Friday, Oct. 29
LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS
What: Hellish Halloween Bash
Where: Spruce Grove Field House
Organized by the Whistler Youth Centre for high school students only. Costume manadatory party with mocktails and a snackbar. 9 p.m. to midnight Admission: $12. Ph: 604-935-8187.
Who: Rob Lee
Where: Fifty Two 80 Bistro & Bar
Vancouver lounge piano man tickles the ivories while the bar gets into the Halloween spirit with bobbing for apples and classic horror flicks.
Who: Last Call
Where: Moe Joes
Jay Bonnell of Leth Dodis heads up the new Friday night house band thats ready, willing and able to play your rockin requests.
What: Rob Funk Fridays
Where: Blacks Pub
Thats right folks, Robs back and hes ready to rock. Easy going guitar tunes with the local musician and guests.
Who: Murphys Lagh
Where: Dubh Linn Gate
High energy Celtic & Irish pub favourites with the guitar and fiddle duo.
What: Triple Threat Fridays
Where: Crab Shack
Live open mic jam and karaoke night hosted by DJ Steve Jiu.
Who: Cameron Chu
Where: The Bearfoot Bistro & Champagne Bar
Piano-man sets the mood with lots of soul and R&B and jazzy lounge favourites.
Who: Show of Hands
Where: Pemberton Hotel
Classic rock.
CLUBS AND DJS
What: Hip-hop Fridays
Where: Tommy Africas
Hip-hop and R&B hits with DJ Rob Banks. No Cover. Doors at 10 p.m.
Who: DJ Peace Frog
Where: Buffalo Bills
Mainstream dance floor faves to kick off the weekend. Gals get in free all night long. Doors at 8 p.m.
Who: DJ Derek
Where: Savage Beagle
Top 40 hip-hop and R&B in the red lounge and down below. Doors at 9 p.m.
Who: DJ Ph.D
Where: Garfinkels
Silky smooth hip-hop and R&B. VIP treatment for girls.
Saturday, Oct. 30
LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS
What: Heavy Hitting Films 3 rd Annual B-Grade Horrorfest
Where: MY (Millennium) Place
Whistlers annual celebration of DIY guts n gore. This ones sold out already, so track down your friendly neighbourhood scalper if you want to go. Event starts 7:30 p.m. Ph: 604-935-8410.
What: Pornoween Party featuring Slow Nerve Action
Where: Boot Pub
High-energy, gutter-mind funk jams with Whistlers notorious sexaholic rockers. Prizes for best costumes. Tickets: $10. Ph: 604-932-3338.
What: Blackcomb Blackhawks annual Halloween bash
Where: Merlins
Annual costume party doubles as a fundraiser for the local hockey team. Doors at 9 p.m. Tickets: $10 at the door. Ph: 604-905-2296.
What: Halloween Freak Show
Where: Longhorn Saloon
Prizes for the best and least dressed, plus scary bar games and for the ski-freaks, an encore presentation of local new school crew Jib Cultures first film Disturbing the Piste . Ph: 604-932-5999.
What: Halloween Costume Party
Where: Savage Beagle
The Beagles bass-ment beatmaster DJ Seanski is on the decks. Best costume takes home a prize. Doors at 9 p.m. Ph: 604-938-3337.
Who: Rob Lee
Where: Fifty Two 80 Bistro & Bar
Vancouver lounge piano man tickles the ivories while the bar gets into the Halloween spirit with bobbing for apples and classic horror flicks.
What: Halloween Party
Where: Pemberton Hotel
Classic roadhouse rock n roll from Show of Hands and prizes for best costumes.
Who: Murphys Lagh
Where: Dubh Linn Gate
High energy Celtic & Irish pub favourites with the guitar and fiddle duo.
Who: Rob Funk
Where: Crystal Lounge
Eclectic guitar tunes with the easygoing local boy.
Who: Cameron Chu
Where: The Bearfoot Bistro & Champagne Bar
Piano-man sets the mood with lots of soul and R&B and jazzy lounge favourites.
CLUBS AND DJS
What: Goodtimes
Where: Tommy Africas
Hip-hop, R&B and Top 40 dance floor hits with DJ Trix. Doors at 10 p.m.
Who: DJ Rob Banks
Where: Garfinkels
Old and new-school hip-hop and Top 40 dance tracks. Halloween pre-party: come dressed up and win tickets to the clubs Sweatshop Union party on Sunday, Oct. 31.
Who: DJ Peace Frog
Where: Buffalo Bills
On Saturday nights Bills is stagette central. Dance tunes for the brides to be and their Cosmopolitan-chugging cohorts. Doors at 8 p.m.
Who: DJ Easyleigh
Where: Moe Joes
Party tunes to getcha on the dance floor. Doors at 9 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 31
LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS
What: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Party
Where: Garibaldi Lift Co. (GLC)
Local artists KLC Nash and Chili Thoms annual decorating-and-DJ extravaganza. Ace-zilla, Mr. Fister and Vinyl Ritchie on the decks. Doors at 9 p.m. Tickets: $25. Ph: 604-905-9841.
What: Halloween Party featuring Sweatshop Union
Where: Garfinkels
Hip-hop Halloween bash with the popular West Coast rap collective. Plus local DJ Rob Banks, creepy decor and prizes for best male, female and group costumes. Tickets: $15/first 200, $20 after that, available in advance at the Electric Daisy Internet Cafe. Ph: 604-932-2323.
