What are you going to be for Halloween this year? No, seriously, I need ideas. I'm determined to win something at the Raccoon Motel costume contest Wednesday night. Prizes include Lopiez Pizza and Ragged Records gift certificates, and I'm both hungry and fiending for some new vinyl.
In recent years, I've dressed as a movie character. There was a couples costume with my girlfriend based on the movie "Juno." I wore the hell out of Michael Cera's track fit.
But I can't duplicate. There was a year where I dressed as the self-absorbed, hopelessly romantic Tom Hansen from the movie "500 Days of Summer." That was in my single days.
It was a bit of self-parody. I can't go back to that dark place. Last year, I was very proudly dressed as Andy Samberg's Conner4Real, from the modern comedy classic "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.
" But most people didn't get the reference, so the space pants felt a little bit silly. But this year, I've gotta nail it. Again: I'm hungry.
There are a few hours left to save the day. The Halloween Party at Raccoon Motel on Wednesday night starts at 6 p.m.
Tickets are $15, and the concert is being presented by Ragged Records and Void Church. Headlining is puppeteer-comedian-musician David Liebe Hart, who has appeared alongside the likes of Eric Andre and John C. Reilly.
Iowa shoegaze band Blist Her is on the undercard, dressing as Smashing Pumpkins and playing a covers set. But many locals will certainly be coming for Illinois band Del Rockford, who may or.