Wanda Jackson
See the First Lady of Rockabilly live and you’ll fall in love all over again. From rockers like “Hard Headed Woman” to softer stuff like “Right or Wrong,” Jackson’s expansive repertoire is the perfect soundtrack for your pin-up costume dreams. And yes, the 78-year-old legend still has those buttery, smoky chops. Don’t miss her when she brings new meaning to the phrase, “time warp.” With The Delta Bombers, The Yawpers, Shanda & The Howlers, Catman, DJ Lucky LaRue. October 31, 8 p.m., $20-$25, Backstage Bar & Billiards.
Together Pangea
Every garage-rock enthusiast should end the night at the Griffin, for a free show from this Burger Records four-piece. Last year’s rip-roaring Badillac became the soundtrack to my summer, so hearing those songs on Halloween should be sweeter than a bag of my favorite candy (Twix, FYI). The LA band just played Orange County’s Beach Goth fest, and here’s hoping the spooky vibes carry over for their Vegas show. With Leather Lungs, Warblood, DJ Fish. October 31, 9 p.m., free, Griffin.
Ghost
It would be tough to find a band more appropriate for Halloween than these Swedish metallers. The singer, known as Papa Emeritus III, dresses as a demonic, skeleton-faced pope, and the rest of the crew are robed and horned “Nameless Ghouls.” Even freakier, Dave Grohl produced 2013’s If You Have Ghost EP and is rumored to have dressed as a Nameless Ghoul himself. Is there anything scarier than a Foo Fighter dressed as a demon playing Swedish metal? With Purson. October 31, 8 p.m., $25, House of Blues.
