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I\u2019m pretty sure this is in either the U.S. Constitution or the Magna Carta (maybe both?): When Halloween falls on a Friday, the holiday is officially designated as the infamous \u2026 Halloween Week! (Cue shrieking sound effect.)<\/p>\n
That\u2019s a full week<\/em> of office parties and recycled costumes, of hoarding candy and nursing hangovers, of swearing vengeance on the first person to talk about Christmas and \u2014 most importantly \u2014 planning out your actual<\/em> Halloween night.<\/p>\n Fortunately, I\u2019m here with suggestions for where to get your fright on this week. There\u2019s so much spooky action in the Green Mountain music scene this year that you ghouls might have kicked it off already: On Tuesday, Three Needs Tap Room & Pizza Cube in Burlington started a three-night run screening the classic 1920 German silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari<\/a><\/em>, considered one of the first horror films ever made. It\u2019s not silent this time, however: A host of local musicians, including Andrew Bedard<\/strong>, Andriana Chobot<\/a><\/strong> and Avery Cooper<\/a><\/strong>, provide a suitably creepy soundtrack. Or maybe they\u2019ll interpret the existential dread of the film differently and sprinkle in some acid jazz. What do I know?<\/p>\n The triple feature wraps up on All Hallows\u2019 Eve Eve<\/em> (that\u2019s a thing, right?) on Thursday, October 30.<\/p>\n Over at Higher Ground Ballroom in South Burlington, indie-folk duo Cricket Blue<\/a><\/strong> are once again staging their \u201cOver the Garden Wall<\/a>\u201d show on Wednesday, October 29. The band started playing the soundtrack to the cult animated Cartoon Network miniseries in 2020, performing the songs online during the pandemic. Five years later, the production has evolved into a massive live tribute, featuring a 13-piece band, with attendees and performers alike in costume.<\/p>\n