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Saturday night\u2019s reunion concert by The Zou<\/strong> lured back many of the former Youngstown band\u2019s fans, who were quickly reminded of how good they were.<\/p>\n The Zou was musically complex, but in a fun indie-pop way. It also leaned toward the dark side, which made its Halloween shows back in the day must-see events.<\/p>\n The band\u2019s theatrical flair is still very much intact.<\/p>\n The Halloween night concert at Youngstown\u2019s Westside Bowl started with the room going pitch black.\u00a0<\/p>\n Khaled Tabbara<\/strong> \u2013 The Zou\u2019s founder, who sings and plays acoustic guitar and keyboard \u2013 was carried through the crowd in a closed and crude wooden coffin. A \u201cPinebox.\u201d<\/p>\n Singer Katianne Timko Tabbara<\/strong> played the grieving widow in this scene, clad in black and weeping loudly as she led the pallbearers to the stage. Khaled and Katianne, by the way, are married and are the core of successful electropop band Munnycat, which is based in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n The evening actually started with a Munnycat set that marked the release of their debut full-length album, \u201cTill Death We Do Art.\u201d Timko Tabbara is always riveting on stage with the hyper-pop Munnycat. She and Tabbara made a very satisfying opening act for \u2026 themselves.<\/p>\n The Zou\u2019s set came afterward and was followed by the band returning to the stage for a raucous set of \u201cThe Rocky Horror Picture Show\u201d songs, just like old times. Tabbara was in full Dr. Frank-N-Furter attire.<\/p>\n For an act that hasn\u2019t played in eight years, The Zou was in midseason form. The band was loaded with talent from the start, and each member has only gotten better.<\/p>\n During Munnycat\u2019s set, Timko hilariously called the evening \u201cKhaled\u2019s Eras Tour.\u201d<\/p>\n And like a Taylor Swift megatour, it spanned his career and made for a memorable Halloween night.<\/p>\n Interestingly, it was the third time in three months that former (or long quiet) great Youngstown rock bands got together for a rare show.<\/p>\n In August, Gil Mantera\u2019s Party Dream<\/strong> packed the ballroom at Penguin City Brewing. And earlier in October, the Infidels<\/strong> played a record release show at Westside Bowl.<\/p>\n The stars of the awkwardly heartfelt movie \u201cNapoleon Dynamite\u201d<\/strong> will bring their film-and-chat tour to town this weekend.<\/p>\n Three of the main characters from the 2004 film \u2013 Jon Heder<\/strong> (Napoleon), Jon Gries<\/strong> (Uncle Rico) and Efren Ramirez<\/strong> (Pedro) \u2013 will be at Packard Music Hall in Warren on Saturday.<\/p>\n Their evening will begin with a screening of the film. Then the three will be onstage for discussion and audience interaction. It starts at 8 p.m. For tickets, click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n And gimme some of your tots. GOSH!<\/p>\n Other weekend (and beyond) highlights include comedy and rock.<\/p>\n The Uncle Louie Variety Show<\/strong> will bring its \u201cWooden Spoon Survivor\u201d tour to Ford Family Recital Hall in downtown Youngstown at 8 p.m. Friday. It\u2019s an old-school comedy show with an Italian-American flair. For tickets, click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rodney Carrington<\/strong>, the down-home comic, will come to Packard Music Hall in Warren at 7 p.m. Friday. For tickets, click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh rockers The Clarks<\/strong>, a longtime favorite in Youngstown, will be at Westside Bowl at 8 p.m. Saturday, with opening act Candace Campana. For tickets, click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n On a much heavier side, metal act Trivium<\/strong>, with Jinjer<\/strong>, will be at Packard at 7:30 p.m. Monday. For tickets, click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n And on Tuesday, Veterans Day, \u201cModern Warrior Live\u201d<\/strong> will be at the Robins Theatre in Warren. The show, which has traveled the nation, features Warren native Jaymes Poling<\/strong>. It\u2019s free, but tickets must be obtained. Click HERE<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\nNapoleon Dynamite<\/h3>\n
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