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one helluva good time Musical monstrosities, some international spice and a little traditional fun keep All Hallow's Eve from being a hallow night. BY KIM ELSHAM AND PATRICK CADY
Vibralox will play at Ramada Inn's ballroom, which features a beer-only bar.
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For the Hell of It
Phil Johnston is a freak. Moonlighting as a DJ, songwriter and promoter, Johnston, Lawrence resident, might be better known as DJ Sacrifice. He spins music referred to as EBM, electronic body music, has had many East Coast appearances and had a hand in regular local music shows such as Fetch Night at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., and the techno shows on Monday nights at Davey's Uptown Ramblers Club, 3402 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. Tomorrow night, DJ Sacrifice is bringing us something different for Halloween.
Johnston calls it Helloween 2. It's a 10-artist, multi-genre music event at the Ramada Inn, 2222 W. 6th St. The cost is $5 for over 21 and $7 for 18 and over. Once the doors open at 7 p.m., the night beckons you to a dark safari of musical styles that range from glam rock to punk to Goth and even industrial. Although Johnston knows that the Ramada is not usually known for its music shows, he thinks that the hotel will serve the event well.
special guest of the evening master of ceremonies Dusti Steele, the entertainment between sets in the ballroom, saying, "he's a rocker. I believe he's on tour with Kicks right now and Dangerous Toys. Nudge nudge, wink wink."
For more body-writhing beats, head downstairs to Duffy's Bar. It will hold a monstrous mix of techno-electro-Goth-industrial music. DJs Synnister, SVS, J. Phoenix, A.O.G., Egypt and SoundMan will be joined by Johnston as DJ Sacrifice
in the full bar. The two rooms will be playing simultaneously, and the audience can move freely from room to room.
International Scream Fest
Can you imagine a Japanese Elvis dancing with a French Wonder Woman? How about a Guatemalan samurai arguing politics with a Texan in an ape suit? Well, these might be some common sights (especially if the local costume stores have a run on our president Dubya outfits) if you head on down to
the International Student Association's Halloween bash at Last Call, 729 New Hampshire St. There you can be groovin' from 9:30 p.m. until 2 a.m. with your international brothers and sisters to some hot world and dance beats laid down by a DJ.
This party even has some special significance, because it gives students who don't celebrate Halloween in their home countries a chance to party American style. Beyond that, the cover, $3 for 21 and over and $6 for under 21, goes toward a proposed scholarship fund and for future ISA events, so you get to party for a principle.
Best yet, busses will provide transportation to the shindig as they circle from McCollum Hall to Jayhawker Towers to the Kansas Union and GSP-Corbin Hall to the party and back. For more information, check out ISA's Web site at www.ku.edu/~isa.
For whom does the bell toll? Well tonight, spooks, it's for you. If you love music and are looking for something a little more low-key, then the carillon in the Campanile is hosting its first-ever Halloween concert starting at 8 p.m. It may sound like soothing classical music, but it is truly heavy metal. The 32 tons of bell in the Campanile will play classical pieces written specifically for the carillon, while listeners indulge in cookies and candy at the bottom. The event is free and is a great way to start off your All Hallows Eve fun. Listen for writhing renditions of the Addams Family Theme, the Munster's Theme and the Alma Mater, re-written in a minor key to make is sound especially spooky.
Heavy Metal
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thursday, october 30, 2003