Thursday, October 31, 1996
HALLOWEEN:
Southland haunts offer wide variety of fun for spooky holidayBy
Kristin Fiore
Daily Bruin Senior Staff
So, you’ve got your satirical, tasteless or just plain silly
costume all laid out  Bob Dole as a transvestite, Bill
Clinton as a nun, Sam the Butcher from the Brady Bunch on a
rampage.
But Santa Barbara has been cracking down on party-goers, and
Oingo Boingo are, well, deceased  so where are you going to
go on the one holiday that celebrates the ghoulish, whimsical side
of life? True to form, L.A. has options for trick-or-treaters of
every persuasion, if you’re looking for a crowd and are willing to
fork out the dough.
The Palace’s Hollyween ’96 is sure to be the most notorious
party, featuring topless dancers, go-go dancers, XXX celebrities
and costume contests, all hosted by Al "Grandpa" Lewis of the
Munsters. The crowd will surely be one to make Madonna blush. Not
something to take your younger siblings to.
KROQ fans can catch Porno for Pyros, Fun Lovin’ Criminals and DJ
Jason Bentley (of KROQ and KCRW) at a sold-out Mayan Theater
tonight, where fans will try their best to out-drag, out-do and
out-costume lead Pyro Perry Ferrell.
For the truly in crowd, the newly revamped and always
cutting-edge Dragonfly is reopening tonight with sets by Sugar Ray,
The Cows and Human Waste Project. The show promises to be loud,
raunchy and definitely worth seeing.
For those who would prefer a more upscale atmosphere, the oft
exclusive and overpriced Roxbury offers "Friction Pumpkin Bash,"
with three rooms of live music (bands Mobtown and Heavy Woolies)
and DJs that range from disco and funk to house and hip-hop.
There’s also a $1000 costume contest, so you can get back some of
your expenditures for white make-up, spiderweb pantyhose and those
seven dollar long island iced teas.
Many other clubs are getting into Halloween, even if they’re not
planning special mega-events. Al’s Bar, whose downtown location
alone is enough to inspire a spook, is hosting "Thrilling
Thursday," with bands Sluts for Hire, Barnacle and Foxations on the
bill. There are also showings of "Night o’ the Living Dead" and
"Nosferatu," and prizes for the creepiest costumes and pumpkin
carvings.
It would be pure evil for Hell’s Gate not to throw a bash, but
they’re throwing one anyway  "Larry Mann’s Scary Halloween
Party" (no points for thinking up a cool title) with bands Pinhead,
Holy Vincent and Spooky Pie.
Luna Park is celebrating their 3rd anniversary tonight, with a
"Halloween Monster Ball" and wild performances by glam and cabaret
artists, as well as DJ Double Demon.
Finally, those who can’t be satisfied by L.A.’s petty offerings
can make the pilgrimage to Irvine Meadows Amphitheater to see KISS.
The band close their reunion tour  makeup, explosions and all
 tonight and tomorrow. The band is coming in costume, of
course  as themselves.
If that’s not scary enough for you, you’ll just have to wait
until the elections next week.