Your Guide to the Halloween Concerts in NYC

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From this year’s Thompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade, October 26, 2009.

Still figuring out what to do for Halloween? Aside from lots of dog-costume parades, there are a ton of concerts, of course. Listed below are the shows happening on Halloween (Saturday, October 31), including some that were just announced. My picks are in orange.

• Flavorpill Halloween: Gods and Heroes. With The Very Best, Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew, DJ Stretch Armstrong, Subswara at a “secret location” (I’m pretty sure it is Brooklyn Masonic Temple). Buy tickets here.
• Hiroween with Talib Kweli and Paul Banks (of Interpol) DJ set at Hiro Ballroom. Costume required for admission. Tickets here.
• Mike Doughty at (le) Poisson Rouge. Tickets here.
• Mystery Roar, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Teletextile at 14 Steuben Street, Brooklyn. Tickets
• Vivian Girls, Wooden Shjips, Crystal Stilts, Religious Knives at 171 Lombardy Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. No advance tickets.
• Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe at Bowery Ballroom. Tickets
• The Long Count: Bryce & Aaron Dessner (of The National), Matthew Ritchie, Kim & Kelley Deal (guest vocalists), Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) (guest vocalist), Matt Berninger (guest vocalist) performing at Brooklyn Academy of Music Howard Gilman Opera House. Tickets.
• Deer Tick as the Sex Pistols at Brooklyn Bowl. Tickets.
• Weezer, Matt & Kim, PT Walkley at Hammerstein Ballroom. Tickets
• The Figgs, Teenage Prayers, Ghost Front at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn. Tickets
• World/Inferno Friendship Society, O’Death at Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom. Tickets
• Mount Eerie, Liturgy, Malkuth, Tara Jane O’Neil, No Kids at Market Hotel. No advance tickets.
• Black Heart Procession, Bellini, The Mumlers at Maxwell’s. Tickets
• Black Taxi, Mike Krum, Les Sans Culottes at Mercury Lounge. Tickets
• Fixed Party with Boys Noize at Santos Party House. Tickets
• Vice 15th Anniversary Party with Bad Brains, The Jesus Lizard, Dave1 from Chromeo, Peanut Butter Wolf, Nick Catchdubs, Titus Andronicus, Children. Win tickets.
• Thievery Corporation at Terminal 5. Tickets
• King Khan & BBQ Show, Dum Dum Girls at The Bell House at 7:30 pm. Tickets
• Junior Boys and Woodhands at The Bell House at 11 pm. Tickets
• The Get Up Kids, Kevin Devine, The Life & Times at Irving Plaza. Tickets
• Tegan & Sara at Town Hall. Tickets
• Tim Fite, Via Audio at Union Hall. Tickets
• Wizardry, Pink Noise, Growler at Union Pool. No advance tickets.
• The Annhilation of Oz: The Vandelles, Toys in Trouble, Dragons of Zynth at The Warsaw. Costume required for entry. Tickets
• Lemonade live and Jessica 6 (feat. Nomi of Hercules & Love Affair) playing to accompanying laser show at Tribeca Grand. Free. RSVP to Tribecagrand@gbh.tv with your name and number of guests. When you arrive, tell the door person you are on the GBH Guest List. Admission is at doorperson’s discretion.