting quarterback Kevin Prince did not dress because of a knee injury; sophomore The Galaxy finish the 2010 campaign first in the Western Conference with a record Richard Brehaut played instead. Brehaut completed 16-of-23 passes for 159 yards. of 18-7-5 and 59 points. FC Dallas ends the year with a third place spot in the standings. With the loss, the Bruins are now 3-4 overall and 1-2 in the Pac-10. Meanwhile, the Soon after a great hustle effort from midfielder Landon Donovan against a defender, Ducks keep rolling days after being ranked No. 1 for the first time in school history; they midfielder David Beckham fired a potent shot from the 18-yard line past the FC Dallas are 7-0 overall and 4-0 in conference play. UCLA managed to score one touchdown and goalkeeper. Donovan registered his MLS best 16th assist of the season, while Beckham net two field goals, as Oregon’s stingy defense made stop after stop against the Westwood recorded his second goal in the 33rd minute of play during the first half. squad. In fact, Oregon allowed UCLA’s lone touchdown with under two minutes “When I won the ball, my first thought was to play it across the goal, but there was remaining in the fourth quarter as Brehaut rushed for a six-yard gain and score through nothing there. David was calling for it, and it was a fantastic finish by him,” Donovan says. the left side. “Landon is a player that knows how to set other players up. His ball to me was perfect, For the game, the nation’s No. 2 rusher in LaMichael James had 20 carries for 123 and I knew if I hit the target, there was a chance it would go in,” Beckham adds. yards with two touchdowns, including the opening TD with 9:15 left in the first quarter. Brazilian Juninho’s score a minute into the second half was the difference for Los He later added another score near the end of the third quarter. The running game became Angeles for the night, which turned out to be physical and energetic from beginning to a factor for the Ducks, but their passing aspect was a success as well. Quarterback Darron end. Juninho netted his second score of the season off a loose ball in the box. Thomas passed for 308 yards in 22-of-31 attempts. Thomas, who found a total of seven The Galaxy came from behind to win this game after Atiba Harris scored for FC receivers, connected with Jeff Maehl eight times for 107 yards and one touchdown. Dallas in the 24th minute. “They gave us some looks we could throw in,” Thomas says. “Our receivers made Los Angeles now face Seattle Oct. 31 during the first round of the playoffs, while good plays on the ball. A lot of wide-open guys.” FC Dallas squares off against Real Salt Lake. The New York Red Bulls, Columbus Crew, UCLA next plays Arizona on Oct. 30 at 12:30 p.m., entertaining the Wildcats at the Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes are the remaining teams to make a playoff Rose Bowl in Pasadena. appearance. This year’s MLS Cup will be held in Toronto, Canada, in November.

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THE TYDE • MAR CARROLL OLOF ARNALDS AWOLNATION • BELL BRIGADE november 15 » el rey theatre november 16 & 17 » the music box november 17 » el rey theatre

CHARGE: 800-745-3000 • TICKETMASTER LOCATIONS

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