Halloweening with Man Man + Grandchildren
Ukrainian Cultural Center – LA, CA
10/27/11

Philadelphia’s avant-garde doom rock heroes, Man Man, will be performing at the Ukrainian Cultural Center this Thursday October 27^th with Grandchildren. Planning a few surprises throughout this FYF Presents show, Man Man will be in full swing and ready to party the best way they know how – with a lot of energy, a lot of war paint, and an explosion of sounds (and feathers) →

Incase’s Collaborative Approach to Music and Filmmaking
With a standout live performance of “Milkshake,” Yuck delivers a healthy dose of mellow distortion in their second installment of Room 205. Sweet, but definitely not saccharine, the song opens with a cameo appearance from video muse Ariela Marin, best known for her leading roles in the band’s official videos for “Rubber” and “Get Away.” →

A Two Person Show with Jeremy Fish + Kenichi Yokono
Mark Moore Gallery – Culver City, CA
10/29 thru 12/17/11

Mark Moore Gallery presents Rise of the Underground, a two-person exhibition featuring new works by Jeremy Fish (CA) and Kenichi Yokono (Japan). Each adopting the age-old craft of woodcutting through a distinctive contemporary technique, Fish and Yokono employ bold and enchanting cartoon-like narratives to illustrate quotidian and pop cultural excerpts. →

KCRW Halloween Costume Ball & Dance Party Benefit
Park Plaza – LA, CA
10/29/11

KCRW’s killer Halloween bash Masquerade returns on Saturday, October 29, 2011 from 9pm to 2am at the Legendary Park Plaza with special  performances from LA’s own Dengue  Fever and Mariachi El  Bronx, as well as New York indie rockers Milagres and a DJ set from Portland  via Portugal RAC founder Andre Allen  Anjos. →

A Ghost Story by Acclaimed Author, Mark Z. Danielewski
REDCAT – Downtown LA, CA
10/31/11

This Halloween, for one night only, critically acclaimed author Mark Z. Danielewski returns to REDCAT with a theatrical presentation of his limited edition, illustrated ghost story The Fifty Year Sword. Building upon the momentum of last year’s sold-out shows, this year’s performance will include 40-foot shadows by shadowcaster Christine Marie, sound design by John Zalewski, live music, and more—all conducted by the author himself. →

Cinefamily’s Halloween Dance Party & Fundraiser
The Cinefamily – LA, CA
10/29/11

“I vaaaaant to do the Hustle — I VAAAANNT YOU TO TAKE ME TO FUNKYTOWN!” If you’ve been a part of the Cinefamily for a while, then you know how monumental their Halloween parties are. It’s also happens to be the indie arthouse’s birthday (officially opened around Halloween 2007); even more reasons to go epic! →

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Multiple Venues – Barcelona, SPAIN
Live Review: 6/16 thru 6/18/11
Recap of Sonar 2011 by EM’s International Correspondent, Rick Heffernan.

Touching down from an Australian Winter to the Barcelona summer of my long-time surrogate home was well worth the 23 hours of horrible air and bad food. The town’s much beloved Sonar Festival was going through its annual madness; for it was only few days from kicking off (giving me just enough time to ditch the jet-lag and piece together a schedule of catch-ups, check-outs, and meetings.)

The sprawling 18-year old festival officially takes place over the course of three days and two nights. →

In Celebration of the MAURIZIO CATTELAN Retrospective
The Guggeheim Museum – New York, NY
11/10/11

The Guggenheim Museum will host the annual Guggenheim International Gala on Thursday, November 10, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, in celebration of the exhibition Maurizio Cattelan: All. Cocktails begin at 7 pm on the rotunda floor. Dinner is at 8 pm followed by an after-party with the premiere of a unique musical performance by MGMT. →

William Castle’s Pioneering Weirdo Horror
The Cinefamily – LA, CA
10/31/11

Detail from The Cinefamily: Our month-long Halloween celebration concludes with the spine-tingling horror of The Tingler, William Castle’s weirdo masterpiece of gimmickry about a lobster-shaped monster that feeds on terror within the human body! Aside from being the first film to use LSD as a plot device, the original theatrical run was presented in “Percepto,” whereby theater patrons were administered buzzer shocks in their seats, to simulate the monster’s attack. →