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’Haunted House’ Music at Mac’s

For those who can’t wait until the weekend to get incostume and shake that thang to some booming house music, Mac’s Barcould be the spot. On Thursday, it hosts a night that’s dubbed “HauntedHouse.” Aside from a costume party, area DJs will also make some noise,including Ruckus, John Beltran, Jake Pechtel, Rachael P, and RobertPerry. For those who dig deep-house music and techno, you may want tocheck out “Indigo Play,” a recent song Perry (who is also a producer)released for Dot Dot Records: The track is included on a compilationtitled “Dots.”  


’Red-Rum Runners Hosts Halloween Shindigs

Thursday, Oct. 27 @ Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, 18 and over. $5, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Rum Runners, which claims to have “the best Halloweendecorations in Lansing,” will host its 2011 Halloween parties Fridayand Saturday. “We are very proud of our decorations,” said Mike Walsh,a representative for Rum Runners. “We have employees that have workedon set design and prop-making for major construction. So much of ourdecor is custom-made, painted and installed.” Both days include costumecontests and cash prizes. Saturday is the customer-favorite “Tour ofTerror.” Best costume winner gets $200 cash for first place and a $50gift certificate goes to the runner-up.


Uli’s Haunted Haus of Rock Hosts Free Show

Friday, Oct. 28 and Saturday, Oct. 29 @ Rum Runners, 601 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 21 and over. www.rumrunnersusa.com.

For those looking to head-bang to some familiar tunes,Uli’s Haus of Rock could be the spot on Saturday when it hosts a freerock show/Halloween costume party. Taking the stage is Jamboozle, ahigh-energy, Lansing-based cover band that formed in 1998. The bandplays a blend of rock hits from the past 40 years as well as tunes oftoday. 


Frontier Ruckus Masquerades at the Loft

Saturday, Oct. 29 @ Uli’s Haus of Rock, 4519 S. Martin Luther King Blvd., Lansing. FREE, 21 and over, 8:30 P.M. to 1:30 a.m. 

Local indie-folk wunderkinds FrontierRuckus returns to Lansing Saturday for an evening of performance andHalloween masquerade at The Loft. The band is still busy touring thecountry in support of its latest album “Deadmalls and Night Falls,”  whichwas just re-released in a double-vinyl edition by local record labelLower Peninsula Records. Costumes are encouraged and the promoters askguests to come “shrouded in mystery and fun anonymity.” Prizes will begiven to the most extreme look. Also taking the stage will be The Soiland the Sun (Grand Rapids-based folk rock), and Timothy Monger StatePark, which is a musical project of Monger, who is also a part of theGreat Lakes Myth Society, an area band. For those looking for somebumpin’ bass, DJ Space and DJ Janitor will spin remixes and mash-ups.  For ticket information visit fusionshows.com. Tickets are also available at Flat, Black & Circular and Music Manor. 

Saturday, Oct. 29 @ The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, $10 advance, $12 at door, 18 and , doors 8 p.m. DJ show admission:  $3 for 21 , $5 for 18 . 


Neon DJs Spin Spooky Grooves

Mac’s keeps up the ghostly spirit on Saturday when ithosts “Neon Halloween.” The night includes a costume contest and setsof “spooky grooves” from some of the resident Neon Tuesday DJs,including Roque Ybarra, Xaos, iNoV8, Dry Bones, Andy Lynch, and ChaseFrarey, a.k.a. iNoV8. Frarey is a Midi-manipulating East Lansing-basedDJ, who specializes in “hyphy, funky, crunky” and “bouncy bass andcrunchy melodies.”

Saturday, Oct. 29 @ Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, 18 and over. $7, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.


Spiral into the ’Haunted Mansion’

Spiral Video & Dance hosts the “Haunted Mansion:Ultimate Halloween Party” Saturday. The night features DJ John Cruzspinning Top 40 and dance music videos. The nightclub promises “crazyshows all night long,” along with a special “Rocky Horror” number aftermidnight. The winner of the Spiral costume contest receives a $300 cash prize. For more information, visit www.spiraldancebar.com.

Saturday, Oct. 29 @ Spiral Video & Dance, 1247 Center St., Lansing. FREE, 18 and over, 9 P.M. to 3 a.m. 


Michigan Princess Riverboat Sails Through Devil’s Night

The Michigan Princess is an old-fashioned triple-deckriverboat that has been sailing the Grand River since 1888. On Sunday,party people are invited to board the Princess for the second annualDevil’s Night Costume Party, which features live music from a dozenlocal DJs. The boat will remain docked for the night, with theexception of one “midnight cruise” down the Grand River from midnightto 1 a.m.

The event, which is hosted by Boxcar Management, acts asa fundraiser for the Lansing Derby Vixens, an area roller derby team.Another highlight of the night is the announcement of the finalists inthe 2011 Capital City DJs tournament, which is an annual local house,techno, and hip-hop DJ competition. For more information, visitwww.michiganprincess.com.  

Sunday, Oct. 30 @ The MichiganPrincess, 2971 West Main St., Grand River Park, Lansing, 8:30 p.m. to 2a.m. Cover begins at 10 p.m. $7 with costume, $10 without costume.

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