What: The Punk Night Halloween with Denim Demons, The Antithesis and Savanah
Where: Boot Pub
The Punk Night does Halloween with Denim Demons a tribute to fetish-clad Norwegian hardcore metal maniacs Turbonegro. Also on the bill: locals The Antithesis play their last show ever, and Vancouver band Savanah. Ph: 604-932-3338.
What: Soul Kitchen Hallows Groove
Where: Tommy Africas
Renowned OM Records DJ John Howard (New York, San Francisco) and local favourite Scotty Arkwell are on the decks for a special Halloween edition of the long-running Soul Kitchen Sunday club night. Funk, breaks and house beats and Halloween go-go gals. $1,000 worth of bar tab prizes for best costumes. Doors at 9:30 p.m. $5 cover. www.tommyafricas.com.
What: 6 th Annual Halloween Freak Show
Where: Moe Joes
Best costume takes home $500 tonight. Ph: 604-935-1152.
What: Nightmare on Bills Street
Where: Buffalo Bills
Best costume takes home $500 at Bills annual Halloween bash. Ph: 604-932-6613.
What: Halloween Sunday Night
Where: Crab Shack
The Shacks scary Sunday night house band Leth Dodis is on stage. Best costume gets their bar tab taken care of for the night. Ph: 604-932-4451.
Who: Suzanne Wilson
Where: Dubh Linn Gate
Well-known covers, originals and Emerald Isle-flavoured classics with the lovely local lass.
Monday, Nov. 1
LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS
Who: King Django with JFK & The Conspirators
Where: Boot Pub
Gritty ska and raggae with the renowned East Coast artist touring with the Winnipeg-based band. Ph: 604-932-3338.
What: Reggae Night
Where: Moe Joes
Locals Kosta Man and the Mighty Backhoes play dem jammin tunes, mon. Doors at 10 p.m.
What: Karaoke Night
Where: Crystal Lounge
Take the mic and let yourself go that Chicago ballad wont sing itself.
CLUBS AND DJS
What: 80s Night
Where: Tommy Africas
Popular club night with DJ Ryder on the decks playing80s retro tracks all night long. Doors at 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 2
LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS
What: Comedy Night
Where: Buffalo Bills
Weekly standup event featuring top Vancouver comics and special guests. 604-932-6613.
What: Open Mic Night
Where: Blacks Pub
Grab your guitar and take the mic or settle in with a pint and let other locals surprise you.
What: Das Boot Ballet
Where: Boot Pub
This is not the ballet your mother told you about. Babes get naked on stage and shake their booty for the boys (and girls) that like to watch.
CLUBS AND DJS
What: Cowgirls Inc.
Where: Moe Joes
Country and rock tunes with Coyote Ugly- style bartender antics. Saddle up and get ready to party. Doors at 9 p.m.
What: Hip-Hop Night
Where: Savage Beagle
New York native DJ Seanski is on the decks at Whistlers longest-running hip-hop night seven years and counting! Doors at 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 3
LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS
Who: Wes Makepeace with Jay Greenway
Where: Crab Shack
The local musicians share the stage at the Shacks weekly dinner and giveaway night. Get there between 8 and 9 p.m. for the roast beef dinner special and enter to win ski passes and a car! Seriously. Ph: 604-932-4451.
Who: Cameron Chu
Where: The Bearfoot Bistro & Champagne Bar
Piano-man sets the mood with lots of soul and R&B and jazzy lounge favourites.
What: Das Boot Ballet
Where: Boot Pub
This is not the ballet your mother told you about. Babes get naked on stage and shake their booty for the boys (and girls) that like to watch.
CLUBS AND DJS
Who: DJ Rosco
Where: Savage Beagle
The Montreal native lays down Hip-hop and R&B. Doors at 9 p.m.
What: Industry Night
Where: Buffalo Bills
Rockin locals night is industry exclusive until 10 p.m. After that, industry deals for everyone!
Thursday, Nov. 4
LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS
What: Horrorfest The Second Screening
Where: Garibaldi Lift Co.
The Third Annual Heavy Hitting Films B-Grade Horrorfest sold out fast this year, so the GLC has stepped up to host a second screening for those who missed out. Films start at 8 p.m. sharp! The club closes for two weeks following the event for renovations. Ph: 604-905-2220.
Who: Nearly Neil
Where: Crab Shack
Whistlers beloved Neil Diamond tribute act takes the stage in support of the local WAG animal shelter. Ph: 604-932-4451.
What: Double Daze Thursdaze
Where: Boot Pub
$100 pool tourney, darts and no techno or R&B guaranteed. Ph: 604-932-3338.
Who: Rob Funk
Where: Dubh Linn Gate
Eclectic guitar tunes with the easygoing local boy.
Who: Cameron Chu
Where: The Bearfoot Bistro & Champagne Bar
Piano-man sets the mood with lots of soul and R&B and jazzy lounge favourites.
CLUBS AND DJS
Who: DJ Pete
Where: Savage Beagle
Good time hip-hop & R&B club tunes. Doors at 9 p.m.
What: Locals Night
Where: Garfinkels
Slow season... What slow season? Learn the locals password and dance your ass off at the popular party night.
Who: Kenny n Glenn with DJ J
Where: Moe Joes
Good time rock tunes in the basement bar.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Whistler Writers Festival, Nov. 3-14.
Ninja Night II, Nov. 8.
Reel Alternatives Riding Giants, Nov. 10.
Cornucopia Festival of Wine & Food, Nov. 11-14.
Kiran Ahluwalia, Nov. 13.
Sleeping Beauty, Nov. 18-20.
The Sadies, Nov. 23.
Norman Foote, Nov. 26.
Whistler Film Festival, Dec. 2-5.
Bizarre Bazaar, Dec. 3-4.