CLUBS & DANCE NIGHTS
VAMPIRES’ MASQUERADE BALL Fangs are so in. Don yours and a killer costume and head to Salem tomorrow night for this annual Halloween party. DJ Addambombb will spin the goth music, the Black Cat Burlesque will entertain the masked masses, and the Fool’s Mansion will put on a fashion show (think black and leather). The flier also promises a “harem of succubi.’’ Hmm. 21+. 8 p.m. $95. Oct. 23. Hawthorne Hotel. 800-595-4849. www.festivalofthedead.comPSYFORIA Hungry for some electronic and psychtrance music? Well, Annie get your glowsticks! The Sonic Beating Crew is bringing international trance and electronic DJ Rinkadink and video artists to Machine Saturday night. Apparently, Rinkadink’s been traveling the globe with his hypnotic melodies for the past seven years - the least you can do to show your appreciation is dance the night away. 21+. 10:30 p.m. Oct. 24. $10. Machine. 617-536-1950. www.machine-boston.com
HARUM SCARUM We would totally go as Aladdin Sane to this new recurring goth and glam queer party at ZuZu. Metallic unitard, red razor mullet wig, facepaint, an eyepatch - perfect. DJs Horsey Princess 69, BSC m4m 24, and Nathanael Bluhm will provide the tunes and Vlad Kromatika of C.R.E.E.P. will also be in the house. 21+. 9 p.m. Oct. 25. $2, free with costume. ZuZu. 617-864-3278. www.zuzubar.com
BOUDOIR OF HORRORS This we have to see: The Pinchbottom Burlesque is planning a burlesque retelling of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven’’ at the Beehive’s Halloween bash Tuesday. Pasties aside, sample the scary libations, all made with Kilo Kai spiced rum: a Witches Brew, Dead Body, Rotten Apple, or Virgin’s Blood, anyone? 8 p.m. Oct. 27. No cover. The Beehive. 617-423-0069. www.beehiveboston.com
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COMEDY
KEN REID’S MUSIC TO MY YEARS Pop culture master Reid has already tackled his relationship with movies and television in two previous one-man shows. Now he’s opening up about his adoration for Debbie Gibson, dabbling in punk rock, and meeting George Clinton. 21+. Oct. 22, 8 p.m. $12. Mottley’s Comedy Club. 877-615-2844. www.mottleyscomedy.comTHE COMEDY STUDIO Strong roster for the Studio this weekend, including Renata Tutko hosting nonmotivational comic Brian Longwell and rock ’n’ roller Robby Roadsteamer on Friday. Rick Jenkins hosts Longwell, the absurdly funny Chris Fleming, and a too-rare appearance by Mary Beth Cowan on Saturday. Oct. 22 and 23, 8 p.m. $10. The Comedy Studio, 1238 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. 617-661-6507, www.thecomedystudio.com
BILL MAHER Usually, if you want to see Maher dish politics and humor on a Friday, you tune in to “Real Time’’ on HBO. This Friday (and Saturday) you can see him do it live at the Connection. Oct. 22 at 8 p.m., Oct. 23 at 10 p.m. $44-$72. Comedy Connection Wilbur Theatre. 866-448-7849, www.thewilburtheatre.com
RUDE BOYZ PRODUCTIONS PRESENT HOLLA-WEEN Lamont Price has put together another stellar lineup for his semi-regular show at the Sweetwater, with Boston Comedy Festival contest winner Dave McDonough, Dan Boulger, Ellen Moschetto, PJ Thibodeau, and DJ Reason. Oct. 28, 8 p.m. $10. Sweetwater Cafe, 3 Boylston Place, Boston. 617-351-2515, www.sweetwatercafeboston.com NICK A. ZAINO III 
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