MURDER ON SUNSET
Though bar-hopping on Halloween night maximizes the number of people who see your super cool, niche, unique, never-been-done-before costume, the Chameleon is hosting a party so big that you may as well make the music venue your one-stop-shop this Halloween. If you’re a fiend for the local scene, see ’80s-infused band Starcourt, indie rockers The Bed Heads (pictured), the punkish Tomboy, Blunt Skulls and Psychic Death, the aptly named Spøøky, and the always-enigmatic Vika, across three stages. If that’s not enough, witness killer drag performances, DJs, participate in the $500 costume contest, drink a themed cocktail, and even get a flash tattoo on-site to round out this spooky soiree. (MADISON PEARSON)
Murder on Sunset • Sat, Oct. 31 at 7 pm • $30-$40 • 21+ • The Chameleon • 1801 W. Sunset Blvd. • chameleonspokane.com
SPIRITS OF SPOKANE
Hark! There’s a new specter haunting the local Halloween concert scene this year. Spirits of Spokane is a new spooky season offering that brings the city’s hip-hop scene and adjacent artists to the Big Dipper for a scary good time. The loaded musical lineup includes Iyzlow Matisse, Jaeda, Prodsynesthete, Lil Rose, Nate Synonymous, RCA & The Radicals and over half a dozen more acts to keep the party bumping well past the witching hour. But until late night (11 pm), the festivities are all ages and include trick or treating, face painting, costume contests for both kids and adults, vendors, food trucks and more. Halloween comes but once a year, so you might as well get in the Spirits. (SETH SOMMERFELD)…