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Without a doubt, the Misfits - the first incarnation, at least - crafted some of the most essential punk music ever made, earning a place in the canon alongside most influential American groups, such as the Ramones and Suicide.

Plenty to hear in Broward and Palm Beach this weekend, no matter what you're into.

What: The iconic B-movie punk outfit is on the road behind two new songs, "Land of the Dead" and "Twilight of the Dead ," both inspired by the work of horror director George Romero .

A few Saturdays ago, Rocks Off was in the grocery store a few blocks from our house, slumming around Oak Forest wearing sandals and an old Misfits T-shirt when a group of junior-high punk rockers approached and applauded us for our good taste.

While Halloween has passed, it's never too late to hear a set of Misfits covers.

The Misfits show Saturday night, the first in a two-night sold out gig at the soon to be closed Key Club, left no room for wallowing in original lead singer Glenn Danzig's absence.

The weekend before Thanksgiving is certainly a popular one for events, and this year is no different - Art Crawl, Via Colori, Spacetaker's WHAM, a You[Genious] release party, some art openings and a whole smattering of other happenings are going on this weekend.

When you start talking about sex, there's absolutely nothing new under the sun. Unless you're a perverted, creative genius, no combination of configurations, locations, positions, props and extra-cirricular add-ons you can dream up hasn't been tried and tested by some frisky sexual forefather or another.

Confession: I'm far more excited about what's happening after Halloween, than I am about regular ol' Halloween this year.

"Formed over twenty years ago and having not played Austin in fifteen or so years, Danzig closed Fun Fun Fun Fest with a bang.

The skull is omnipresent, stenciled and scrawled everywhere from Rio's favela hellscapes to Lodi, N.J.'s suburban sprawl.

Photo: "Untitled" by Todd Michael M. , member of the blogTO Flickr Pool . Events on Toronto's Radar for MONDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2009... lovingly handpicked from blogTO's events calendar .

This week's Guitar Hero 5 downloads feature the necessary tracks to help you celebrate Halloween by blasting some music for party-goers come this Saturday, or simply turning up the volume so you don't hear any pesky doorbell rings from trick-or-treaters. Your three artists this week feature Gwar, Marilyn Manson, and The Misfits, all named ...

If there are two things we love at the Aversion offices, it's music and Halloween, so when you put them together, it really drives us up a wall.

Live music picks for WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28 through TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2009. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28 / PEGGY SUE & SKY LARKIN / CAMERON HOUSE / 408 QUEEN ST W / $5 / 19+ Brighton, UK trio PEGGY SUE headline the Cameron House with Leeds, UK natives SKY LARKIN in support.

The Odyssey Hours are infected with Mad Human disease. Blast you, tasty brains! Series: Subtitle: 10/28/09 Music Cayman & Erik For non-profit use only.

Calling all Astro Zombies, Misfits tribute band playing Halloween. What better night than Halloween for a tribute to horror punk pioneers The Misfits ? Drummer Chris Wilson of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists , arranged the show to benefit West Philly's People's Emergency Center .

It's getting kinda cold out, and the leaves are changing, and there's only a few days left til it's Halloween.

Artvoice's 2009 Halloween music playlist doesn't hand you the obvious 1980s cliches of Ray Parker Jr.'s "Theme From Ghostbusters" or current hot new zombie Michael Jackson's "Thriller." Instead, here's a selection from well below the rest of the shallow graves that's guaranteed to set the mood at your haunted house, make a scowling jack-o-lantern ...

Tucson's alternative and hard rock radio station, KFMA, hosts two major concert events each year: "KFMA Day" , usually held in May, and "Fall Ball", which takes place in the early fall.