Best Halloween Shows & Parties in NYC

It's time for good old Oh My Rockness to recommend some solid Halloween shows and parties again for you. Huge and true. See below for a list of shows that should be good this holiday season. Scary good. DO. YOU. GET. IT. (...help...me...). Remember: these are just some highlights. Find our full Halloween showlist here. See you out there! Not sure who we're going as this year. Probably a blob.
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OCT 24, 25 & 27: The Fear, a new musical shadow play by stellar singer songwriter Sean Nicholas Savage, makes its NYC debut at The Vino Theater in Brooklyn.
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OCT 28: Our Wicked Lady's Owloween Cover Bandstravaganza has dressed up performances by Joudy (as Nirvana), Skorts (as Heart) and lots more buzzy locals.
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OCT 30: The Brooklyn Monarch hosts Beach Fossils' 8th Annual Halloween Bash with performances by Water From Your Eyes, Lustsickpuppy, Mei Semones and (of course) BF aka The Foss. What a pleasure this show will be.
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OCT 30: Sally Can't Dance celebrates the music of The Cramps with Bob Bert (Sonic Youth) and more at Bowery Electric.
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OCT 30: Danish metal crooner King Diamond comes for the denizens of Kings Theatre.
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OCT 30 - NOV 1: The great Leon Bridges plays Beacon Theatre. Big time.
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OCT 31: NY Night Train's massive HAUNTED HOP Halloween Spooktacular happens at Knockdown Center with The Mummies, The Gories, Kool Keith, The Mystery Lights and a billion more (give or take) good bands playing.
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OCT 31: Cleveland fuzz rock heroes Cloud Nothings play Baby's All Right with opening support by buzzy post-psych-grunge heads, Farmer's Wife.
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OCT 31: Duran Duran presents DANSE MACABRE Halloween at Madison Square Garden. Reminder: don't eat any candy that is unwrapped or comes undone.
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OCT 31: Actor Kevin Corrigan hosts The Corrigan Show with special guest Michael Shannon and music by Elysian Fields.
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OCT 31: Excellent L.A. indie rocker Ian Sweet brings the musical treats to Baby's All Right.
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OCT 31: Get your post hardcore candy at Warsaw with skilled musical tricks provided by Touché Amoré, Soul Glo and Portrayal of Guilt. Come early for the dreamy sounds of Soft Blue Shimmer too.
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OCT 31: Masterful electronic noise purveyors Machine Girl play Brooklyn Steel with Meth Math.
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OCT 31: Otherwise, see ya at The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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